25 ways to be HAPPY — Part 1

The Art of Living
4 min readMar 18, 2017

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1.Review the context of your life
Look at your own life in the light of time. Millions of years have passed and millions will come. Your span of life is not even a drop in the ocean. This understanding dissolves the ego.
Awareness dawns in the mind, and you will stop worrying about little things. You will be able to live every moment of your life happily.

2.See the impermanence in this life. That is the truth
Turn back and see that all that you did is like a dream. All has passed, the whole thing is finished.
There is a reference point by which you can say things are changing.
That reference point is the source of life.

3.Be enthusiastic & praise others
Take every opportunity to praise others and support their enthusiasm.
How would you like to see yourself ? Happy and bubbling with enthusiasm or dull and difficult to please?
Become one whose enthusiasm never dies.

4.Make your smile cheaper
When you smile, all the muscles in your face get relaxed. The nerves in your brain get relaxation, and you get the confidence, courage and energy to move on in life.
Take a challenge: “Come what may, I am going to smile today and be happy!”

5.Make Meditation a part of your life
Deeper you are able to rest, dynamic you will be in activity.
Meditation is accepting this moment and living every moment totally with depth. Getting in touch with that something that doesn’t age, brings beauty in life. That is meditation.
Before the body leaves you, you learn to leave everything. That is freedom.

6.Go to the most beautiful place
That most beautiful place is within you!
When you come to this place, then, wherever you go, you add beauty there. Take one week off every year for yourself, like you take your car for servicing.
During that time, align yourself with nature, wake up with the sunrise, do some exercise, eat proper food, just as much food as necessary, some exercises, yoga, and some breathing exercises, a few minutes of singing, and then some silent moments, enjoying the creation.

7.Communicate Effectively
If you are faced with someone who knows more than you, be like a child and keep your ears and eyes open for learning.
If you are faced with someone who knows less than you, be humble and strive to make them as good as or better than you. This world is varied beyond our imagination, and there’s always something to share, learn and teach.

8.Take Out Time For Yourself
Though many times struggle and frustration have brought out creativity in some people, millions of people in the world are struggling or frustrated, but they are not creative.
A few quiet moments are sources for creativity.
Some time during the day, sit for a few minutes, get into the cave of your heart. But, during the day be 100 percent attached to your work.

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Stay Happy!

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