Friday, September 20, 2013

Even though it's raining outside, I still feel sunny and happy.

Read:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/happiness-habits-of-exuberant-human-beings_n_3909772.html

There are some very good tips in this article. See how many of these habits you do already, and see if you can change some of your old habits to these new ones. You never think about simple things making you happy, but those simple things are what makes life fun, and extraordinary.

The one about "trying to be happy"... I tell this to people all the time. It's amazing how easily you can turn your day around with one simple thing.

I'm about to head back to the scientific depths on my life, so until next time.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

How to Continuously Stay Happy... or Something Like It

We're human beings. We are. We feel every range of emotions at any given time. We can be feeling down, and the next second, something happens and we feel happy. We could feel lonely, and then go to feeling content. It makes little sense, but that's life, right?

So how do we stay happy all the time? Continuously? Is that even possible?

The answer: we don't stay happy all the time. We can't stay continuously happy.

There is no possible to always feel good about life, about the people surrounding you, about your job, about your outlook on life, about your appearance. Happiness is a fleeting emotion. No one can keep it for every second. If you think you can, you are kidding yourself.

So that's the bad part, right? No one can continuously stay happy.

The good news: it's not expected for you to stay happy all the time.

The sooner we realize that simple fact, the sooner we can be content and happy for a longer time. We are not perfect. We might think we are expected to be, but we cannot be. Anyone who expects perfection out of themselves or out of other people are looking for answers they won't find.

Stop looking for perfection in every thing, every moment.

Let life happen. Try to live in the moment. Plan ahead, but be ready for roadblocks, detours and itinerary changes. Enjoy the people that come in and out of your life. Remember that life is what you make of it. Sometimes the sadness, loneliness, anger can lead to some of the happiest, most content and exciting moments.

If you can, forgive others, and forgive yourself. We're all human, we all live in the same world. I think it'd be better to enjoy it with others, don't you?

If you need to, be sad. Be lonely. It's okay. But overall, try to be content. Try to be happy. If only for a moment. You use more muscles in your face to frown than to smile. Remember that.

Here's to being happy... tomorrow. :)