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Finding Happiness

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 Finding happiness  Are you happy? 79% of people believe that happiness comes from things like money and fame, but long-lasting happiness is developed from maintaining a higher sense of well-being and gratitude. Happiness can be challenging to locate and hold onto if it's easily unhinged, so the key is understanding what those fragile hinges are to our happiness and replacing them.   Overview The secrets to happiness break down into five parts: Real happiness is a long-term mental state Seek happiness within Don't get happiness confused with pleasure Happiness isn’t about avoiding suffering Free yourself from your own ego. - as it not a healthy way to be. Let’s dive in! 1.) Real happiness is a long-term mental state Most of us perceive happiness as momentary, subject to external circumstances beyond our control.  Let's break down this concept and explore a path to enduring happiness. The Rollercoaster of Momentary Joy External Triggers:  Bursts of happiness, lik...

Fulfilling life and happiness

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  Finding happiness and fulfilment  You can’t always control the circumstances of your life, but you  can  choose to have an extraordinary life. There’s no shortage of advice on happiness and how to live a fulfilling life. You either focus on achieving  external  goals – like more money, vibrant health, and better relationships – or you focus on the  internal  goals like peace of mind, gratitude, and mindfulness, accepting whatever life throws your way. Gratitude is known to bring happiness to us.  How does gratitude work? Well it help us to find happiness in the small things in life.  The truth is that  both  are important because  everything you achieved in your external world becomes internal.  It started as a thought. A feeling. An action you took that helped shape the life you live today. This is why we use cognitive behavioural therapy.  The two master skills for an extraordinary life If you...