Happiness

What is your idea of happiness? Here are somethings I find helpful.

Your Past

“It took 48 years of my life for me to come up with the idea of instant noodles. Each and every event in the past is connected to the present by invisible threads.”

– Momofuku Ando

Do you think about how your past is connected to what is going on in your life right now? You may have doubts and fears about yourself because of it, but each movement is related to another,so be mindful of your actions.

Overcoming Fear

Fear is one of the most debilitating emotions that one can have. It stifles you from moving forward by robbing you of faith in yourself. Here is a Video on overcoming fear.
Almost every day you face challenges that you must overcome and grow from. One person’s burden may seem light compared to another’s. In each challenge, there is room for growth. Imagine what you would be like having overcome the challenges. Living in faith will keep you strong. What does it mean to live in faith? Faith in what? If you are religious or spiritual, then having faith in the higher power can give you strength during burdensome times. Maybe you have faith when you are out in nature, or faith in the strength and power in the life force itself. Perhaps you find faith in the deep, quiet, place in yourself. Also, look for “links” in your life where one challenge led you to more knowledge and strength within yourself.
So, consider the joy and peace that you can feel with the burden lifted, and work towards keeping yourself there, even when faced with great adversity. Keep yourself in peace and allow life to work things out. That doesn’t mean do nothing, it means, live in faith so fear does not rob you of moving forward in a productive manner. It also means not to act irrationally out of fear, rather feel yourself in the moment and feel the sense of faith moving you in a positive direction.