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MKism: Keys to Happiness
In order to have be truly be happy, I believe you need the following:
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A healthy respect for the self.
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A sense of purpose. (the present)
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Something positive to look forward to. (the future)
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Gratitude for everything you have, had, and are going to have.
It’s not much of a list at the moment. I hope to add to it in the future.
While a healthy appreciation for your past experiences may be beneficial, I don’t feel that it’s an essential prerequisite for happiness. For example, if you’ve had a less than fortunate upbringing, you may prevail, not because of it, but in spite of it.
On a related note, I believe the following inhibit your joy:
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Viewing life as a competition.
Feeling down? My best advice to you is exercise. There’s plenty documented benefits to exercise, including the release of endorphins. I always feel most optimistic and creative after a session of exercise. To quote self-help guru, Tony Robbins:
Emotion comes from motion.
Look at it this way: Death = stillness; Life = motion. If you want to feel alive, move!
What’s right for me.
I have been thinking about my future, and there’s still so many variables. So much potential, and yet many ways it can go awry.
This is what I do know: I don’t want to try and fit myself in somewhere that doesn’t feel right to me. I don’t believe I’ll ever be happy that way. If something doesn’t feel right, it probably isn’t. I only get one life so I want to enjoy it. That’s the way I’m thinking about things anyway. There have been things in life that when I encounter them, the stars align, and it feels right from the get-go. I’m constantly in search of things that give me that feeling.
