7 things happy people think about
Friday, April 15, 2016
Think of the happiest person you know. The person you look
up to, or the person you imagine when you think about becoming “your best self”.
What do they all have in common? Their thoughts.
Let me explain. Happy people think differently. They dream
differently. They imagine differently. They let themselves be different, do
things differently.
We all have something like 50 000- 70 000 thoughts on average every
day. If those thoughts are negative, that’s a LOT of negativity. You’re
poisoning your mind. Negative thoughts are heavy and they steal freedom and
life.
Happy people have happy thoughts. You are what you think
about, what your beliefs are, what you do over and over, your daily habits. Thoughts become a habit. The majority of the things we think are a repeat
of the thoughts from the day before, and the before that, and the day before that. We get stuck in
the thought patterns of our minds. If the thoughts are negative - it’s daily
negativity. You will become stuck in a cycle of negative thinking, which leads
to getting sick more often, not doing the things that are on your heart and
being generally tired and disheartened.
The seven things happy people think about are:
- HAPPY THINGS. Happy people consciously make an effort to clean their minds. They evaluate their thought processes; letting go of the heavy, negative thoughts that try to latch on, replacing them with lighter, happier thoughts. Thoughts that encourage life and do not prevent it.
- HOW GRATEFUL THEY ARE. The people with happy eyes have happy minds and happy hearts. The easiest way to have a happy heart is to genuinely count your blessings. Every single one. Every single day. Starting with the smallest. Gradually you will realize that you take most things for granted and you actually have many more blessings than you originally thought. And that's really good.
- TOMORROW. Although happy people live in the present, they do think about and plan for tomorrow. They make healthy, life-encouraging choices. They choose to eat well for tomorrow. They choose to keep their minds keen and sharp by challenging themselves intellectually and creatively. They think about what kind of a person they want to be tomorrow and do something about it today.
- DEATH. We are all going to die. If you think about your own mortality more often, chances are you will start to lead a better life. Go for your dreams. You only have one life. This is it.
- THEMSELVES. But not in a vain or self-obsessed manner, they think about who they were yesterday, and how they can improve themselves through regular self-evaluation and a conscious effort to choose to forgive themselves for failing in the past and to focus on future successes and future contentment through dedication, awareness and resilience.
- THE ESSENCE OF WHAT LIFE’S ABOUT. The people who live the longest aren’t the richest. Aren’t the most famous or most hard-working. They are the ones who have had a long life of choosing to focus on their blessings, other people, service and maintaining healthy relationships. Having a long life isn’t about giving up on all material goals but instead not basing your whole life on materialistic values, placing your life’s worth on your internal happiness. Happy people are engaging, involved, interested, enthusiastic and listen to what their heart is whispering. They focus on the essence of being alive. They laugh, they see the best in others, they tell the truth, they don’t hold onto negativity. Life is all about choices. Choose to make your life a happy life.
- FINDING STILLNESS. Happy people know how much they can handle. They know how to achieve balance in their lives. They know how to say “No” without saying they are sorry and when to say yes. They find stillness through putting themselves first when they need to and focusing on what’s important. They attain inner stillness by organizing a potentially chaotic outer-world through a method of introspection and figuring out what’s best for them, for their long-term goals and what’s best to get done in this moment to maintain their stillness so they do not regret today. Finding stillness is about learning to be still, quietening everything to listen to your heart. You already know how to be happy. Let yourself be still. Happiness will follow.
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