A lot of people think it is a dreadful chore to be happy. Talking to them, you would think that these people would be much happier if they are sad. A contradiction in terms but for some morbid reason, this scenario applies for such folks.
For the rest of us ordinary mortals, being happy is matter of luck. NOT TRUE. You can be happy at any time and any day of the week or month. Heck, you can be happy as long as you live.
Here's how to do it:
1. When you wake up tomorrow morning (actually you can do it immediately but tomorrow morning sounds so much more dramatic), mentally order yourself: "I will be happy today no matter what happens to me.
2. Be happy for no reason at all. There's really no need to find a reason. Just be happy that you are alive, that you are not suffering from any serious illness.
3. Tell yourself that you are lucky you are not born in a country torn apart by strife, plagued by famine or in the path of an oncoming tsunami!
4. Be grateful that your friends like you. Be glad you don't have that many enemies like Saddam Hussein.
5. Remind yourself constantly that happiness is jus a matter of choice. The state of perpectual happiness in innate. It exists within your heart, in your soul. The key to freeing that happiness factor is to tell it to come out and take over your very being.
6. Really help others to succeed. Take no credit for it. Believe it or not, your happiness rests on the joy that others feel BECAUSE of you.
7. Say kind words to others even if they don't deserve it. Find something genuinely nice to say. Look for qualities in others to praise.
8. Give money to that vagabond on the street. The amount doesn't really matter. Even if that tramp doesn't deserve it, give it to him.
9. Call up relatives and tell them you miss them and mean it.
10. Surprise old friends with small gifts and expect nothing in return.
P.S. Baby, if you can do all that and not feel as if you have been cheated or violated, you are on your way to that wonderful road called HAPPINESS.
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