How to be happy – Benefits of happiness
Benefits? Isn’t that enough to be happy in itself?
Well, yes, that is, but you could consider all the consequences of being happy.
People often think that happiness encompasses all good feelings, it’s a bit too simplistic.
Let’s make a list and discuss the points in more detail.
Of course, this list is not exhaustive; it is just a reflection of what I can think at the time of writing this article.
- Friends
- Wealth
- Health
- Success
- Spirituality
Yes, exactly, friends. That emotional feeling of happiness is contagious! The happier you are, the more people will enjoy staying with you. You become nice, a model! People want to know that you achieve that state of well-being, they want advice from you. You will always find people who don’t like you. Whatever your state of mind, those people will just be jealous! Yes, jealous. It’s so easy to be jealous, and it’s even easier to make excuses for ourselves. “He had many more opportunities than me”, “My dog died, he was very tough”, etc… You don’t need that kind of acquaintances; they will only try to diminish you in the eyes of your true friends. Well, you can always try to ‘convert’ them, but that’s only if you have time to spare!
Money! It’s not magic, it won’t appear out of nowhere in your pocket or bank account! You still have to work! But tell me, have you noticed the difference between working when you felt good and working when you were sad or very disappointed? The difference in results was HUGE! Now let’s try a little exercise, imagine that if you were always very happy, you would always perform magnificently! You would be eager to do even more, you would feel unstoppable. Welcome to the first stage of successful people.
We are not just a mind, we are also a body! Those 2 things are very related! What you care to think about, the body materializes! (No, you can’t generate gold that way!). Now take a hypochondriac. That kind of person who thinks that she is always sick? Know what they will get sick of! They just ask your body to match your state of mind! On the other hand, happy people never think about illness! If it has to happen, it will happen, meanwhile I don’t have to ‘pray’ for it to come faster (always thinking about it). Happy people are healthier people! Let’s go a little further: studies showed that happy people lived longer than unhappy people. That gives even more reason to be happy. You will be able to share with your family a few more years than expected by the statistics!
Success is different than wealth. You don’t have to be rich to feel successful. As long as things go as planned, you will have enough success! People will try to judge you, compare you with others. Does not matter! If you feel like you’re doing it right, you’re successful!
Hmm, in general, wealth and spirituality don’t go well together, do they? False! This is a misconception! You can be rich and be very spiritual! I would say that it may even be easier to become spiritual when you have the money. Why? You do not have to work; gives you more time to spend on your study/practice. You don’t have to worry about having enough money to pay the bills. That gives you an inner peace that is essential to reach a good level of spirituality. You could pay an expensive teacher and get the best training, instead of relying on a local 3-day training guru wannabe.
Having seen all those benefits, no one would want to be miserable. Actually, almost everyone would like to be happy. Some people still prefer to live miserably. Why do you ask? Because it’s easier! Everyone is rooting for you, you have excuses for everything, and you have a lot less responsibilities!