How To Simply "Be Happy"

How To Simply "Be Happy"
Your Happiness Guide


Have you ever wondered where the true road to happiness was?  Have you really wanted to be truly happy and content, but just couldn't manage to get there?  Yet, every day, we are surrounded by people - who in spite of their problems and difficulties - are sincerely happy.  How does this work, how do they manage this?


Well, first of all, research studies indicate that much of our happiness is in how we "view" things, people, and situations.  It's the old cliche, "Is the cup half full, or is the cup half empty?"  How we view the world and situations around us can be attributed to individual personality types, the friends we keep, and/or how we have been taught to deal with our problems by our parents and/or guardians from a young age.


Individual personality is a major player in how we see the world.  Personality can be a throw back from at least 4 generations of parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.  The good news is that personality can be 'shaped' to accentuate the positive.  Ideally, shaping happens as you grow up and mature with those positive networks in the brain created.  But hey, most of us didn't come from perfect beginnings, so thankfully we can 'shape up' in adulthood as well!  The biggest variable in having the ability to shape up is to have awareness of who you are, and know who you want to be.  After that, it's practice, practice, practice!  


The friends we choose are easily read predictors of where we currently are in our life, and where we're going fast.  This is why self help books tell us to be aware who our friends really are.  Surround yourself with only positive people and realize the deeper reasons that you've chosen the friends that you have.  Make the changes that are necessary to have only the most positive people in your life wherever possible.


Finally, we need to practice being positive, even if and when we don't feel like it.  This doesn't mean ignoring our feelings, but instead, doing positive things for ourself in spite of what else is going on in our lives and our hearts.  Another recent psychology study shows that just by activating the 'smiling' muscles in a person's face, signals are sent to the brain that the person is happy!  The same goes for the 'sad' or 'angry' facial muscles.  So smile, and your brain will do everything in its power to make you happy!  


And incidentally, further studies in the business world show that when you smile, the whole world does, in fact, smile along with you!  Smiling can close deals, get jobs and more.


Remember, it's in how you "see" the world that will predict your sense of happiness.


Please note:  If you have been suffering with depression, or sadness for prolonged periods of time (more than a day or two at a time), please seek medical attention, counselling, visit your physician or hospital emergency room.