s.j. In Focus

After many years
being (consciously or sub-consciously) depressed, there came a point where I
had enough of being unhappy and spending too many thoughts on my past and what
could have been better. I think I’m finding my way back to how I used to be
four years ago, just myself.

Here are some of
my refined thoughts and ideas that up to now still help me when things don’t go
the way I wanted to:

1. Find Happiness
   within You – People think they will find happiness in another person, so they waste their time waiting for someone who will arrive and make them happy, but the only person that can make you truly happy is no one, but yourself!

2. Change your Attitude – Happiness is a state of mind. Keep telling yourself that you ARE happy. I’m not telling you to pretend, but find reasons why you should be happy rather than miserable, believe me there always are reasons to be happy, we just don’t look close enough. Life is too short to spend unhappy!

3. Newton’s 3^rd Law of Motion – For every action there is an equal, opposite reaction. Happiness received is measured by how much happiness you give out to the world. If you make people feel good about themselves, most likely, you will feel good about yourself as well.

4. No Coldplay
   Rule – Music can be very powerful in changing our moods. So if you feel depressed, avoid listening to melodramatic songs. Instead, create a playlist that strictly contains “feeling good” and “life is great” music for your daily listening habits.

5. WYWINAWYN –
   What you want is not always what you need. We seek for things we think we need in order to be happy, but you were already happy, before “You wanted to be happy”. It is the thought “we need something to be happy” that makes us unhappy. Free yourself from that thought and just be!

 

Let me know if it works for you.
Well, if it doesn’t, make your own approach!

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