Today on the reader’s-corner
notice board, I read a review on the book -
I have not read the book above, but I was interested. I
mean what is it that makes me feel happy? Sometimes I am happy merely by looking
at the rains out of my window. Other times I get am melancholy even though
everything is going super great.
Some people are always happy
no matter what (of course with basics like food, clothing, shelter, health and
education fulfilled). And some people feel miserable no matter how good their
stars are!
I personally know people
of both the kind.
Happiness break-up:
- When I was reading today I found this article (http://thehappinesscoach.biz/do-you-know-what-determines-your-happiness/) saying that our ability to feel happy is 50% derived from our genetic makeup! So if my parents always saw sunshine, I would inherit it too! I really know happy couples, whose kids are smiling all the time! Yeah, we can't change our genes, but we can surely change ourselves.
- 10% of our happiness depends on external factors like finances, clothes, makeup, attractiveness, respect, fame, etc.
- 40% depends on how we think, apply good principles to use in our life, achieve goals, be kind, not to get dejected with our setbacks. Still a huge percentage there.
A suggestion to be
happy was (http://thehappinesscoach.biz/happiness-habit-4-conscious-acts-of-kindness/)
that for 21 days you should write a quick 2 liner mail to a person thanking
them for the good work they do, or for the help they are to you. I will try to do
this.
Another point was to
recollect one perfect moment in the past 24 hours, where you were so happy. Think
of it in as many details as you can. I am going to write about such moments as
often as I can on this blog. This will help me notice the no. of happy moments
I miss.
More coming soon…
