5 Tips to a Happy & Fulfilling Life!!!
Posted on January 16, 2017 by Michael Egleston, One of Thousands of Life Coaches on Noomii.
5 practically effortless ways to generate contentment and satisfaction in your life.
Being happy is not hard. I thought it was hard, and I did my best to made to make it hard. I imagined that if I were to be happy I would have to have tons of money, excitement & a lavish lifestyle, or on the flip side, I would have to sit on a mountain top in a meditative state trying to reach Enlightenment.
During work hours, I would run myself to the ground trying to make it to the next level and get more money, which in turn, would buy more happiness. It….didn’t work, and the result, frustration and exhaustion. I have nothing against money. I like money. It pays bills. When it stops being a tool, and I start knocking over little, old ladies to get it, it may be a problem. I got nowhere with this strategy. I didn’t get anywhere trying to become a spiritual giant either. Man, was I happy when I did a swan dive and smacked right into the ground (figuratively, or else I wouldn’t be able to write this blog). It afforded me the opportunity to shed my old way of thinking, and I learned a few basic things.
There is nothing to fix!Again, there is nothing to fix! I am ok the way I am. I am not broken, I’m not the worst person ever and my life is not falling apart. My head would like to say that all is wrong with the world, and it would have me believe that. However, I stopped looking at my life as problematic, and I started seeing “problems” as opportunities for growth. Growth is good. I did a whole lot of it as a child, and now I can reach the cookie jar.
2. Give it away, give it away, give it away now!
It’s so easy to make sure I get that last slice of pizza before you do because if I don’t, I’ll go hungry, be homeless, the world will end, etc….. I wasted a lot of energy looking out for Number 1, but I didn’t get much back in return. When I make someone laugh, hold the door open for them or help them move into their new place I have felt actual joy. That feeling of joy when I have given of myself to someone lasts a whole lot longer than that last slice of pepperoni. It makes them feel good too. Win, win
