Small Moments That Make Life Worth a Memory

In today's busy world we all are a part of a rat race in life, competing with each other each day. Basically we are not wrong on our part, we all have some goals in life and we work hard to achieve them. We all are chasing our dreams. The best thing in life is the when you achieve your targets, and feel satisfied.

But sometimes this process may lead to increased stress levels, our expectations from ourselves increase so much that we may run behind things which we may not need.

One day my uncle asked me: Beta, for you what is happiness?

My reply: Uncle, for me happiness is when I score first class in my engineering semesters, get placed in a good MNC with a healthy package, have a good career, my mom always stays happy with me, I should have good friends around me, and a day when I find my dream girl I would be the happiest.

He gave me a bright smile hearing my reply. He said you have good targets in life but my child tell me

"Have you ever embraced some of the happy moments in your life"?

I gave a deep thought to these question and asked myself

"Everyday of the year would I do the same thing as of what I am doing now?

We wake up, go to colleges/offices, work for a full day/study, go back home in the evening and repeat the same routine the next day. Do we smile when we get a promotion or we get a gift? Obviously, yes our happiness has become materialistic. Shower us with things and we are happy. During our sad times, we should recollect happy moments in life and always wear a bright curve on our face called smile. Let's recollect the small things which make our life beautiful.

1) Happiness begins from home, when you have achieved something and you are the reason for your parents' smile. The satisfaction of making your parents proud.

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2) Happiness is that feeling when you help someone during their time of need and get their work done.

3) That amazing feeling when your friend gets some chocolates and sweets for you, or anything for you just because you like it. So overwhelming.

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4) Happiness is a long walk with your friend talking about life, rather than advisors sometimes all you want in life is a good listener.

5) That awesome feeling when after a long time you find something that you had lost.

6) Happiness is when you open your childhood album, see the photos recollect the memories with a particular person and realize that "Some things never change".

7) The rocking night outs spend with your cousins, the late night prank calls, ragging each other, watching horror movies, disturbing everyone else in house and creating a havoc, suddenly we feel hungry and cooking something latenight and everyone sitting in a circle and eating food.

8) The unplanned cricket matches on Sunday morning after a long time, playing to your best with friends, hitting boundaries, taking wickets and that feeling that you can still play some good cricket.

9) When your friend goes for a shopping, doesn't like anything and suddenly you find a best outfit for her and seeing her joyful face, wow that satisfaction, can't express it.

10) After a busy day in college, you travel back home and suddenly you favorite song is being played on the radio. Wow you just forget all your tiredness and sing along.

11) When you are unwell, mom is so kind to you and cooks your favorite dish, realizing how lucky you are to have such a caring mom.

12) When you are so tensed for a next day exam, your paper goes well and you realize whatever you studied came in exam. YO, I nailed it!!

13) When you go a long and a relaxing vacation on your favorite destination, with you friends or cousins, the time spent during travelling, the food you eat, the places you visit, the time you spend, the photos you click, everything becomes a lifelong memory.

14) After a boring day, at night when you have a dinner with the whole family and talk with each other regarding the quality of the day they spent.

15) Happiness is going out on a long drive with your besties, singing songs, doing crazy things, eating street food, teasing each other, seeing new places, and last but not the least to have dinner in the best restaurant of the city.

16) Happiness is following the footsteps of your dad, idolizing him, taking each and every responsibility in his absence, living in his memories and doing everything so that he stays happy and feels proud wherever he is.

17) Happiness is a when you get a partner who is so good at understanding you. He/she can understand what you want even before you say it.

18) That awesome feeling when you travel alone by bus or train, and you get a window seat, you have your earphones plugged in playing your favorite playlist.

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7 Things to Start Doing Today to Be Happy

1. Decide to be happy.

Make a decision today to be happy. Then start doing things that will make you happy.

Stop settling for what others expect of you and start going after what really matters to you.

Have the tenacity to get over fear barrier and really chase after those things that matter to you.

Most of all, don't just decide. Really decide. You'll know it when you feel it in your guts. You've made decisions like this before, where you will do whatever it takes to make things happen because you're committed and able.

Decide. It really is as simple as that.

    

2. Practice affirmations daily.

What's the difference between an affirmation and the negative talk that goes on in your mind constantly? Nothing.

Affirmations are no different than the negative thought patterns that pop up whenever you're about to do something that scares you and excites you.

So, start off small, with just one affirmation. Recite it at least a hundred times a day for the next week, until you start to reflexively say it in your mind whenever something comes up that would have normally had you going to negative thoughts.

Most of all, make sure that you're at least slightly emotionally invested in your affirmations. You'll have to feel good about it in order for this affirmation to become your new paradigm. You might even find yourself in disbelief the first few days or weeks that you start reciting it.

As long as you can get to the point where you start believing it and start feeling good about it, you're on the right path.

3. Practice gratitude daily.

Start being grateful for what you have rather than what you lack. When you practice gratitude, you put your mind in a different vibration.

Gratitude reframes our mind and starts helping us see what's possible and what's abundant rather than what's impossible and scarce.

