Ten Interpretations to a Happier Life
Stress, worries, pressure, anxieties, tensions, deceptions in every colour affect all of us and can show their manifestations in various forms. We cannot avoid them altogether, but what we can do is follow some of these hints to reduce them from our lives so that they can’t harm us directly in a way. Here is a list of ten quotations which I have collected so far and experienced too. we can interpret these to a happier and stress free tomorrow.
1) Cry a river; build a bridge; get over it.
Forget all past failures, sadness and those people whom we remember but who no longer care for us. This is one of the hundreds of advices which I always give to all my friends. I know that this sounds so easy to say than done. We all have gone through our share of heartaches and sadness. Even a baby has his share of pain when he stumbles and falls down when he learns to walk. But when we constantly remember the pain and suffering we had endured, we are allowing that sadness to gain an upper hand over us. What we must realise is that what has happened has happened. Its over and done with. People change and times change, so change is a rule of nature. Moving on in life is very difficult but it’s the first constructive step to a better you. Most bitter experiences always turn us mature and we become watchful and responsible.
2) Everything happens in its own time.
There are things that we do and expect to be rewarded for which does not happen. In offices, there might be a promotion that we might have wanted, a high score on a test, or a job offer that we were sure that was to be given to us that never worked out. At such times we lose perspective and blame our luck and become despondent. I did feel same way when some of my written articles are not published. Later I realised that there is a time for everything that happens in our lives. And when the appropriate time comes, things will start working the way they were supposed to work.
3) You are the only person who can make yourself happy.
Think of’your’ happiness, too, and be kind to yourself. In life, all of us have goals and ambitions. But in the pursuit of those goals, we lose sight of the bigger picture that we are doing these things to make ourselves happy. This is seen especially in the case of mothers or wives who are doing so many things for their kids, husband and family that they don’t remember when the last time was that they did something for their own happiness. I do have kids and an excellent husband too, however, this doesn’t mean that I should neglect myself. I like to share any piece of important news with them thus bringing them to face reality. From my experience, anything shared is half bulged. Be gentler with yourself. Make yourself happy, and that can be done in so many ways. Treat yourself to some ice cream, buy a book that you were dying to read, spend a day lolling in the bed doing nothing. We deserve it and so do our bodies.
4) Laughter is the best tranquiliser with no side effects.
Laugh each and every day of your life(but brush your teeth first):) Humorous situations happen to us every single day. Mine it happens many times. Whether you choose to enjoy the moment or not is your decision. There are so many excuses in our day-to-day life to have a good laugh. All we need to do is just look at the lighter side of life and enjoy the moment. When you laugh, don’t think whether people are watching you or how much you laugh. It’s their problem that they cannot find the humor in the situation that you have found. I know this saying:’You will not be able to give anyone happiness by means of your wealth, so do it by means of a cheerful countenance and good humor’. So always laugh with someone but never laugh at someone’s weakness or mistake.
5) Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
As we make our journey through life, we have so many things to savour and experience. There is no such thing as instant happiness or happiness that can be found somewhere. Live your life each day, the same way you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point.
6) Do today what others won’t so you can live tomorrow like others can’t?
So many times we are faced with duties and work that we are not happy doing or performing. In those times, instead of hating or shirking from that work, we can try and make use of the thought that somehow, whatever we are doing will prove beneficial to us one day or another. Maybe the results won’t be seen tomorrow, but surely we will benefit because we did something that no one was willing to do. An example would be the people who started companies which are million dollar establishments today. They dared to venture and put their money in something that their colleagues would not have been willing to do, and today their work is paying off rich dividends.
7) It is never too late to be what you might have become.
There are several factors that cause us to end up doing the work we do. Many of us, at some point of time, would have definitely wanted to make a career change and thought that it’s too late to do it. But the truth is it’s never too late. You can start doing whatever we want to do because it’s your life and your decisions. Think of the people who attend college in their late 60’s and 70’s because they always wanted to do it. Such people are the ones who truly believe in this adage.
8) Treasure the love you receive; it will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished.
We always seem to cherish our material possessions more than we should. But life can take a lot more from us. Today we might have good health, family love and a good home to go back to. What we forget is that there are so many calamities that can take away all our comforts, but love is something that can never be taken away. We need to be more demonstrative of our love towards others and treat our loved ones with more kindness and affection. but be careful: no exaggeration in love or in hate, because your biggest enemy can become your most loved person and your most loved person can turn your worst enemy.
9) The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
Any huge task that needs to be done seems very daunting at first. But if we analyse the task carefully, and do it step-by-step, we will find that things get resolved very quickly and easily. But we need to be bold enough to take the first small step. Once that is done, we just need to proceed with additional small steps towards our goal. Life is like a hill which looks hard, steep and hard. We find any new load on each slope, so are our troubles which seem so great that we always complain, fear and hesitate. Bear in mind that, the nearer we come to a task, but as we near it, easier is the way. As far as I know, no one has travelled the road of success without ever crossing the street of failure. Actually God never promised us an easy journey in life, but only a SAFE arrival to Him:)
10) Always have something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
These three things are what will keep the flame burning within all of us. Something to do will keep us busy, something to love will keep us motivated and something to hope for will take us faster towards our goal.
Hanisha
(from my publication desk: Pearl of Perfection)