Happiness Is Free - Create Your Own [Part 3/4]
There are things that are given to us freely by nature, but how we use them are entirely up to us. For example, everyone may be given a mind but the thoughts that go on in the mind is your absolute prerogative. It is true that happiness is free but the onus is also laid on you to create it yourself. The truth is that if you wait for another person before you become happy, then you will wait for so long. Obviously, many others are also busy in the pursuit of the own happiness that they may not take notice of your own. In our previous episode, we considered ways by which someone can create happiness and we shall see some more tips here.
1. Include what you love into your daily routine
It is good to create a routine, at least to help guide your actions for the day, but you also need to understand that you can also create time to do what you love for the sake of your happiness. You can even make your routines as funny as possible and still achieve what you want to do. You will be surprised that someone of the best and mind-blowing things of life may even come from the nature of jokes. A few days back, I went to deliver a message to one of my friends that teaches in a school. I passed through the junior primary section and I saw the teacher teaching the pupils about the rivers in Africa and she turned it into a song.
The song caught my attention and I stopped for a while to catch some fun with them. Amazingly, the pupils were able to learn about the rivers because it was used to compose a melodious song. You see, they had to make the learning to be fun and the purpose of learning was also accomplished. If the teacher had introduced the topic in an over-serious way, the pupils may end up not learning it. Similarly, in your daily routine, you should find a way to incorporate what you love so as to enhance your happiness. Remember that what matter in life may just be the little things that people may often neglect.
2. Create the kind of day you want in your mind
The kind of day you create in your mind determines the kind of day you will have. If you wake up in the morning and resolve within your mind that you will be happy for the day, then you have started the day on a positive note. But if you wake up with negative thoughts about the day, then it will affect you negatively. The truth is that you can create your desired day - a happiness-filled day. This is without recourse to what you have but based on the knowledge that things will definitely get better. Being happy does not mean that you have all you seek, but it means you are contented with what you have while hoping for something better.
The ability to live your day the way you want has already been delivered to you but you have to make use of it. In all fairness, life has delivered to every human that is alive 24hours in a day, but the things that hold more importance are the actions and activities that you use to fill up every moment of the hours of the day. The human mind holds enough power to create the kind of thoughts to influence our actions. So use your mind to your advantage.
3. Appreciate yourself
You have to understand that you are doing great and you should not tell yourself otherwise. Even if no one appreciates your efforts, you have to learn to appreciate yourself. Appreciating yourself is not pride but it is a process of thinking well of yourself and seeing that you are making reasonable progress. It is good to give yourself targets of what you want to achieve, but do not forget to celebrate and appreciate yourself when you have achieved it.
If you will be happy, then you need to think well of yourself. You cannot think negativities about yourself and expect happiness. Obviously, the love that is shown to others will first begin from oneself. In the same way, the happiness that you want to create in the world around you will definitely begin from your own self. It is good to help others and show them love, but very importantly, also try to show yourself the same love. You have to always remember that you matter too, and you should work in that consciousness.
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