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Don't Give Misery Any Company
By: Kari Farmer
Are you unhappy? I firmly believe that everyone is this life
has a right to be happy! But there are many people out there
that are not happy, not even close. If only those people knew
that being happy is a choice that they have to make. I de-
tached myself from people who dragged me down because
I no longer wanted to be miserable; I wanted to be happy;
and the first step was really realizing that fact!
Some Steps to Claim Your Right to Be Happy
Don't Give Misery Company
If you are part of a click that focuses on complaining, misery,
or any other negative emotion like that, then remove yourself
from that group. You are never going to be a bright light in
that group because misery doesn't want a bright light, it wants
more misery
Do Things That Make You Happy
If you want to be happy then you have to do things that
make you happy. I started to figure out what I was doing in
my life that didn't make me happy and I stopped doing that!
It was amazing how much I was sabotaging my happiness.
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Make a list to find your answers, and then begin to work on
them.
Push Past Your Fears
Growth in life comes from getting over obstacles, and hap-
piness comes from growth and knowing what you want.
When you overcome a fear you will find that you will feel
stronger and more assured about who you are as a person.
Surround Yourself with Happiness
Go out and find people or things that make you happy and
make them a part of your permanent life. The more you
surround yourself with happiness, the more you will be happy
- it's just common sense.
Be Grateful
One way to ramp up your happiness is to be grateful for
what you have and for what you see. Gratitude is the
opposite of complaining, and being grateful in the opposite
of being miserable.
I personally try to feel grateful for every situation in my life -
whether seemingly bad or good. I find that always finding
something to be grateful for keeps me in a place that allows
me to be happy, constantly.