Happy people value and choose:
1. Love over Fear: People, who are
truly happy, are less fearful and more loving. They perceive every moment,
every challenge, and every person as an opportunity to learn more about
themselves and the world.
2. Acceptance over Resistance: Happy
people know that you can’t really change things by denying and resisting them.
So when bad things happen, they don’t fight, get angry and complain. Instead,
they ask themselves questions like: What can I learn from this? How can I make
this better?
3. Forgiveness over Unforgiveness:
Truly happy individuals understand that it’s destructive to hold on to feelings
of anger. Instead, they choose to forgive and let go, understanding that (in
the end) forgiveness is a gift they give themselves.
4. Trust over Mistrust: They trust
themselves … and they have learned to figure out the trustworthy people – and
those they should avoid.
5. Meaning over Ambition: Happy
people do the things they do because it adds meaning and purpose to their
lives. They’re not driven by the need to gain acceptance, praise and approval
from others.
6. Challenges over Obstacles: Happy
people see problems as challenges, and as opportunities to explore new ways of
seeing and doing things. That is, challenges are something that help them to
grow.
7. Selflessness over Selfishness:
Happy people seek out ways to give to others - of themselves, their time, of
their money, and their gifts. That is, they’re not self-focused and
self-absorbed.
8. Kindness over Harshness: Happy
people are gentle and kind with themselves and others. They know the importance
and power of self-love, self-forgiveness and self-acceptance - and they freely
love, forgive and accept other people, too.
9. Gratitude over Ingratitude: No
matter where they are, or who they are with, happy people have the capacity to
see beauty where others would only see ugliness – and they’re quick to express
their gratitude, as well.
10. Being Present over Being
Disengaged: Happy people know how to live in the moment, appreciating what they
have and who they are with. They are not constantly being dragged down by the
past, or distracted by what could happen (or go wrong) in the future.
11. Positive over Negative:
Regardless of the circumstances of life, happy people are able to adopt and
maintain a positive, and upbeat, attitude and perspective.
12. Taking Responsibility over
Blaming: Happy people assume full ownership for their lives. They assume
responsibility for their life, choices, decisions, actions, reactions, beliefs
and attitudes.
TJ
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