Embrace Happiness: A Path to Fulfillment Think and Talk About Positivity

 Embrace Happiness: A Path to Fulfillment

Think and Talk About Positivity

When we dwell on our troubles, ailments, or disappointments, we inadvertently give these negative aspects more power over our lives. Talking about grievances only amplifies them, prolonging their hold on our well-being. Instead, shift your focus to the joys, successes, and pleasant experiences that enrich your life. Speak of your achievements, your passions, and the elements that bring fulfillment to your daily endeavors. By consciously avoiding conversations centered on grievances, you’ll find those worries gradually fading from prominence.

Celebrate Achievement for True Happiness

Happiness is not merely a means to an end; it is an end in itself. It’s a state of being that requires conscious effort to cultivate. Every individual has their own unique stepping stones to happiness, shaped by their temperament, ideals, and aspirations. Reflect on your most joyful moments, and you’ll likely find they followed personal achievements. Whether in work, relationships, or self-improvement, these moments of triumph bring a profound sense of satisfaction and happiness. The Royal Bank of Canada aptly captured this sentiment in their Monthly Letter: true joy comes from mastering areas of life that hold meaning for us.

Adopt an Optimistic Perspective

To lead a happy and fulfilling life, practice looking at the sunny side of every situation. Optimism is not just an attitude; it’s a commitment to yourself. Here are key principles to guide this practice:

• Cultivate Inner Strength: Be so strong in mind and spirit that external disturbances cannot shake your peace.
• Spread Positivity: Talk about health, happiness, and prosperity with everyone you meet, inspiring optimism in others.
• Empower Others: Make it your mission to help your friends recognize their own worth and potential.
• Celebrate Others’ Success: Take as much pride in the achievements of others as you do in your own.
• Learn From Mistakes: Let go of past errors and focus on the opportunities and triumphs yet to come.

Radiate Cheerfulness

Happiness is contagious. Maintain a cheerful attitude, offering a warm smile to every person and creature you encounter. This small act of kindness can brighten someone’s day and reinforce your own sense of joy. As you focus on self-improvement and personal growth, you’ll discover less time and energy for criticism or negativity. Fill your days with constructive activities and positive thinking to crowd out worry and dissatisfaction.

Rise Above Negativity

Resolve to be too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to let trouble take root in your life. Worry, fear, and anger are distractions that rob us of the present moment. By committing to positivity and adopting a mindset of gratitude and resilience, you create a life centered on happiness and purpose.

In summary, happiness is not a fleeting emotion but a practice and mindset. By celebrating achievements, fostering optimism, and spreading joy, you pave the way to a fulfilling and contented life. Choose happiness not just as a goal but as your way of being, and watch how the world around you transforms.

Adapt and Endure A New Year’s Reflection

A brand new year is here but we also carry with us naturally a considerable amount of the past A favorite quote on the past is the one by writer L P Hartley who remarked The past is a foreign country they do things differently there It is a refreshing way to say that things change with time and circumstances the context becomes different what was thought to be scandalous could be acceptable today and vice versa We need to move on and wherever possible adapt even as we feel enriched happy or burdened unhappy by the past

In the history of evolution which quality is most important for survival of the species Charles Darwin known for the theory of evolution with Alfred R Wallace said It is not the strongest of the species that survives not the most intelligent that survives It is the one that is the most adaptable to change It is interesting that while adjustment and adaptation cooperation and coopetition were part of one s way of life in previous generations it is less so in present times To adjust in Indian lingo among some of us is a bad word as it implies giving in surrendering a bit and whittling the ego

The word endurance does not figure in the dictionary of those who fiercely uphold individual freedom at any cost in a situation that might beg some endurance from us Swami Venkatesananda in his commentary on the Bhagwad Gita s verse 15 in the second chapter explains the need for endurance and or detachment by asking you to imagine that you are walking through the forest on a cold morning Suddenly a monkey jumps on you and tears your shirt so that the cold wind blows on your bare back You feel so cold but you endure it This is titiksa patient endurance of suffering

The cold wind is blowing on your face as well but you are not even aware of that This Swamiji says is sama equanimity wherein the external condition does not affect you in the least

The spiritual aspirant strives to practice endurance To him pain and pleasure are alike As Swami Sivananda pointed out the more you are able to identify yourself with the immortal all-pervading Self the less will you be affected by the pairs of opposites

Coming back to the past present and future as a movie title put it Yesterday Today and Tomorrow all masters and ancient teachings advocate honing the art of transcending the past living in the present and dealing with the future when it is appropriate to do so No point agonizing over the past and letting the present slip away or unnecessarily worrying about the future and forgetting to live in the present moment

Happy memories are made when you live joyfully in the present But if most of your time is spent regretting the past and stressing about the future it only wastes time and energy The New Year is a good time to affirm to live life afresh with a heart brimming with kindness compassion joy and ah yes to adapt and endure for the right reasons

 

 

IF HE EXIST

 I drive joy there was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting 7 precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting 7 minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste 7 minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 7minutes joy that I derive 4m.-

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