Contrary to what you might think, it's not career achievement, money, exercise, or a healthy diet. The most consistent finding we've learned through 85 years of study is: Positive relationships keep us happier, healthier, and help us live longer. Period.
Scientists have found that the three things that make people most happy are PLEASURE (doing things you enjoy), ENGAGEMENT (feeling interested in your activities and connected to others), and MEANING (feeling like what you do matters).
Research suggests that happiness can be cultivated through conscious life choices in areas such as relationships, exercise and surroundings. However, a person's happiness may depend on their ability to make those choices, especially considering financial barriers and mental health.
The Four P's of happiness: Purpose, Perspective, People and Play – Read here as to how you can develop a process to move toward a sense of purpose and positivity in work and life.
The golden rule of happiness is that “the more you make others happy: the happier you will be”.
People often think things like money or luxury lead to happiness, but research indicates some healthy life practices may actually be the key. Simple experiences like spending time with friends and family or practicing gratitude may promote a healthier outlook on life.
Here are a few tips to help you develop inner peace:
Breathe deeply, stretch often, eat well and get enough sleep. Give yourself total quiet every day, even for just a few minutes. Spend a few of those quiet moments in the presence of your God. Face problems instead of trying to escape or deny them.
○Essentials of happiness:
— Often called “3 A's of happiness" : Acceptance,Affection,Achievement.
Poet-Philosopher and Zen Priest Tai Sheridan's 'Secrets of True Happiness' is a short, simple, and straight forward guide to becoming Truly Happy by living wisely. When you are truly happy you can be at ease in the world as a Buddha in Blue Jeans: a person of presence, openness, love, and benefit.
According to prolific novelist and playwright Weldon, women's sources of happiness are sex, food, friends, family, shopping and chocolate—in that order.
The Mayo Clinic came up with something called the 5-3-2 technique – and it can raise our happiness levels by 50%! Here's how it works: Every time you wake up, think about 5 people you're grateful to have in your life. Then, spend 3 minutes greeting your family members like you haven't seen them in years.
There are two rules for happy living: Be able to experience anything. Cause only those things that others are able to experience easily.
If you are within 10 feet of someone, you make eye contact and smile. If you are within 5 feet of someone, say "hello" or another friendly greeting.
Happiness affects the rate of coin production. For each 25% increase of happiness, the coin production rate increases by 25% of the base value. Thus, if a monster is at 100% happiness, it will produce coins at twice the rate of a monster at 0% happiness.
A “Right Happiness” triangle occurs when one of the angles is equal to 90 degrees. An “Equilateral Happiness” or “Perfect Happiness” triangle is in effect when all of the triangle's sides are an equal 60 degrees. A person is having an “Isosceles Happiness” when they have two of the angles equal.
Cultivate optimism by looking on the bright side when things don't go your way. Don't dwell on negative things or make unhealthy comparisons between yourself and others. (I'm totally guilty of this one). Stay present.
Happiness is something that we choose for ourselves and a way we choose to live our life according to our being. It is not in accordance to someone else's rhythm as merely it is to our own. It is our inner feeling that creates happiness, along with how we interpret the events of life.