Don't Worry - Be Happy - 10 Steps to Happiness

We have all heard the song 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' and we really should take this message to heart.

Living a happy, carefree life is very beneficial for your health. Being happy can even protect you from added stress in your life.

Social networks or relationships are essential to happiness. Everybody is different, you need to accept people for who or what they are, avoid clashes, constant arguments, and let go of all kinds of resentments. If arguments seem unavoidable still try and make an effort to understand the situation and see it from another point of view.

To be happy is relatively easy, just decide to be a happy person. There is a great quote from Abraham Lincoln, he says that, "Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."

The following are 10 great ideas to bring more happiness into your life:

1. Be grateful it is a great attitude. We all have so much to be thankful for. Thank the shop assistant for serving you, thank the taxi driver for getting you home safely. Also thank the mailman for bringing you your mail, thank your friends for being your friends and thank God for being alive.
2. Avoid too much news. 99% of all news is bad news, that is not the way to start your day. News causes stress.
3. Manage your time. Time is so valuable and much too important to waste. Set yourself goals, keep to do lists and prioritize. I get so much more done if I have a planned list of tasks, it is also very satisfying to tick them off when completed.
4. Laugh and laugh heartily everyday. 'Laughter is the best medicine' - if you hear a good joke share it. If you look hard enough at your surrounding there is always something that can make you laugh.
5. Don't be afraid to express your feelings and passions to people around you. You will find that they will do the same.
6. If you feel anger and frustration find a way to release it that will not cause hurt or injury to others.
7. Enjoy your work, take great satisfaction in completing tasks. Accomplishments are necessary for everyone they give you a great sense of achievement.
8. Learning is a joyful exercise. Try and learn something new everyday. Learning makes us expand and broaden our horizons, this could also give us more opportunities in the future.
9. Run, jog, walk and do other things that your body was made for. Feel alive.
10. Avoid exposure to negative elements like loud noises, toxins and hazardous places.

Just these few simple things can make such a positive impact on your life. Don't Worry - Be Happy

Jill Jackson http://www.jillsreview.com