Tend To Your Own Happiness. Hello everyone, I hope you are well. In today’s post, I will encourage you to tend to your happiness and share four easy steps you can practice. Many of us wish for more joy. We want to lead happier, more fulfilling lives, but the sad truth is that so many of us that desire more happiness spend much more time tending to the satisfaction of others than we do watch our joy.
Tend To Your Own Happiness
Happiness does not simply happen. A person does not suddenly stumble across happiness. Happiness results from careful tending, and a person who wishes to be happy must tend to their joy.
Tending to your happiness does not need to be difficult, complex, or time-consuming. It can be as simple as this four-step formula:
- Trash your unhappy thoughts and trends
- Envision yourself as happy
- Needs Fulfilled
- Desires fulfilled
You are making yourself a happier person. It really can be that simple.
Step One is An Important One Because Unhappiness Is A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Many people are unhappy because they don’t believe they deserve to be happy and lock themselves into behaviour patterns that make them sad. It would be best if you trashed your unhappy thoughts and trends.
Look inside yourself and discover what (and when) you think about things that make you unhappy. Is there a specific time of day that you tend to be more unhappy? Is there a particular task or routine that seems to feed your unhappiness? Or is there something that you do or think contributes to your unhappiness?
Once you identify the areas of your life that cause unhappiness, you can find ways to confront and combat it. Sometimes you can make a change to avoid the trouble spot altogether, but find ways to make it less complicated for yourself when that’s not possible. Adjust your schedule or your expectations if that will make things better. Recruit help when you can. Just easing off one task or freeing up a few hours can make a huge difference in your attitude. When all else fails, and you can’t change or share something unpleasant, don’t hesitate to reward yourself for accomplishing it. Knowing you will be awarded can sometimes make complex tasks more palatable.
Step Two Is Crucial
Some people have been unhappy for so long that they have forgotten what happiness looks like. Envisioning yourself happy can help create a comfortable habit. Thinking about your satisfaction will also help counterbalance when you are unhappy or working through unpleasant tasks. Think about difficult times as simply stepping stones to happy times.
Step Three Cannot Be Overlooked.
If your basic needs for food and sleep are unmet, you will not focus on happiness. It is not impossible for hungry, sleep-deprived people to be happy, but most humans are less likely to be satisfied in that state. Food and sleep provide fuel for both body and mind, and the healthier your body and mind, the better chance you have to achieve happiness.
Step Four Is The Final Step To Achieving Happiness
What do you desire? What do you wish for, and what do you dream about? Allow yourself to dream big but don’t overlook tiny wishes and desires. While a two-week cruise might be great, having a weekend at a local resort might give you the rest, relaxation and escape you need. Or perhaps you’d like to lose 30 or 50 pounds but finding a way to work in some exercise a few times a week might give you more immediate gratification while eventually accomplishing your long-term goal.
Make a list of your desires, wishes, and dreams — big and small — and keep that list handy.
- What can you do this week to achieve a small goal?
- What can you do this month to achieve a big goal?
Sometimes you don’t even need to accomplish your goals to achieve happiness. Sometimes it is simple enough to know that you are working toward your dreams. Often happiness is found on the path to our dreams. Often happiness is created while we strive to make our wishes come true.
You can make yourself happier, but you must tend to your happiness.
We often spend more time tending to our outer possessions than our inner ones. You can make a few changes to your life to find a better balance and help create more personal happiness.
I hope you enjoyed that.
Talk soon.
15 Comments
Chelsea
Great reminder especially with mother’s day: We can’t put it on other people to make us happy!
Danielle
Whenever I picture my future, I always try to see myself happy. It’s so important to taking the next steps in life.
Monica Simpson
I agree that happiness can be found on the journey to achieving a goal. The entire process is quite fulfilling.
Brittany
Great steps to follow! Thanks for sharing.
Gervin Khan
Very insightful article to read. Being happy is so important to me. I always choose to be happy despite hardships.
Cassandra
That was such a great article thanks! Good read.
Anasha Khan
Sonia. I couldn’t agree more with you. While happiness may look different to each and every one of us, it’ so important we take the necessary actions to move us closer to our happy place. Beautiful read!
Everything Enchanting
I couldn’t agree more! Tending to our own happiness is so important. I do find step 2 difficult but I am trying my best!
Jenjen Balatico
I am doing these one step at a time
Crickette, The Things I Have to Say
This has always been my mantra… to own choose to be happy. Because in life I’ve learned that true happiness comes from within, and not through all the other distractions we think will give us that.
Mosaic Designs
Very very insightful and helpful, thank you!!!
Trash your unhappy thoughts and trends
Envision yourself as happy
Amazing!!!!
Bella
oh i love this post, tending to your happiness is so important, i just love this! thanks for sharing
angela
Such a beautiful article Tend to your happiness!Life is too short to live we should get most of it .
Krysten Quiles
This is so necessary. I’ve been so under the weather that I forgot I still need to pursue my happiness in any way I can.
Sabina Green
I LOVE your posts. I totally have days where I tend to my own happiness. Just take myself off and go and do things that I enjoy!