Finding the True Happiness

What happiness really means? What it takes to be happy? These are just the questions stock in my mind these last few days. Why others are so happy while I am not. As human being, we want to be happy always. But life is full of ups and downs, there is no perfect in this world. There is some time that we can feel pain. But there are things that we can do to prevent being sad, to enjoy life and to be truly happy.

True happiness comes from within.

How to Achieve Happiness in Life

 

1. Determine what makes you happy. As an individual, we have different desires in our life. We have different things that we hope for. Don't look and compare the things your peers have that you don't have. Know your own life's wants.

 2. Know your goals. Attaining your life's goals is really a big achievement for you. Giving time for the things you value much in your life can make you happy.

3. Stay positive. If something goes wrong that out of your plan, don't get upset or mad, instead try to figure out what is the reason it fails. Try and try again until you'll get what you want. You can have all your time. Just don't give up. Maybe there are just reasons why you didn't get it in time you want it to achieve.

 4. Be with happy people. Surrounding yourself with happy people will also make you feel great and happy. What is happening in your surrounding will reflect on what you feel. Be with people who will encourage you.

 5. Be yourself. The first people who will appreciate you so much is none other than yourself. See the true beauty within yourself. It's like you can't find love if you don't love yourself first.

 6. Forget what makes you feel mad. Failures and pains in the past is not important anymore. Past is past and you can never change them. Face the fact that it’s already over. Instead of always blaming yourself why don't just learn from it.

7. Spend some time alone. Giving yourself a time alone to think and appreciate what you have can make you realize and see that you have a lot of things to be thankful. Be grateful every little thing that you have now. Being grateful can make you truly happy that come from your heart.

8. Lower your expectations. Expecting too much and never achieve can cause you so much pain. It is not bad to dream big, to hope and wish for things. It’s too hard to find happiness if you dream to high. You can't appreciate the little things that will come your way.

9. Stay healthy. Being physical and mentally fit can let you find the true happiness. Simply you can do anything you want to do in your life. You can go for a walk, run, swimming and laugh with the people you love without worrying anything. You can enjoy yourself to the fullest.

The most important thing is don’t let the day end with anger. Make peace in everything, it will make you have a good night sleep and it will lighten up your next day.