|
Happiness The Secrets, Art, and Practice |
|
By Vadim Kotelnikov, Founder, Ten3 BUSINESS e-COACH – Your 360 Achievement Catalyst, 1000ventures.com and Success360.com
|
"Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get." |
 |
|
Happiness Defined
Happiness Quotes "Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you." – Nathaniel Hawthorne... More Choose To Be Happy The only source of happiness – and unhappiness – comes from inside yourself. Happiness is not something that comes to you. It is something you create now, today. Waiting for something to change in order to be happy is waiting to live your life. It is not what happens to you that counts. It is how you react to what happens to you. It is your attitude. When you adopt a positive attitude, life becomes a rewarding adventure instead of something to get through. Be the Best Possible 10 Tips by Ten3 NZ Ltd.
I've Learned... By: Andy Rooney
I've learned....
I've learned....
Positive Emotions Are the Key To Life Positive emotional energy is the key to health, happiness and wellbeing. The more positive you are, the better your life will be in every area... More 8-step Emotional Transformation Recipe
Knowing What You Want Do you have a dream? Do you want something to change in your life? Not knowing what you want can be a confusing, frustrating and miserable time. Discover what it is that you want, what goals will make you happy. Knowing Your Higher Self Like everyone, you want joy, happiness and life purpose. "But the problem is, most people are looking in all the wrong places. Career. Money. Relationships. Power. Yet, esoteric teachings claim all answers lie within you. They describe a secret jewel inside within the heart. The treasure of infinite value. The divine essence called... The Higher Self."4 Buddhism about Happiness "The first step in seeking happiness is learning. We first have to learn how negative emotions and behaviors are harmful to us and how positive emotions are helpful. We must also realize that these negative emotions are not only very bad and harmful to one personally, but are also harmful to society and the future of the whole world," teaches Dalai Lama. Everyone wants to be happy and no one wants to suffer, but very few people understand the real causes of happiness and suffering. We tend to look for happiness outside ourselves, thinking that if we had the right house, the right car, the right job, and the right friends we would be truly happy. We spend almost all our time adjusting the external world, trying to make it conform to our wishes. All our life we have tried to surround ourselves with people and things that make us feel comfortable, secure, or stimulated, yet still we have not found pure and lasting happiness. It is time we sought happiness from a different source. Happiness is a state of mind, so the real source of happiness must lie within the mind, not in external conditions. If our mind is pure and peaceful we shall be happy, regardless of our external circumstances, but if it is impure and unpeaceful we can never be truly happy, no matter how hard we try to change our external conditions. We could change our home or our partner countless times, but until we change our restless, discontented mind we shall never find true happiness. Case in Point The Dalai Lama's Approach Dalai Lama believes that happiness can be achieved through compassion and training the mind. From his perspective there is an inextricable link between one's own personal happiness and kindness and caring and compassion towards others. It's not only from the Dalai Lama's perspective – from his particular view of life and Buddhist philosophy – but also from the scientific standpoint that shows that happy people are much more likely to show compassion.What's remarkable is this amazing link between happiness and kindness towards others. Happier people are more likely to help the other person. But the Dalai Lama feels that it works the other way around as well. That the deliberate cultivation of kindness and compassion and caring and tolerance and forgiveness and these type of things will make one a happier person. Dalai Lama's approach to achieving happiness begins with distinguishing between spirituality and religion. To have a spiritual dimension in your life, you should appreciate your potential as a human being and recognize the importance of inner transformation through a process of mental development. The art of happiness has many components. It begins with developing an understanding of what are the truest sources of happiness and setting your priorities in life based on the cultivation of those sources. "It involves an inner discipline, a gradual process of rooting out destructive mental states and replacing them with positive, constructive states of mind, such as kindness, tolerance, and forgiveness."2 Balance is a key element of a happy life. Knowing You Are Competent and Capable Being inwardly happy (knowing you are competent and capable) automatically improves levels of quality and excellence in your work. Understand that inner happiness only comes about via Self esteem + Self respect + Personal Pride. Get these ingredients right and with careful written planning the rest will simply fall into place... More The Importance of Values and Mission The clearer you are about what you value and believe in, and what you stand for, the happier and more effective you will be. The values you choose for yourself, and the order of priority you place on your choices, will determine your approach to your life and work... More Case in Point Bertrand Russell about Happiness "There is not law of nature guaranteeing that mankind should be happy. Everybody can see that this is true of our life here on earth, but by a curious twist our very sufferings in this life are made into an argument for a better life hereafter. We should not employ such an argument in any other connection. If you had bought ten dozen eggs from a man, and the first dozen were all rotten, you would not infer that the remaining nine dozen must be of surpassing excellence; yet that is the kind of reasoning that "the heart" encourages as a consolation for our sufferings here below."1
The Cause of Unhappiness... Five Key Aspects of Happiness... Components of Inner Happiness... Do What You Love and Share With Others... Your Intention... Breaking Free of Routine... Rules of Self-motivation... Emotional Intelligence (EI)... The Power of Passion... The Power of Confidence... Creative Visualization... Your Talents... Four Steps to Achievement... Creativity and Happiness... Resources You Need to Achieve Your Goal... Dealing with Routine – the Most Powerful Obstacle... One Hour Makes All Difference... The Importance of Your Values and Mission...
|
||||||||||
|
Inspirational Designs & Products
Buy ready products or customize to your needs |
|
|
|
|
References:
|
|
