Happiness
No matter how tough the times are, research says happiness still lies in how we look at things. 

 
You don't find happiness any more than you find steel. You refine steel from the rough ore and you
fashion happiness from life's opportunities. 
Charles Templeton

 
When one door of happiness closes another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we
do not see the one which has been opened for us.

Helen Keller

Hints for happiness
If you're not feeling happy today, fake it. In experiments, people who were manipulated to smile actually felt happier.
<>Don't postpone happiness until you reach a certain goal, such as getting a raise or losing 10 pounds. Studies show that the effects are short-lived.

If you tend to dwell on the negative, balance that by consciously spending a few minutes every day dwelling on the good things in your life. 

  • Adopt positive habits. Eat balanced meals, do some exercise, get enough rest. (Your mother was right).
  • Cultivate optimism. An ongoing U.S. study is finding that when young people at risk of depression learn optimistic ways of thinking, they significantly lower their risk.

 
Nurture the positive relationships in your life. 
Like flowers, they won't thrive without care.

  • Understand that happy people do not experience joy 24 hours a day. Even a very happy person can have a bad day or a bad year but still experience pleasure in small things.
  • Take time to reflect. This could involve meditation, prayer or just thinking. A spiritual dimension seems to be an essential component of a happy life.
Taken from Canadian Living magazine, January 1999.

       
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        The people of our planet will only be uplifted by the positive thinking of the collective thought.

        It is an invitation to share and propagate what is good around us.