The 7 Habits of Highly Happy People

The 7 Habits of Highly Happy People

Highly happy people all share happy habits.  It’s as simple as that.  The happiest people I know share 7 very obvious habits.  If you’re looking to expand your general happiness you may consider adopting these habits in your own life.

Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
-Abraham Lincoln

1. Be a Part of Something You Believe In – This could be anything.  People may take an active role in their local city council, find refuge in religious faith, join a social club supporting causes they believe in, or find passion in their careers.  In each case the physiological outcome is the same.  They engage themselves in something they strongly believe in.  This engagement brings happiness and meaning into their lives.
2. Share Time with Friends and Family – A happy life is a life shared with friends and family.  The stronger the personal relationships are and the higher the frequency of interaction, the happier a person will be.
3. Reflect on the Good – Quite often people concentrate too much of their attention on negative outcomes and leave no time to positively reflect on their successes.  It’s natural for a person to want to correct undesirable circumstances and focus closely on doing so, but there must be a healthy balance in the allocation of personal awareness.  It is important to mindfully reflect on the good while striving diligently to correct the bad.  A continuous general awareness of your daily successes can have a noticeably positive affect on your overall emotional happiness.
4. Exploit the Resources You DO Have Access To – The average person is usually astonished when they see a physically handicap person show intense signs of emotional happiness.  How could someone in such a restricted physical state be so happy?  The answer rests in how they use the resources they do have.  Stevie Wonder couldn’t see, so he exploited his sense of hearing into a passion for music, and he now has 25 Grammy Awards to prove it.
5. Create Happy Endings Whenever Possible – The power of endings is quite remarkable.  The end of any experience has a profound impact on a person’s overall perception of the experience as a whole.  Think about reading a fairly well written, thought provoking novel.  Now imagine the ending totally sucks.  Even if the story was captivating up until the ending, would you still be happy recommending the novel to a friend?  People always remember the ending.  If the ending is happy, the experience creates happiness.  Always tie loose ends, leave things on a good note, and create happy endings in your life whenever possible.
6. Use Personal Strengths to Get Things Done – Everyone possesses unique personal strengths.  We all have different talents and skill sets.  Emotional happiness comes naturally to those who use their strengths to get things done.  The state of completion always creates a sense of achievement.  If this achievement is based exclusively on your own personal ability to get the job done, the physiological rewards are priceless.
7. Savor the Natural Joy of Simple Pleasures – I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the best things in life are free.  They come in the form of simple pleasures and they appear right in front of you at various locations and arbitrary times.  They are governed by Mother Nature and situational circumstance and captured by mindful awareness.  It’s all about taking a moment to notice the orange and pink sunset reflecting off the pond water as you hold hands with someone you love.  Noticing these moments and taking part in them regularly will bring unpredictable bursts of happiness into your life.

七个秘诀让你做一个幸福的人

幸福的人的七个秘诀

有着幸福生活的人都拥有一些共同的幸福秘诀。其实很简单，就有七点，如果你想幸福的生活，那么就来尝试按这七点做吧

1.      实践你的信仰——这个范围很广。你可以去参加议会，在里面发挥重要作用；你可以去信教，获得精神依托；你可以加入某个社会团体去从事他们信仰的事。在以上每个活动中人们的精神所得都是相同的，加入到自己信仰的事情中可以给他们的生活带来快乐和意义。

2.      花点时间和朋友、家人在一起——幸福的生活必然有朋友和家人的参与。一个人人际关系越好，和朋友、家人就交往得越频繁，他的生活也就越幸福。

3.      向乐观的方向看——人们往往过于关注事情的反面而忽略它好的一面。对目前的环境不满，想改变它并集中精力去做这件事情，这是很自然的。但我们必须在这其中找到一个平衡点，要知道，看到好的一面和不好的一面都是很重要的。每天都看到自己的进步能让自己感到高兴。

4.      珍惜你所拥有的——当看到一个残疾人兴高采烈时，我们每个人都会感到惊讶。我们不由得想：一个有生理缺陷的人怎么会这么高兴呢？答案在于他们善于利用自己所拥有资源的。Stevie Wonder 失明了，但他还有好的听力，因此他致力于音乐，现在他已经获得了25项格莱美奖。

5.      尽可能创造幸福的结局——结果的力量是显著的。任何事情都会有个结局，而且它对一个人如何看待整个事情会产生深刻影响。试想你在读一本很精彩的小说，但结局非常不尽人意。尽管在这之前故事情节都很吸引人，你还会乐意把它介绍给朋友们吗？人们往往只记得结局，如果有一个好的结局，那么过程也会充满快乐。把那些不愉快的结局撇开吧，让事情往好的方向发展，尽最大努力创造一个幸福的结局。

6.      靠自己的能力去完成一件事——每个人都拥有独特的能力。每个人都有自己的天赋和技能。幸福属于那些依靠自己的能力去完成任务的人。当你完成一项任务时，你就会有一种成就感。如果成功是基于你自己的能力而得来的，那么你的快乐将是任何东西都换不来的。

7.      学会享受简单的快乐——在这之前我就说过，现在我再重复一次，生命中最美好的东西都不是能用金钱买来的。幸福来源于简单的快乐，它们会随时随地出现在你面前。它们来自于大自然中，来自于自然环境中，需要我们留心发现。幸福就是和你所爱的人手牵手地看倒映在河塘中那金色夕阳。留意这一时刻并享受他们，这将给你的生活带来意想不到的幸福。