"Inner happiness is a quality of spirit, peace of mind and tranquility..." - HELEN ANDELIN. Inner happiness does not come easy, it's hard work and is earned. We all get cross with ourselves from time to time. With some people the tiniest things can annoy and irritate us about ourselves. Here we'll be looking at how you can find true inner happiness and this post will help you to feel better about yourself on the inside.
MISTAKEN ROADS TO INNER HAPPINESS:
Everyone is looking for happiness, true happy happiness but not many people find it. As I said it is hard work and must be earned. You're not going to find it looking in all of the wrong places. Many people will try and find happiness with money, material things, a big house, loads of cars, horses, whatever you think will make you happy. But these things are just for a moment. Long term, that 'happiness' that you find breifly won't make you happy forever. You may find pleasure in them but that's not inner happiness. You could be a really famous celebrity and have everything you could possibly want, but you won't be truly happy. Most celebrities aren't very happy content people, that 'happiness' doesn't last forever and you will always be searching for more, for something else, something better.
INNER HAPPINESS:
You will usually find happiness after you have completed something. Helen uses the example of a mother. She cannot experience the beautiful faces, smile and laughter of her child until she has gone through the pregnancy, labor and childbirth.
FULFILL A DOMESTIC ROLE:
Become a domestic goddess. Help out cleaning around the house, cooking and baking meals, etc.
Remember it takes a wholehearted effort to find happiness from homemaking. Make sure your attitude is right!
DEVELOPE CHARACTER:
Create and work on getting a good character. One that is not selfish, unkind, weak, cruel, lazy, irresponsable, dishonest, greedy and so on. We will be taking a closer look and working on character in a later post.
GIVE SERVICE:
Help everyone around you in every way you can. Be kind and generous.
DO CREATIVE WORK:
Use your God given gifts and talents, whether it's cooking, singing, writing, drawing, making things, etc. Anything that you're good at. Use your hands to make and do things that will bless other people and bring you happiness whilst doing it. Sometimes you can do things that you don't really enjoy all the time but the thing that brings you happiness is watching the smiles on their faces when you present them with your gift.
ACCEPT YOURSELF:
This one is harder than you think. Sometimes you'll wish you were someone else, you don't like certain things about yourself and wish they were different. Whether it's your hair, you facial features, something you do without knowing. Allow for faliures but do your best to overcome them. Time is too short to continue worrying about things that you should or shouldn't have done, mistakes that you've made, things that you've said. Don't forget about them but choose not to focus on them. Mistakes are made to be learned from.
APPRECIATE THINGS:
Find things that you can appreciate and share them with others. Appreciate the simple things in life that God has blessed you with. Sunshine, smiles, flowers, family and friends. Find things to appreciate. There are many!
SEEK KNOWLEDGE:
"Knowledge unlocks the door to happiness, wisdom opens it. " - HELEN ANDELIN. This is very true. There is no point knowing lots of things if you're not going to use wisdom with how you put that knowledge into action. Wisdom and discernment are very important things and we should all put them into practise. More often than you think...
"Happy is the man that gains wisdom and the man that gets understanding." Read Proverbs 3:11-18.
DO OTHERS AND CIRCUMSTANCES AFFECT HAPPINESS:
If you have a good and strong character and relationship with Jesus, troubles and trials won't affect you as much, if at all. Don't get discouraged because there is a GOD who sees right where you are. He knows what you're going through! :)
I hope you have found this helpful. Work hard at finding true happiness and you will be truly happy once you've got it!
Please write to me, I'd love to hear your thoughts as well!
Charis Shepherd
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