Saturday, August 26, 2017

How To Develop Joyful Habits That Enhance Your Life

By Christopher Bell


When it comes to being happy many people look to circumstances and situations to make them happy. It is also a conscious choice to be happy. Joy, on the other hand, is a completely different state of being that rests on guiding principles individuals live by. Here is how to develop joyful habits that enhance your life.

Having the mindset of not taking things to heart or personally goes a long way in increasing our joy in this world. We often want to be self-centered and selfish when events and situations do not turn out as we expect them to. We must separate ourselves from circumstance beyond our control and realize that taking things personally only adds more stress to our lives and does not increase our joy.

We must also realize that there is good in all things whether we can immediately see that or not. There is good in everything and everyone we encounter and the sooner we realize this fact the more joy we will be filled with. We will find that instead of focusing on problems we look more for solutions to the problem and see opportunities where others may see failure.

Patience is often said to be a virtue and the joy filled person has lots of it. They realize that the only thing they have immediate control over is themselves and their actions and reactions to circumstances. By developing patience and allowing things to happen as they are supposed to will increase the joy we feel inside as we release ourselves from the burden of always having to have things go our way.

A person of joy realizes that there are a time and place for everything. They do not try to force events to happen or get frustrated because things are not working out like they would like them to but simply accept the fact that everything has its own time and place and thus they have more peace and joy inside.

Knowing who you are and your purpose in life will also help you to develop a joyful state of being. Just knowing who you are and what you stand for brings peace of mind and happiness. You are in touch with who you are as a person and no matter the circumstance surrounding you nothing can take that knowledge away from you. You will know how to handle events in life that unfold and what your true purpose is in this life and live it. In this state of being dreams and goals are fulfilled and the ultimate state of joy is achieved.

The state of being joyful is a mindful one and if you develop the habits needed to create joy and peace inside of you, you will also find that happiness soon flows forth from your life more naturally and others will be attracted to that joyful state of being and happiness that you exude.

Daily practice of joy brings fulfillment and a life that is lived genuinely and completely. Many circumstances in life may threaten our joy and peace but if we hold fast to these beliefs and mindsets nothing can throw us off track or cause us to lose our joy. In time you will find that life is a simple sweet pleasure that is meant to be enjoyed and lived to the fullest.




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