Happy

Proverbs 29:18
he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

I love to listen to teachers about happiness.  Most of them are right on. Most of them really are just encouraging you to have a morning devotion.  This is my mechanical way to get happy,  THE FORMULA as I had mentioned before.  It seems to work, WHEN I REMEMBER TO DO IT.  I like Neruo Linguistic Programming.  There is a lot of truth to it, but I see it as morning devotions, you will see the similarities… I just heard a really good teaching by Shawn Achor

It used to be that people thought that happiness was genetic.  There are things you can do to make you happier, IF you decide that you actually want to be happy.  This is kind of my amassed version of all the happiness teachers out there… I like Shawn Achor the most though.  Shawn has the most POPULAR TED talk out there.

This is a combination of what Shawn teaches, and a few other teachers, again, morning devotions does a lot of this as well.

BREATH!

2. REVEL

3. EXERCISE

4. APPRECIATE

5. THANK

6. HELP

25 minutes a day, while you are doing other stuff, will help you to be happy.

BREATH, when you wake up, or when you are pressured or upset. BREATH, concentrate on inhaling, holding your breath, exhaling long…. Not only does it help with anger/unhappiness, but it also is good against insect bite stings, pain, etc. Try it, it works.  Only takes a few minutes.  Breathing helps you to relax.. I like to do it when I first wake up, because I usually wake up stressed to start the day.

REVEL.  Revel in the latest thing that made you really feel good.  Your kids, your wife, the sunrise, the sunset.  START THE DAY with this.  Focus on it.n Focus on good things, the positive, it starts you mind EXPECTING to see good things.  If you are expecting to see something good, you usually find them.  If you are expecting to see something negative, you will find that too.  2 minutes reveling in a good memory, expect to see something good today too!  2 minutes.

EXERCISE, something easy fun and light, 15 minutes, just to get the cobwebs out

APPRECIATE, write a short paragraph to yourself, about something you appreciate, that makes you feel good.  Write it , and read it.  2 minutes max.

THANK God for your gifts, benefits, blessings and health.  Thank God that you can take care of your family and others.  God honors a greatful heart.2 minutes

HELP others,, there is nothing that makes you happier than helping others. Holding a door, giving someone a lift, it’s all good, and doesn’t take much time.  A few minutes a day, helping someone else with no motive other than to help.

ACTUALLY THIS ALL IS KIND OF LIKE MORNING DEVOTIONS.

THE BEST WAY TO BE HAPPY IS BY LIVING A LIFE THAT IS PLEASING TO GOD.  AVOID SIN. DO WHAT JESUS TELLS YOU TO DO, YOU WILL SEE.

John 13:17

“If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.”