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“People tend to be generous when sharing their nonsense, fear, and ignorance. And while they seem quite eager to feed you their negativity, please remember that sometimes the diet we need to be on is a spiritual and emotional one. Be cautious with what you feed your mind and soul. Fuel yourself with positivity and let that fuel propel you into positive action.”
Steve Maraboli
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I have been in situations where I thought things were bad, and sometimes I was very unhappy, and other times I was happy. The difference was not in the external circumstances, but in my mindset. I have learned to appreciate what I have, instead of focusing on the things I didn’t have or did not like. I am grateful for my health, for the people in my life, for having food and being alive.
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If we can learn to develop the right mindset, we can be happy now, without changing anything else. You do not need to wait until you have changed everything and made your life perfect before you are happy – you have everything you need to be happy right now. It is your choice.
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Take a moment to be grateful for something. What in your life is good? Even if everything seems bad, there must be one good thing. It might simply be that you have beauty somewhere nearby, or that you are alive, or that your children are healthy. Find something, and give thanks for that.
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Find the little things that can give you simple joys. What do you need to be happy? I love simple things, like taking a walk, spending time with a loved one, reading a book, eating some berries, drinking tea. These cost very little, and require very little, and can make me very happy. Find the simple things that give you similar happiness, and focus on those rather than what you don’t have.
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Research as shown that people who consciously look for good things feeling happier than those who tend to look for bad things. Pause for a moment today and consciously be aware of things you want to remember later, such as the sound of a loved one’s chuckle, or a touching moment you saw earlier.
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What can you find to be happy about today?
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“Just an observation: it is impossible to be both grateful and depressed. Those with a grateful mindset tend to see the message in the mess. And even though life may knock them down, the grateful find reasons, if even small ones, to get up.”
Steve Maraboli
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