20 STEPS TO HAPPINESS

Be attentive to yourself. Avoid listening to the news ALL THE TIME, as they say "bad news sells" so from that you can get what most of the news either on the television or in the papers is going to be. These are things you can't change as they have already happened. You cannot go there yesterday and make it not happen. So instead focus on making your right here, right now, the best right here right now you can.

Live in the now, the moment. There is never a better time to do what makes you happy as RIGHT NOW.

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You cannot change the past so do not worry about it.
The past is exactly that, past. It has gone. Leave it alone.
Don't dredge up old arguments, or bad feelings. Start training your mind to focus only on the things you love and desire rather on the things you hate and do not.

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You cannot predict the future so don't worry about it. Worrying about the future is like trying to knit fog. Pointless. Living for a time that is not here is energy that you could have put to way better use on making your moment now a happy one.

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If you Want To Be Happy, Be . . . by Tolstoy

Realise you cannot change other people, just as they cannot change you. If you love someone do it unconditionally, love them for who they are as any other way is not true love. So either accept them for who they are or gravitate away from them and towards those who do make you happy, this may sound a bit harsh to some people but it is kinder on both you and them.

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Exercise. Try to do something first thing to get your heart rate up (stop giggling at the back of the class). Excersice releases endorphins that will naturally pick up your mood and also help your health along the way. TICK TICK!

Learn to let your mind be quiet for 10 minutes a day. Just sit/lay somewhere quiet and comfy and close your eyes
(NOTE: Please don't try this whilst driving it does not relax you, just makes you hurt a lot).
When a negative thought pops into your mind just mentally ask yourself "what am I thinking now?" move on to a more positive thought. Keep repeating this step each time. It does not matter whether you have 10 minutes of asking "what am I thinking now" you will be pulling your mind away from negativity. This is training your mind to think what you WANT it to think rather than let it go feral and throw anything at you. Over time, and with practice you will be able to just sit quietly and literally think of nothing, this truly gives your mind a rest and helps you to become more focussed.

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Jump up and down on the spot as many times as you can as high as you can. I have no idea why but it always makes you smile! If you don't believe me, try it.

Listen to music you adore, that lifts your heart and makes you want to dance

Do something that makes you feel good, it doesn't matter what it is or how small it is just a little something to bring you joy

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This one sounds way too easy, but, smile. Simply by letting yourself smile will bring your happy levels up. If you just look upwards and will make you feel happier. If you don't believe me. Try it
. . . . THE KEY, IS TO BELIEVE IT!

Read regularly and widely, articles, books anything that has a positive, or happy theme to it, if it makes you laugh out loud, even better! If it piques your curiosity, find out about it. Learning new information that pleases you is the key to journeying on the right path.

Stand tall, breath slowly and deeply. I am only 5ft 1" and I can manage it. It is another very simple thing but if you stand with your head held high and shoulders back you will look and feel more positive. Breathing deeply and slowly helps relax, and stops panic. Think about it for a moment if you had just been told you had won something you would sit up straight and laugh or smile. So always feel like a winner!

Appreciation is the name of the game here. Your feelings and emotions are a guide to your thoughts and alert you to what you are thinking. So pay attention to how you feel. If you are not feeling good use technique no. 7 to halt your thought pattern. Then find something nice to think about. You don't have to trawl your memory for something good that may have happened, just simply stop and look around you and appreciate something in your line of vision or range of hearing maybe someone is wearing a jumper in your favourite colour, or has spikey hair that makes you smile. Maybe you can hear people laughing or even the strange swooshing noise cars make as they whizz past. Its the simple art of stopping your negative thoughts in their tracks that lifts your mood, then finding something to appreciate raises it further.

Contrast is a great thing in life as knowing what you don't like automatically shows you what you do like. This is a great trick to learn when you think things are going wrong, as you will be shown how you DON'T like your life going which means now you can concentrate on the things you do like and follow the better more positive path.

Keep your space at work/in the vehicle/at home tidy it will give you a sense of breathing space in your mind.

De-clutter your life. If you haven't used/worn/noticed you owned/not known what something is for, for 6 months or more get rid/throw away/sell/donate to charity/give to a friend who would love it. This will then free up space for you to obtain something wonderful that you do want, will use/wear/play/listen to/read/sit on etc.

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Write a list of things that really make you happy and try to re-introduce them into your life. Remember this is a list of things that make YOU happy, don't try to make other people happy, they do that for themselves. Read your list every day, add to it, change it, but keep doing it.

Always focus on what you do want and never on what you don't. Imagine you have a little pixie/fairy/god/goddess/badger that is around you at all times listening in on your thoughts and as soon as it hears a want it goes to sort out getting that thought to you, the only problem being it only hears the word WANT and cannot differentiate between do & don't. So always think positively eg


"Wouldn't it be great if I had a fantastic day at work"

off it pops to get you a fantastic day at work or

"wouldn't it be superb if I owned an Overfinched Range Rover*"

(*other dream cars are available that is just mine!)

So off it goes again to get your dream car.

Keep away from the negative listings ie

"I don't want another bill"

as off your little dream maker will go to make sure that another bill is there. Or

"I don't want this car it's awful"

your dream maker has just heard you say "want this awful car", so off it goes on its quest for a car with no wheels.

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Sing out loud. Find your favourite song and sing your little heart out.