How to be Happier With What You Have

re: How to be Happier With What You Have

rehtaeh — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:23:19 GMT

Embrace impermanence.

Don't fear or run from the evils of life.

Balance and Breathe.

*Sigh*, Freedom...

Peace.Love.Kefir :)

Heather

re: How to be Happier With What You Have

Jonathan B — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:54:20 GMT

Keys to finding true Happiness in Life:

1. Life has meaning in relationships and service to others.

Your happiness comes from loving the family and friends in your circle of life, and being useful to them, without wanting back, or expecting a "Thank you, Masked Man".

2. If you want to be truly happy, watch children and animals and do what they do.

I have seen kids dying in cancer wards who were happy, kids in third world nightmare pits who were happy, and kids in insane poverty who were happy.

Animals also seem to be able to be happy with their masters even when the animals are dying, or the pets are in the third world or even in poverty and want.

What do these children and animals do. They live in the moment, and appreciate what good comes their way, even if it is the kind hand of an adult patting their head when they feel bad, or a treat given to them by a visiting tourist.

3. Remember the times in your life when you were happy, even if you have to go back past kindergarten to do it. If you change your behavior to match what you were doing to be happy early on, you may be happy now.

4. Remember who you are.

As a creation of God, you were special enough for God to fill a planet with beauty, just so you could look at it, yawn boredly and ask what is for dinner; or glance at it quick, like tourists at the Grand Canyon, take a picture, and rush to the next destination.

5. Remember what God has done for you.

Even if you have not had your life filled with miracles, luck and joyful circumstance, you at least had a Messiah from God stretch out his arms for you very, very wide, say basically

"I love you this much, child." and die for you.

6. Remember to take your lithium and supplements if you need them to keep your chemistry balanced, and your mind right.

7. Change your perspective on your life, and see yourself from another angle. If you travel to hard and bad places, in you will be how blessed you are.

re: How to be Happier With What You Have

rigatoni — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:04:41 GMT

We have been indoctrinated in the belief that the accumulation of money and material possesions is a sign of achievment and success, and if you haven't joined the "rat race" to keep up with the Joneses" las Seg says, you are either lazy or not too bright. Untrue, indeed!

I saw an inspiring part of a film on the Documentary Channellast week by Jim Merkel, an engineer and environmentalist. Go to www.simplisityliving.org and check out that wonderful organization, and scroll down to Mr. Merkel's name and read what he has to say.

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jiggs — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:14:26 GMT

We may be overlooking a very important mineral used for brain function. It is lithium. In it's elemental form it does not cause the problems that have given it a bad name. Please research Lithium Orotate

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andrew.prowse — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:07:14 GMT

There is something seriously fishy going on here, how come I managed 10 negative points in as many minutes for a post that was less controversial than the one I was responding to?

re: How to be Happier With What You Have

adr — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:00:43 GMT

well said, i would like to contribute to this topic,alot of humans may think they are in control of there life. when they find out different is when they are so called centered. which means to me is you live in the now. which in turns helps to make your life easier. so let go for once and see what happens you might be surprised. sorry if i sound like iam preaching , just trying to help someone. god bless

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lazy dave — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:36:39 GMT

you can't take it with you. don't worry be happy

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J.V. — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:40:55 GMT

If you want to be happy with what you have - take a good look at what you don't have. Look at poverty, look at ill health, look at others that are struggling to make ends meet, and be happy with what you have.

re: How to be Happier With What You Have

Rotobo — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:09:11 GMT

lewis_duckworth

I agree with you completely on EFT. Placebos work for some folks. I finally discontinued Gary's EFT site and newsletter that I've been on for years. Anyway you cut it, it's Hocus Pocus.

Bring on the negs, that and EFT will help you get over my comments.

Rod

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saraj — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:28:05 GMT

I agree completely that Dr. Mercola offers some powerful remedies for minimizing the implact of a propensity for depression, but for some this is not enough. Please do not feel that you have failed if EFT, fish oil, supplements, diet, and exercise have not been able to offset mental illness or suffering. Please take the meds that have been prescribed for you and stay in touch with your mental health practitioner.

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-V. — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:19:34 GMT

It has been said that happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on someone without spilling some on yourself. (to Dex) -V.

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David VanOsdol — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:01:14 GMT

Alittle over 4 years ago I found probably the best way to be happy under any circumstances. In the article it talks about wanting. What I learned any time we want we are coming from lack. I was taught that wanting and having can't exist in the same space. That goes for happiness too.

I have found that when when I am wanting then I am either living in past or the future and not enjoying the present moment. Afterall that is all there is, this moment and every moment is a new reality. Be in this moment fully and there will be a lot more gratitude, love and happiness.

I heard a great free interview on the internet this evening and it was with Virginia Lloyd, the woman who developed the Releasing process in Sedona. I think it is called effortless Releasing and it involves letting go of unwanted feelings. Most people think they have to hold on to their feelings and that they are their feelings. When we realize that our feelings are not who we are then we can recognize that we can let them go and just be happy in the moment in spite of anything.

The website for the free Valentines Day interview between Jeannie Fitzsimmons (move over Barbara and Oprah) and Virginia Lloyd, developer of the Sedona Method in the Seventies and Eighties is; www.effortlessreleasing.com . I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Be Happy Now, There is No Later. : )

re: How to be Happier With What You Have

andrew.prowse — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:48:05 GMT

Oh and thank you to those lovely people who gave me negative feedback – not for being a bad source, untrustworthy or unreliable but simply because they happened to disagree with my point of view. Thank you so much.

re: How to be Happier With What You Have

andrew.prowse — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:44:47 GMT

Whilst Dr Mercola is right on the money when it comes to exposing the corruption of pharmaceutical companies and health regulators, he is less scrupulous when it comes to the papering over of genuine depression performed by the “positive thought industry”. It is true that positive thought can help people feel better. Frequently it does. The problem is, people with genuine depression cannot think positively. This can be caused by various factors as Dr.Mercola has mentioned, such as heavy metals or poor diet, or – very commonly and seemingly always overlooked - not having one’s emotional needs met. Also the good doctor needs to cease his reliance on EFT as a cure-all. It is not effective for all problems and there are plenty of people for whom it simply does not work. It's time people started taking genuine depression seriously and not just dismissing sufferers as a bunch of misery gutses who need to stop dwelling on the negative.

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seg — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:44:23 GMT

Life is what you make it...Simply put in most cases you get outta life what you put into it......We are all very different so forget about keeping up with the Joneses', do whatever turns you on and don't be like the dog and the bone.....