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Tips For Being Happy

www.encognitive.com How to be happy The following are just a few tips taken from a long list on “tips for being happy.” 1. Live in the present. Know that if you do not live within the scope of today, your thoughts will be scattered, your affairs will become confused, and your anxiety will increase. These realities are explained as “When you are in the evening, do not expect to see the morning, and when you are in the morning, do not expect to see the evening.” The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius once wrote, “Every person’s life is in the present. For the past is done and spent with, and the future uncertain.” 2. Focus on what you’re doing and not the opinions of others. Don Miguel Ruiz wrote, “”Don’t Take Anything Personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.” Or that, “Do not be shaken by criticism; instead, be firm. Be sure that in proportion to your worth, the level of people’s criticism rises. Also, make good use of criticism in discovering your shortcomings and faults, and let it drive you toward self-improvement. 3. Learn from your mistakes. Everything happens for a reason so that we may learn from it. Perhaps the worst that has happened to you has happened in your best interest, even though you might not have comprehended how that could be at the time it happened. 4. Be grateful and …

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Dr. Happy talks about 7 ways to find happiness (including developing a positive attitude, being appreciative, finding purpose and using courage) on morning TV (Ch7’s The Morning Show).