Are You H.A.P.P.Y.?
The Five Elements of
H.A.P.P.Y. People
Healthy
Appreciative
Prosperous
Peaceful
Youthful
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Which of these five elements do you possess?
Which ones need strengthening?
Which ones need nurturing?
Would you like to be more happy?
What can you commit to doing to strengthen your happiness?
H is for Healthy!
Happy people also tend to be healthy people. They stay away from illness for the most part
and when they do get sick, seem to recover faster than others who are not
happy. They also tend to be healthy in
mind, body and spirit and do what they can to maintain that. Now I am not
saying the you cannot be happy if you are facing some challenges health wise, I
know several people who have had to deal with chronic pain and sickness and yet
do their best to be happy through it all. However, it is harder to be happy
when you have constant pain, are dealing with an untreated mental illness, drug
addiction or trauma. Happy people do all
they can to be healthy because they realize that is important to their
happiness.
A is for Appreciative
Let’s face it! People
who are appreciative are simply more happy. Yes, they have an attitude of
gratitude and spend more time counting their blessings than worrying about
things they cannot control or complaining about life. When we have an appreciation for the
experiences of life and can count all of them as blessings, our happiness
quotient goes through the roof. All of
us face challenges and yet those of us who can do so with a smile on our face
and appreciation in our heart, will find solutions quicker, tap into our
creativity and bounce back from them much faster than those who take the
opposite approach. They choose being
appreciative because happiness is increased exponentially when you are
grateful.
P is for Prosperous
Yes, happy people are prosperous but before you think it is
all about money, that is simply not true.
Many people who are happy do make a nice income but I am talking about a
different prosperity. The prosperity of
a joyful heart; close connections with friends and families; peace of mind that
the bills are paid and that they have a steady income; opportunities to be of
service; spending time in nature; enjoying a hobby; expanding their minds;
exercising their bodies and being in love!
Happy people know being prosperous has a direct link to their happiness.
P is for Peaceful
Happy people tend to be at peace with themselves, the world
around them and in their heart and souls.
They do not seek confrontation but rather reconciliation. They tend to be quicker to forgive because
they know that this will bring them more peace of mind. They seek opportunities for peaceful and
creative resolutions of the challenges they face. Being at peace is an important to them as
breathing and something they spend a lifetime cultivating because they know it
is an important element of happiness.
Y is for Youthful
Did you ever notice that happy people tend to have a twinkle
in their eyes? They tend to be the life
of the party, seeking more ways to simply have fun. Their childlike qualities
of wonder, curiosity, awe and the never
ending possibilities of life can be contagious.
Their youthful heart and soul is often on display and they do their best
to spread as much love, peace and harmony as the possibly can. Many of them even look much younger than
people of their same age. They exude the
joy and love of a child because they choose to tap into that side of themselves
for they know and understand that it is a vital component of happiness.
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