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How to be Happy All the Time.


For the past few years, I have been exploring Spirituality and Self Development. I realized that it has had a tremendous effect on my life and it has changed for the better. I wanted to share this information with my parents, friends, and relatives in India but all the material I studied was in English and I couldn't find similar material in Marathi, my mother tongue. A few days ago I realized if I know both the languages then why not do it myself and I did :) I started a Youtube channel that explains various concepts in very easy manner in Marathi with practical examples.

This morning I realized I should create a blog in English as well so the message reaches a wider audience. This blog will be the English version of my Marathi videos on Youtube. Our topic for today is How to be Happy All the Time. We can do a lot of things to be happy but today we are going to look at just the 2 of them.

The first is to look at our life as a continuous journey and not a race. In a race, you are always unhappy about people ahead of you, afraid of people behind you going ahead, and your happiness is always dependent on your place in comparison to others. Just as a child whose definition of happiness is a small piece of candy but when he grows up his definition of happiness changes; it always is about ' when I achieve something in future, I will be happy' but when that moment comes there's always something else and they are never truly happy. But when you are on a journey and you see a beautiful place, you rest and enjoy the beauty of that place and only then you move on. That is how we should look at our life, celebrate little successes, enjoy little pleasures at every step rather than just trying to run faster for more.

The second is to trust your life; trusting that everything happening in your life is for a reason, there is a higher purpose in it and try to find good things in a seemingly bad situation. Look at what is happening with the current pandemic. Despite the very negative news, there are many good things happening. Nature has a chance to finally breathe with all the human activity coming to a standstill. The canals in Venice are filled with dolphins, the pollution levels are at a record low and we are getting a chance to spend more time with the family members which we do not get in our rushed life. Learn to enjoy these moments, try to sort out any differences, dissolve bitterness, and make your relationships better while we have a chance because we may not the exact same opportunity once life gets back to normal.

So let's start looking at our life as a journey and enjoy all the little pleasures while fining the good in seemingly bad situations.

I hope you enjoyed reading this blog. Please consider sharing with anyone who would benefit from this and share your feedback to make this journey better. We will meet next week with a new topic and until then, stay happy and smiling :)

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