Most of all, even practice gratitude for the things that you do not have but want. When you start thinking on this wavelength, invariably your mind will start coming up with creative ways to help you get what you really want.

4. Meditate daily.

 I have to admit that affirmations are hard when you are first starting out. A big part of the challenge is just generally lack of belief and investment. Being in a positive frame of mind is such a shift when you have been living a life of lack and scarcity your entire life. So, it does take quite a while for your affirmations to take hold.

You, however, can help yourself along by practicing meditation. Meditation not only sharpens your focus, it also quiets the mind and helps you to become impartial and non-judgmental to the random thoughts that enter your mind. I've heard somewhere that we have about 30,000 to 50,000 thoughts a day! Imagine trying to control it all.

Here's something that will surprise you about these thoughts: Many of them occur at the unconscious level! By being able to dismiss these thoughts without judgement, you stop feeling bad about things.

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5. Stop blaming other people and start being more proactive.

Successful and happy people learned a long time ago that ultimately the only person that they can blame and subsequently change are themselves.

Everything they have in their lives is a result of themselves, both the good and the bad. When you realize that you yourself are ultimately the only one to blame for your circumstances, you also realize that you alone have the power to change those circumstances.

There's another word for blaming other people and the environment for your problems: It's called the victim mentality.

And here's something that will shock you about victim mentality. It comes fundamentally from poor self-esteem and self-hatred.

6. Make time for yourself.

While life is best lived in the service towards others, you have to ultimately make time for yourself. You have to eventually face the music.

By making time for yourself, you learn more about yourself. Do things that make you happy. Work on your affirmations. Daily, write out ten things for which you are grateful. Meditate to help you focus and be more successful in reciting your affirmations.

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7. Start a Journal of Healing.

When you have time to yourself, consider writing into a Journal of Healing. Simply put, you write down the things that are bugging you.

When you are able to concisely and clearly put your thoughts into words, you can exactly define what's bugging you.

After you've ranted and vented, start another section in your journal called Healing. In this section, discuss some of the things you can do to start the healing process. It could be to verbalize your problems, think of how different people perceive the problem and potential solutions, talk to a friend, just write more later to vent (believe it or not, this one actually helps over time in helping you to let go), or perhaps go hiking or do something physical to help you take your mind off these thoughts.

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Conclusion

So, start doing these 7 things today to be happy. First, make the decision--really make the decision--to be happy. When you feel it in your guts, you know that you have really decided. Next, practice affirmations and gratitude daily. If you need to, write down your affirmations on a small card and carry it in your pocket so that every time you put your hands into your pocket, you'll feel it and pull it out to read it.

Next, stop playing the victim and start taking responsibility for the things that happened to you in your life. You alone have the power to change things. Make time for yourself and start a Journal of Healing to help address some of the past issues that are keeping you from being happy.

So, you see. Happiness is a decision you have to make. Then, you have to start doing things to get you towards that happiness.

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Three tips to a happy life

Who doesn't want to be happy? In fact, we all do. But, in the hullabaloo of life, we forget to live life happily and get trapped in the grasp of dismay and worries. It's not like that we don't have any way to be cheerful, when we are taken for a ride by troubling and negative thoughts. We always have a way to bounce with happiness once we are hit by unhappy thoughts. But we are so much controlled by the whirlwind of gloomy thoughts that we cannot think clearly.

This article will discuss three points that can help you become happy and cheerful in any adverse situation. These points are as follow:

Choose to be Happy

You must choose to be happy. Now, you might be thinking that what kind of advice is this and how you can choose to be happy. In fact, you can do it. Most of all can do this. In our daily life, we come across many people who don't have much in their possessions. But, still, they are happy and cheerful. Actually, happiness is not a byproduct. It is an attitude. Learn to smile in the face of difficulties.

Famous American author Ernest Hemingway said in his magnum opus 'The Old Man and The Sea',

"But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated."

Live in the state of Gratitude

One of the easiest ways to feel content is to live in the state of gratitude. You have the right to say that for what you should be grateful. We all have countless blessings that we simply ignore. We are alive. This is the biggest blessing we have. Many people on the face of the earth don't have food and shelters on their heads. When you feel your heart is sinking, just start counting your blessings. You will be relieved in no time. Form a habit of living in gratitude. This will certainly light your heart with happiness in a gloomy state.

Focus on Long-term Goals

Get attuned to your long-term goals. Most of the times, our short-term goals make us disappointed. If we focus on our long-term goals and try to achieve them, we will be more relaxed and happy. Nothing worthwhile can be achieved without hurdles. So, focus on your long-term goals and work hard to achieve them.

You should not forget that all the successful people in the world have unsuccessful past. They keep on trying and then finally met success. So, never let hurdles snatch your peace and make you restless. Be happy. It is a habit. It is an attitude. And most importantly, you owe it to yourself to be happy. Remember:

"Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions."

Sandeep Rathore is a freelance web content writer and corporate blogger. Connect with him on LinkedIn for any writing assignment.
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