How To Be Happy

Happiness is a state of mind, so your state of mind at this moment makes all the difference.

You need to ask yourself, is it what you want, the thing that is going to make you happy?

If the answer is yes, does this mean that what you have must not be good enough?

We go through life searching, searching for a better job, better house, better car, better relationship, sometimes for many people this is a full time "occupation, always searching!

It seems to be a vicious circle for many of us, because the last job was the better one, now it is not, somehow it's lost its appeal, just as when you bought your car, it was going to make you happy but that was only for a short time, you soon became unhappy once you saw another newer model, so the car that was your dream car is no longer a dream.

Where does it end?

Well the answer is simple, it ends exactly where it starts, in your Mind.

Look back at what you have had or what you did in your life that really made you happy, was it something that was a passing fad or was it more to do with being with certain people, going to a special place, listening to music, being on your own?

Whatever it was, can you have it again? Can you reproduce that feeling?

The answer to your past and future happiness belongs to you, only you can make you happy because only you control your thoughts, other people may have an impact but remember your thoughts are you, so think happy and be happy.

Garry Munro has the Minds Alike web site at http://www.mindsalike.com.au where you can find more articles on success, happiness and self development.

In The News:


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Dallas Morning News, TX - 14 hours ago
For me, if the cost of happiness is less than what many people spend on their morning Starbucks, I'll keep my car – and just keep cussing Big Oil.

Becoming a new citizen, all I felt was happiness
KPCnews.com, IN - 7 hours ago
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A Revolutionary Idea
CBS News, NY - 6 hours ago
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Richard Dresser concludes happiness trilogy at CATF
Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD - 10 hours ago
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Going against the grain Hagerstown Morning Herald
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Happiness: Is it as easy as a smile?
Chicago Tribune, United States - Jul 4, 2008
When I hear the phrase "the pursuit of happiness"—that inalienable right we celebrate on the 4th of July—I think instantly of one thing. ...
Freedom guaranteed, happiness yours to pursue Indianapolis Star
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Gangloff: relief, then happiness
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - 13 hours ago
Gangloff said it took a day for happiness to set in. He said he was "pretty pleased" with his races, but thought the final was slow for he and winner ...

Money can't buy happiness, but success can earn it
St. John's Telegram, Canada - 1 hour ago
You've heard it a thousand times: money doesn't buy happiness. Yet in spite of this axiom, people throughout history have tried mightily to accumulate ...

Business Intelligence Middle East (press release)

Survey reveals world of happiness, discontent
Business Intelligence Middle East (press release), United Arab Emirates - 11 hours ago
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