If you’re like me, your days are very full and you are very busy with the demands of work, family, friends, hobbies, obligations, and surprises.
But when you settle in for the day, do you wonder if you’re happy?
Do you ask yourself, 'What would make you more happy'?
And are you the only one who asks yourself 'How can I make different choices to bring more happiness into my life'?
In this blog, I share some tips for pursuing happiness.
Be self-aware enough to know what makes you happy, and disciplined enough to keep checking with yourself on how you’re doing on the happiness meter, no matter how you’d like to measure it.
Savor your best memories longer and deeper, without dismissing the learnings from growth opportunities.
Be grateful for the little things, and make a point of enjoying the little things with the ones you love.
Choose to forgive yourself and others for past transgressions, actual or perceived.
Be open and curious about people who aren’t like you. Assume that they too have good intentions.
Be kind, patient, supportive, generous and gracious with others, especially if they are not acting as their best selves.
See the world with more humor and light. See other people with more tolerance and hope.
Regularly do things which make your heart sing with pleasure, your head swell with knowledge, and your hands tingle from a task well done.
Enjoy the journey as an exploration, rather than feeling like ‘happiness’ is just a few steps/years/dollars/tasks/jobs/titles/ relationships down the road.
Remember that happiness is a choice. Make a choice that brings you joy.
May you find the happiness you pursue, and share that gift of happiness with those you love.