Happy People VS. Unhappy People

Do you really want to know the difference between happy and unhappy people? There is the obvious, one is happy and one is unhappy but there are things that truly separates them that one does and the other does not:

• To Blame or Not To Blame
• A happy person takes responsibility for their lives and rarely gives excuses. When you go blaming others for what goes wrong in your life, you then give up your power of ownership over your life. To truly be happy, keep the power and be in control of what you let happen in your life, then you can control the good and the bad and be truly happy.

• To Be Positive or To Be Negative
• A happy person will see the positive in every situation, whether good or bad. The more negative you bring into a situation, the more  unhappy you will feel. So think and see the positive, ALWAYS!!

• Present Now or Stuck in the Past
• Are you living in the present moment or are you harboring bad thoughts from the past? Learn to live in the present  and appreciate what you have right now and where you are but still be dreaming big about your future.

• To Have Gratitude or Not To Have Gratitude
• Are you seeing the beauty, opportunities and abundance everywhere you look or do you see ugliness, struggles and lack of abundance? Strive every day to see and express your gratitude for everything you have and you will be happier.

• Are You Kind or Cruel?
• Always be kind to #1...YOU! Be kind to others. If you know self love, forgiveness and acceptance for yourself, then it's so much easier to be that way towards others.

• Are You A Dreamer?
• Be a big dreamer! Always listen to your heart and intuitions and take those BIG DREAMS and make them into reality. You can only go as high as your dreams, so dream BIG!!

• Are You Living in Abundance or Poverty?
• Living in abundance is a mindset. I am living a balanced life. I am achieving abundance in all areas of my life. Keep this positive attitude and you abundance will flourish.

• Do You Have Selflessness or Are You Selfish?
• Do you think about what's in it for me or do you think of the joy of helping others? This key to being happy is look for ways to give and share and make others happy. Do for the good of others and bring meaning, empowerment and happiness to others.

• Are Your Challenges a Problem or Your Problems a Challenge?
• In order to be happy, view those problems as challenges. Use this as a way to explore a new way of doing something, understanding that this challenge opens the door for opportunities that allows you to grow and expand.

• Give Praise Not Criticism
• To enforce better behavior, you accentuate the positive behavior. Criticism only brings people down but words of praise lifts us up. So to get the positive behavior that you want, you  must praise that behavior every time it is present.

• Have Meaning
• Do things in your life because it has meaning and purpose. If you do things because you love to do it and it's your hearts desire, then not only do you have meaning but success. In order to have a truly successful life, you must be living a life full of meaning. Success without meaning will still leave you an unhappy person.

• To Trust or Not To Trust
• Trust yourself and you can trust people around you. Make everyone you interact with feel that there is something special and unique about them.
• Treat people the way you want to be treated, with love, respect and dignity.

• Be Forgiving
• Before you can forgive anyone else, you have to forgive yourself. Happy people know that holding onto anger is not healthy. FORGIVE AND FORGET!
• "Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with intent of throwing it at someone else: You are the one who gets burned"  BUDDHA

• Accept and Don't Resist
• You can't change a situation by resisting it but by accepting it that there is a reason for it, you can therefore change it.
• When something bad happens, ask yourself: What can I learn from this? How can I make this into something positive?
• Resisting and fighting the situation makes it worse, so focusing on the positive will bring you out of the bad situation faster.

• Love More and Fear Less
• See each moment, each challenge, each and every person the opportunity to discover something more about yourself and the world around you.

I hope this article has helped you to see life and being happy isn't just about you, but everything around and how you respond, is what will make you happy. We all need to work toward these, even I do every day. Thanks for reading and please follow me for new blogs coming out. Happy Friday!!