The Secrets of a Happy Life

THE SECRETS TO A HAPPY LIFE ARE TO:

Love.

FORGIVE.

Know God.

Work hard.

Be healthy.

Be positive.

Be of service.

Do your best.

Love your life.

Accept what is.

Have no regrets.

Be free of worry.

Appreciate others.

Have peace of mind.

Not assume anything.

Get along with others.

Do the things you love.

See the best in people.

Not take life so seriously.

Not take things personally.

Love others unconditionally.

Watch a spectacular sunset.

Be happy with who you are.

Take deep breaths and relax.

Look at the brighter side of life.

Choose peace in every situation.

Love what you do, whatever it is.

Never lose your sense of wonder.

Create harmony wherever you go.

Have no desires, only preferences.

Be grateful for your many blessings.

Not worry about pleasing everyone.

Be yourself and listen to your heart.

Take time to "stop and smell the roses."

Realize that you create your own happiness.

Take responsibility for the reality you create.

Be passionate about your life and possibilities.

Not compare your life with the lives of others.

Appreciate nature and the beauty of the world.

Stay awake and honor your own inner knowing.

Do whatever you do with all your heart and soul.

Be kind, compassionate, understanding and patient.

Stay true to yourself and to your beliefs with and open-mind.

Live, love, strive, drive and survive with every fiber of your being.

Surround yourself with positive people who you love and make you

smile.

Not blame others, but take responsibility for the bad times as well as the

good.

Never forget what it's like to be able to look at the world through the

eyes of a child.

Stand on top of a real high place on a sunny day and marvel at the

wonder before you.

Know yourself; because when you know yourself, you can love yourself,

and when you love yourself,

you will come to love everyone and everything around you…

you will love life and you will know God.

"Loving Yourself"

Sounds funny, doesn't it? And yet, it's one of the most important things we have to learn in life. Why? Because most of our problems are due to the fact that most of us may not know how to truly love ourselves. People who don't love themselves are always looking for someone to love them, and going out of their way to try to please others - even if what they have to do to please them is inappropriate, demeaning or simply the wrong thing to do. Since they don't know how to love themselves, they settle for anything - scraps of what they think is love. They attract people who don't love themselves and that make their lives miserable.

Mary Blige said the following in the "Parade Magazine" of the Philadelphia Inquirer: “I had no self-respect. I was depending on others to make me feel good, but they hated themselves too. You always attract people who are just like you… I was miserable…”

To be able to heal…“I decided to forgive all the people who had hurt me and to forgive and love myself… If you don’t forgive, you’re not going to be able to move on. You’ll be stuck in hatred and bitterness, meditating on all the hurt, probably dying from all the bitterness bottled up inside you. I let it go. I began to trust and have faith. I began to love myself. I moved on.”

When you learn to love yourself, you’ll find people that really care about you and love you for who you are; people that won’t use you or abuse you because you learn to be strong and stand by your principles. You find the power to say NO when you have to; because you value and respect yourself. You won’t allow others to disrespect you. You don’t need to be around people who put you down and make you feel bad; people who ask you to do the wrong thing all the time, people who hate themselves…

So, learn to love yourselves, to be strong, to have faith. Only then will you attract the right people in your lives; only then, will you find happiness - because you won't settle for anything less. Recognize when you're allowing others to mistreat you, to make you feel bad, to put you down and don't allow this to happen anymore. Be confident that you know what is right for you and follow your heart.

“The very best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself…” Wallace D. Wattles