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10 causes and cures of unhappiness. One of the quickest ways to spread the sunny rays of happiness over your life is to directly confront the negative attitudes darkening your doorstep. While neither universal nor all-encompassing, the joy-stealing attitudes and corresponding cures listed below are common enough to warrant a thumbtack on the wall of many lives, including my own. 1. Jealousy: Destroy the green monster by celebrating the successes of others. If your friend succeeds, celebrate his victory as your own; if your enemy succeeds, remind yourself that jealousy is self-defeating, pointless, and merely extends an enemy’s power over you. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Unhappiness is both self-defined and self-imposed (meaning a person who believes himself happy is), so if you’re capable of controlling your mental state without examining its constituent elements, I stand in awe of your mental abilities and politely leave you to your devices.

Jul. 21 Habits of Happy People. “Happiness is a habit – cultivate it.” ~ Elbert Hubbard Happiness is one aspiration all people share. No one wants to be sad and depressed. We’ve all seen people who are always happy – even amidst agonizing life trials. I’m not saying happy people don’t feel grief, sorrow or sadness; they just don’t let it overtake their life. 1. Be thankful that you woke up alive each morning. 2. Surround yourself with happy, positive people who share your values and goals. Accept others for who they are as well as where they are in life. 4. Keep up to date with the latest news regarding your career and hobbies. 5. Don’t wallow in self-pity. 6. Some statistics show that 80% of people dislike their jobs! 7. Take the time to see the beauty around you. 8.

Don’t take yourself – or life to seriously. 9. Holding a grudge will hurt no one but you. 10. Develop an attitude of gratitude. 11. Always make sure your loved ones know you love them even in times of conflict. 12. Honesty is the best policy. 13. 14. 15. The Secret of Happiness ? Even Happier: The 7 beliefs of the super happy people. Super happy people: there are so very few of them! I think I got to meet the first one when I was 20... You certainly don't see them on TV, and even if you were to, it wouldn't help much: you got to meet them to understand what they are about. You might be wondering if those happiness superheroes actually exist... Well, they do, and they are neither lottery winners, nor the products of genetic engineering! They are normal people, like you and I, who have learned some pretty important lessons.

Trivial stuff, superficially, but enormously potent when you deeply believe it... 1-You are ok You are as you are, with all your limits, with all your faults, the good and the bad. 2-Your life is no accident Your life has a meaning: it might be humble, it might be great, it might be rational, or it might be totally weird! 3-You can choose the life you want You can enjoy what you have and change what you don’t like. 6-Your future is bright Things will turn out well. And what about you? Life sayings.