Everyone wants to be happy, yet many people base their happiness on whether they have what they want or whether they want what they have. Doing so puts their emotions on a roller coaster that’s controlled by what happens in their lives.
One key to happiness is humility. The reason is simple: Humility reduces stress. Humble people don’t believe that they have to have all the answers; consequently, they don’t have to fake having those answers, which reduces anxiety. When anxiety goes down, happiness goes up. Humility certainly improves your relationships. A humble approach enables you to be genuinely interested in and to respect other people. And they, in turn, become genuinely interested in you.
Another key to happiness is your willingness to accept that happiness is a “here” and a “now” – you can’t wait for it to come to you. Will Rogers said it well: “Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
Of course, certain activities increase your chances of being happy – for example, when you do something for someone else for purely altruistic reasons and have nothing to gain except delight in rendering a favor or doing a good turn. Committing selfless acts is a major step toward real happiness.
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