do you want to be very happy
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Do You Want To Do You Want To Be Very Happy?Be Very Happy?
Article written by Bo Sanchez at Article written by Bo Sanchez at http://bosanchez.phhttp://bosanchez.ph
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Let me tell Let me tell you you
a crazy story a crazy story ……
One morning, a woman was sad when she faced
the mirror. She discovered she only had 3 strands of hair on her
head. Suddenly, she smiled. “Today,” she
said, “I’ll braid my hair!” And after doing
so, she walked out of her home and had fun, fun,
fun.
The next morning, the woman woke up and felt
sad as she saw the mirror. She discovered she only had 2 strands of hair. Suddenly, she smiled. “Today,” she
said, “I’ll part my hair in the middle.” After she
did that, she walked out of her home and had
fun, fun, fun.
The next morning, the woman woke up and felt
sad as she saw the mirror. She discovered
she only had 1 strand of hair left. Suddenly, she smiled. “Today,” she
said, “I’ll wear my hair in a ponytail.” After she did that, she walked out of her home and had fun,
fun, fun.
The next morning, the woman woke up and felt
sad as she saw the mirror. She discovered
she had zero hair left. Suddenly, she
smiled. “Yeepee!” she shouted in glee, “I don’t
have to do my hair today!” Immediately, she walked out of her
home and had fun, fun, fun.
Do you want Do you want to be happy?to be happy?
Here’s how…Here’s how…
A thick wad of P1000 bills gives pleasure.
A fun movie, gives
pleasure.
A roller coaster ride
gives pleasure.
A kiss gives
pleasure
A chocolate parfait with thick syrup
gives pleasure.
Then what’s the Then what’s the difference difference
between pleasure and between pleasure and happiness? happiness?
Pleasure is an outside job.But happiness is an inside job.
It doesn’t depend on any external circumstances. Yep, even if you only have three strands of hair on your
head.
Happiness isn’t the absence of problems.
HappinessHappiness
The Bible doesn’t say, “Be joyful sometimes.”
Or “Be joyful when you don’t have problems.”
The Bible says,
“BE JOYFUL ALWAYS.” Is that possible? I mean, c’mon.
No one can be happy 365 days a year.But the Bible says, “Be joyful always”
because happiness isn’t a mood. Happiness isn’t an emotion either.
Happiness is a way of life.
““Be Joyful Always”Be Joyful Always”
What is common?What is common? I know of strange human beings walking this face of the earth who are extremely
happy. Not just moderately or mildly happy.
But deeply joyful. (Hey, you may be one of them. Congratulations!)
I know them. Some of them are my friends.
Because of my work, I’ve traveled all over the world.
So I asked myself this question: Who are the happiest people I know?
I listed them down. After sifting through the hundreds of thousands of people
archived in my brain, I asked a more difficult question:
What is common among them all?
7 Tools Of Happiness7 Tools Of Happiness
1.Happy people create their destiny2.Happy people like themselves a lot3.Happy people nurture connections4.Happy people find delight
everywhere5.Happy people embrace change6.Happy people trust deeply7.Happy people work their purpose
daily
I came up with seven great things I see in extremely happy people. I call them
the 7 Tools of Happiness:
Let me share with you why many people are unhappy…
The enemy of happiness isn’t sadness. The enemy of happiness isn’t
problems.The enemy of happiness isn’t
loneliness.
The enemy of happiness is FEAR
Our lives are so fueled by it.We run our lives by fear !!!
Why people Why people unhappy?unhappy?
Your Body Is Hardwired To Be AfraidYour Body Is Hardwired To Be Afraid
In Dan Baker’s excellent book, What Happy People Know, he explains how our body circuitry is wired to fear.
Our brains have three parts. The brain stem, the amygdala, and the neocortex. The more primitive parts of our brains, the brain steam (also called
the reptilian brain, because reptiles have these for brains) and the
amygdala are
“programmed for fear”.
FEAR
Why? Our ancestors needed fear for their physical survival. Imagine
yourself living in the wilderness with lions, wolves, and cobras around
you. Danger lurks behind every tree and shadow.
Once their brains register fear, the endocrine glands produce our fear
hormones adrenaline and cortisol. It gave them super strength to fight or flight. And in fighting or fleeing, they exhaust the adrenaline and cortisol in
their bodies.
Our Ancestors Needed Our Ancestors Needed FearFear
Well and good. But what about us who usually sit behind desks and work on
computers? We still have the same fear mechanism.
But this time, we’re no longer afraid of lions or cobras behind every tree.
We afraid of our rising credit card bills.We’re afraid of our boss.
We’re afraid of losing our jobs.We’re afraid for our children future?
We’re afraid that at 35, we won’t get married.
We’re afraid we’ll grow lonely.We’re afraid we’ll run out of money.
We’re afraid of social rejection.We’re afraid of social shame and losing
face.We’re afraid of disease.
What about now?What about now?
And these fears are so real, our endocrine glands produce
adrenaline and cortisol as well. And because we’re seated behind our desks, pounding on our computers, we
really don’t use up any of it. Adrenaline and cortisol become
POISON in our bodies, destroying our health bit by bit.
Poison in lifePoison in life
Poison
Thus, very few people are happy.
If you want to be happy, we need to overcome our
fears.
How?
ConclusionConclusion
Twenty years ago, a friend gave me a book about facing fears. My arrogant
response to her: “Thanks for the book. But frankly, I don’t think I need it. I don’t know why, but fear isn’t a problem
for me. I don’t have any fears.” Ten years later, I ate my words.
Because after a deep soul search, I realized how my life was run by many
fears. Many of the things I was doing I did
because of fear!I feared what other people said about
me.I feared failure.
I feared angry people.I feared of not having enough.I feared of not being enough.
What is our fear?What is our fear?
The Only Antidote to Fear Is…The Only Antidote to Fear Is…
In my life, I’ve discovered that there is only one thing that can overcome fear.
There is only one thing that is more powerful than fear.
The only antidote to fear is LOVE.When you fill your life with love, your
fears naturally disappears.I’m talking about a love for God, a love
for others, a love for yourself, and a love for life itself. The Bible says,
Perfect love casts out all fear and I totally believe it.
In fact, remember the “7 Tools of Happiness” I listed
above?
Every single one of them is really a facet of love
Each tool can drive away a specific fear in your life.
Once your fears are gone, happiness will flood your
soul.
Facet of loveFacet of love
May your dreams May your dreams come true come true
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