SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS.

Strategies For Achieving Happiness.

Research says you can control your level of happiness. E class Sixteen gives seven strategies and how to apply them to achieve happiness. Before I share the seven strategies with you, let’s talk about happiness. Happiness can mean different things to different people. By definition happiness is, “ a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, love, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy. It is feeling or showing pleasure, contentment, or joy.”
The distinguishing factor between happy and unhappy people is attitude. Happy people are generally healthier people.
American psychologist Martin Seligman developed this equation for happiness:

H=S+C+V.

H = Happiness. S= Set range- (genetics: about 50%). C= Circumstances (8-15%). V= Voluntary Control- (past, present, future 35-42%).

The Voluntary Control Factor can make a significant impact on how happy you are (up to 42% ). This includes the way you choose to think about and act on the past, present and future.

Focus on what is good about the past,be optimistic about how the future will be. Think and act positively about the present.

Now here are the seven strategies to happiness:

1. Happiness is a choice- a decision you make, not an emotion you feel.

2. Be in the present- don’t become distracted about the past or the future.

3. Plan for happiness with flexibility- It is the trees that can bend with the wind that do not snap and live to see another day.

4. Learn the secret of contentment- “…for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content.” Apostle Paul.

5. Cultivate a grateful heart- a grateful attitude helps us to be positive and to connect better with people.

6. Build and maintain good quality relationships – it is a social support you can turn to when you are not feeling so great.

7. Rejoice regardless of the circumstances- do not wallow in negative emotions. Feel them, acknowledge them and choose joy and peace.

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