Everyone wants to be happy in their lives. But, what is
happiness and where does it come from? I believe in happiness coming from
within.
I just did a ‘Google’
search to compare the words happiness and self-worth. There were close to 750
million search results for the word ‘happiness’
and a comparatively low 40 million results for the word ‘self-worth’.
Okay it looks like we just want to be happy. But the backbone
for being happy is self esteem. The
bottom line is when we increase our self esteem happiness comes with it.
Stop comparing
yourself with others. There is none superior or inferior to you. Throughout our lives, right from
childhood we are taught to compare ourselves with others. What do we gain in
doing so? We simply destroy ourselves and our self esteem. Understand the truth
that, ‘We are what we are and will be what we will be’. And when you stop comparing yourself, you
actually begin to understand who you really are.
Love yourself more
than anything. Have a gratitude for being who you are. Love the things that
you do which lays a strong foundation for a healthy self esteem. After all if
you don’t appreciate your actions, how could you expect others to? And always ensure
to make things happen for you instead of allowing things happen to you.
Stop living in the
past and be present. Never hurt yourself for things that you haven’t done
and start focusing on what you can become with your present life. Life is a
circle. Sometime great things may happen and sometime everything may fall
apart. Don’t lose hope at any cause. Hope will strengthen your thoughts and
keep you out of worries. It will provide you the solution for all your uncertainties.
I would like to end the post by reminding you of how special
you are. Appreciate yourself and others. Discover the true happiness within
you.
“All that we
are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we
think we become.” ~Buddha
