The Pursuit of Happiness
by Gerry Hopman You need to surround yourself with happy people who can positively influence and encourage you.
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Happiness is a habit just like unhappiness is a habit. Happiness is a mental attitude
and therefore a skill you can learn.
You are the driver of your bus - you are in charge! When you think positive, you
will get positive and a positive attitude facilitates achieving happiness.
Conversely, negative thinking results in negativity and leads to feeling unhappy.
Some people live a life of misery, sadness, despair, fear, anger, stress, anxiety,
depression and having low self-esteem. How do you leave this mind-set? One has
to look over the wall and realize that the happiness other people are enjoying can
be theirs as well.
If you are mired in this negative mind-set, you need to extend yourself to get
beyond this. You need to do some soul-searching and question your belief
system upon which your core beliefs are built.
You need to decide that you can adopt the habit and mental attitude of happiness.
You have to extend yourself beyond your negative comfort zone , abandon
negative thinking and negative habits.
You need to surround yourself with happy people who can positively influence
and encourage you. This means that you will have to leave behind some of the
people who don’t fit the happiness model, including the negative and limiting
ideas and thinking that had you anchored in unhappiness.
A good start is to tune in to positive surroundings, enjoying simple things like a
walk in the park and enjoying nature. Listening to calming and uplifting music,
reading inspiring books, explore and partake in self-improvement training.
Discover some of your inner talents, explore and build on them. Focus on the
moment. Walk when you’re walking, sing when you’re singing, sleep when you’
re sleeping etc. By enjoying the moment, you will find that efforts to be happy
are no greater than they are to be unhappy.
You are the driver of your bus - you are in charge! Remember that life should be
lived not just endured.
Gerry Hopman is an Author, Humorist and Humor Motivational Speaker. He has
a degree in Business Administration, is a Certified Human Resources Professional
and a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader.
He believes that humor, laughter and happiness are essential to finding and
maintaining balance in life and career. He has a true appreciation for humor and
laughter and shares his passion with total energy and enthusiasm.
To find out more about Gerry and his views on how humor and laughter touch
on health, wellness, stress management, happiness, fun, and joy in life and
career, visit his web site at: "http://www.humor-laughter.com/"