‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’, so says Bobby McFerrin. I’m sure you have heard of this famous song. If not, you are too young to read this blog! Anyway, the Bobby McFerrin song is one of my favorites as it is able to convey a simple message of being happy.

Being happy is good for your health. On the other hand worrying only make things worse. Worry never get anything done for you.

“Every life we have some trouble, when you worry you make it double”
“Landlord says your rent is late, he may have to litigate, don’t worry, be happy”

Actually, to be happy is easy, just decide to be a happy, period. Abraham Lincoln observed that most people for most of the time can choose how happy or stressed, how relaxed or troubled, how bright or dull their outlook to be. The choice is simple really, choose to be happy.

In case you don’t already know, there are several ways to make yourself happy. Here are the first 4 ways :-

1.Show gratitude and be grateful for whatever you have. To be thankful can really make you happy, try it.

We have so much to be thankful for. Thank the cab driver for bringing you home safely, thank the cook for a wonderful dinner and thank the guy who cleans your windows. Also thank the postman for bringing you your mails, thank the policeman for making your place safe and thank God for being alive.

2. Cut off the news or at least get less of it.

News are mostly negative and affect your mood without you knowing it. It is a slow poison yet most people just can’t start their day without their daily dose of news. Correct this bad habit and if you must read the news, choose only good news. There is nothing you can do about the bad ones so why bother?

3. A religious connection can help you happy.

It is about people connection. Being part of a religious group with its singing, sacraments, chanting, prayers and meditations foster inner peace.

4. Manage your time well.

Time is invaluable and too important to waste. Time management can be viewed as a list of rules that involves scheduling, setting goals, planning, creating lists of things to do and prioritizing. These are the core basics of time management that should be understood to develop an efficient personal time management skill. These basic skills can be fine tuned further to include the finer points of each skill that can give you that extra reserve to make the results you desire.

Look out for more ways to be keep yourself happy in the next post…

Popularity: 49% [?]