Happiness Is Free; Create Your Own

A few days ago, I was passing through the street and I saw a group of young ones gathered and playing a particular game with the sand. The way they were happy and laughing attracted my attention and when I came close, I was surprised to see why they were laughing. To Others, it may not make sense, but to them, it created happiness for them. I asked one of them what the game was all about and he explained to me. This was when I realized that happiness is everywhere, but you have to make a choice to create it.

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It does not cost a thing to be happy, it is only a product of your choice. Those kids were able to find happiness in sand and they used it. You see, you do not have to have abundance of material things before you choose to be happy. You will be surprised to know that there are very rich people who are living a very unhappy, sad, and depressed life. The truth is that life will constantly bring challenges to you, so you do not have to wait until you have solved all of them before you are happy, otherwise you may become very unhappy in life.

Instead of you to allow your mind to always focus on what you do not have and become unhappy, why not you focus on what you have and build your happiness around it? A lot of people are following life with "over-seriousness" and carrying the burden of the entire world as if they are the General Manager of the universe. No wonder they have not been able to live a happy life. There are things that your happiness should hinge on. For example; the gift of life that you have received even without qualifying for it should be part of what to keep you happy.

A lot of people that are more qualified than you have lost their life, but here you are, complaining about the things that you think you do not have. You will agree with me that if those that have lost their lives were given the option of retaining their lives and probably being in your condition, they will gladly choose to be in your condition. As long as life is sustained, then everything is not lost, so you can create your happiness on it. When you take a look at your life, you will discover many things that you should be happy about. Sometimes you only need to take a break from your serious lifestyle and appreciate the little things that count. Some of the things that a lot of people overlook are what will count much when it comes to creating happiness.

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In order to create happiness, there are things that you need to do away with. The first one is comparison. When you keep comparing yourself with others, you will think that everyone else is making it and you are the only one left, whereas you may be the one that is even making it more than those that you compare yourself with. In this era of social media increase, a lot of people live and show fake lifestyle on social media and when you try to compare yourself with them, you will become sad. In life, you have to know that you are not in comparison or competition with anyone, so live your own life. What you have should be okay with you.

Another thing to remove if you must create happiness is entitlement mentality. A lot of people have placed high hopes in others and are already feeling entitled about it. When such hopes are not met, they will become sad. I want to remind you that no one is owing you a anything, even life is not owing you. So you need to be happy with the ones you receive. After all, you did not give them anything to keep for you. When you place less expectations on people, you will not be sad and you will not be disappointed about it.

Finally, to be happy, you have to learn to live your life "one day at a time." Learn to celebrate your "wins" no matter how small they may look. You need to also note that no one is responsible for your happiness but you and you alone. It is by realizing this that you will become happier in life.

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