In Pursuit of Happiness
Judging by a lot of articles in recent magazines, January is a difficult year for a lot of people.
I, myself have been up and down for a few years, with the'festive' period being the most difficult for me this year.
A time when you are supposed to be happy and enjoying yourself,
Unavoidable Christmas music being played everywhere, including work, where concentration is key, and I was told 'bar humbug' which just compacts how you are feeling.
A few of the articles have resonated with me.
In the 'Stella' magazine, five experts give 5 tips on 'How to be Happy'
Ruby Wax:
Don't chase happiness
Keep your sense of humour
Find your tribe
Happiness is feeling good about who you are
Sleep as much as you can.
Gretchen Rubin, author of the 'The Happiness Project'
Be kind to your body
Self-knowledge is essential for happiness
Be flexible
Create a shrine to your passions
Invest in relationships
Paul Dolan author of 'Happines by Design'
Question how you evaluate and what makes you happy
Pay attention
Happiness is not about how you think about life overall, but your experiences during it
Embrace 'purpose'
Change what you do, not how you think
Vanessa King
Give to and help others
Ask for help
Get started
Use your natural strengths
Invest in experiences
Mattieu Ricard author of @Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
Understand that happiness comes from within
Realise that happiness is not a given
Don't strive alone
Try to exist in a state of simplicity, where you can see what is important
Learn to what your stream of thoughts
I recommend finding one author that resonates with you and reading each paragraph with the heading and trying to work through those suggestions.
They can be found here:
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