Everyone wants to be Happy. A new understanding of becoming Happy seems to be taking place. There seems to be a growing awareness that Happiness is a skill, and like any other skill requires work and effort to master. Below are a few methods that utilize daily life activities to help cultivate Happiness:-
- When taking a bite into a piece of fresh fruit, recognize the small moments of delight and joy.
- After washing the dishes, or completing a report, notice your happiness after finishing a small task
- Wish someone well, and feel it in your body
- Allow someone to take your place in queue
- Notice when your not suffering. When you’re not encumbered by sickness or injuries, notice your health
- After showering, check in and notice what it’s like to be clean and refreshed
- After eating, feel what’s it like being nicely full
- Cultivate causes and conditions that lead towards happiness, eg Metta(Guided Metta Meditation)
Many small steps and tools are used to enable Happiness. By following these practical tips, your residual level of happiness will rise, your satisfaction will rise and you’ll look back realizing you’ve become a happy person.
Methods from Andrea Fella’s talk Practicing Happiness via Zencast. Photo from Brenda Lee
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Great Tips.
I notice a common theme in most of them; they have to do with appreciating what we have.
To me appreciation is
really key to happiness. I am trying to catch myself when that tendency to criticize rears its head . . . and simply appreciate things for what they are.
Not everything I experience in life is going to be ideal, so in most moments is important to replace judgment with appreciation – - – by looking at things with a universal perspective gratitude comes easier.
Hi Wade, your blog’s new look is really great, and I thoroughly enjoyed this post. Thanks.
If only we could use a little more compassion, some dose of loving kindness, and lots of wisdom… I am sure this world could be a better place.
Happy 4th..
Uh,,,,not kidding. I do them all every day. Is this possibly why I am so happy?
Thanks for the tips. All good advice. I am going to do them all today.
Here’s one I use several times a day, especially when things are getting a little chaotic….take a deep breath, clear your mind on the exhale and experience the moment. I just love the feeling I get when I do this.
Hi Jerry,
I like that one too. I find it very helpful to do sometimes. Really helps to re-connect with the local area, grounding yourself in space.
Thanks for your comment.
Peace,
Wade
I don’t think any human being actually works toward happiness. Rather, we evolve in our mindset, beliefs and self understanding to realize we experience it wherever we are, whenever we choose. It requires lifting the veil of illusion we create to separate ourselves from the truth.