Last update: January 30, 2016
We all seek happiness. That feeling of fullness, of joy, so difficult to describe. That peace of mind where everything is perfect.
However, daily commitments, responsibilities, work, lack of holidays, etc., plunge us into a state of stress that is difficult to overcome. If we add to all this the problems that can arise every day, we understand why we can sometimes feel frustrated, angry and dissatisfied. What can we do to change this situation?
Seeking happiness must be your top priority. If you are not happy, change what makes you unhappy!
Changing, modifying something to ensure that happiness returns to shine in our life, may seem impossible for a thousand reasons. Today we want to help you find happiness in every little action you take.
In front of you you have a path that leads to happiness, but perhaps you have passed by without noticing it, you have ignored it or you do not know where to find it or how to follow it. Today we will help you do it: happiness is waiting for you.
Heal the memories and forgive
We all have sad memories from the past. Moments in which we have been ill, but from which we have often learned a lot. Who does not happen to face sad moments in life? Grab them, don't ignore them! Take care of them and start healing them. The secret is to forgive, not only others, but also yourself.
It may have been a frustration, a misunderstanding, a situation that occurred because no one was able to avoid it ... Bad times, dark times that we all go through. Forgive and forgive yourself for this. If something happened because of you, it is now a thing of the past. This is the time to change things, to change everything, not to make the same mistakes again.
Heal the wounds of the past, and look forward!
You know well that learning from your mistakes will allow you to become better people and, in this way, will bring you closer to the happiness you so desire. Do not hold a grudge, do not mull over things that are now a thing of the past. Only the present is really important, and change is in your hands. Don't blame yourself, don't think about what happened. Value today.
Enjoy everything you have
Very often we want more than we have. It is not a bad thing, because it is nice to have a positive vision of the future, to want to continue to grow and achieve great goals. But are you valuing what you have now? This idealistic view of your future could cloud the present.
Maybe you want to be able to buy your dream home or be rich or maybe you want to get to know your ideal partner. But what we sometimes lose sight of is that, by thinking about what we want, we neglect what we already have. It is okay to think about what we want to achieve, but we must be aware that we will not always succeed. And the truth is, it won't be the end of the world!
Be humble, look around you. Be happy with the things you have, with your friends. Enjoy the present as much as possible. Because happiness sometimes doesn't come when we get what we want. We believe that having more things or more money will make us happier, and that otherwise we will not be able to be. But we are wrong: happiness will be with us whenever we want it.
Happiness resides within you, you will not find it in what you want to achieve.
Value yourself and make your dreams come true
As we have just told you, very often we believe that happiness is not within us, but within what we need to achieve. To begin, therefore, we must learn to value ourselves. Do you really believe that you can be happy with something if you are not happy with yourself? Think about it, it is the same principle that it is said that it is not possible to love others if we do not first love ourselves.
Learn to respect yourself, to believe in yourself and in your happiness. Learn to value yourself and to value your dreams. For example, what about that trip you wanted to do? What about that language you wanted to learn? What about that friend you said you'd be affected by?
To be happy, you need to start making your dreams come true right away. Don't leave things for tomorrow, because that "tomorrow" will turn into a month, and then into a year. If you want to do something, do it now! We only have this life, do you really want to keep waiting before you are happy?
Don't wait any longer and start walking the path to happiness. The choice is yours!
Don't waste time, do what you want with your life. The time has come to be happy, without losing your mind, of course. We are sure that you will not regret that moment of madness in which you decided to invest in your dreams, without even thinking about it for a second.
Images courtesy of Mariana Kalacheva and Pascal Campion
