Writing this wellness column continues to be a joyful journey toward the fulfillment of my own personal advocacy—to keep all...
What do you need to do to find happiness? The Action for Happiness website (www.actionforhappiness.org) says you need to live the Great Dream on a day-to-day basis. Great Dream is the acronym for the 10 internal and external keys people need to take to bring more happiness into their lives.
Losing your job is a bit like a breakup. Draw a Venn Diagram of the two, and in the middle space would be words like “We’re/I’m not happy with your performance,” “We’re/I’m going to have to let you go,” “We/I want to explore more options with other people.” The only difference is the pronouns.
In a free society, the pursuit of happiness is a Jeffersonian idea that champions of human rights exploit to the fullest. Human rights involve rationalizing all possible lifestyles deemed socially and legally enjoyable in a pluralistic society.
And then, I opened my eyes… That was the end of another meditation session—which followed the ritual of closing my eyes, quieting my mind, and reconnecting with my inner self. I used to roll my eyes over meditation and all that so-called fancy talk, but lately it has started to work better for me.
Although lots of people are now into fitness and healthy lifestyles, many are not yet ready to start a physical wellness program because they lack the motivation, inspiration and positive feelings to initiate change.
Our happiness barometer in world surveys is always one of the highest, if not the highest. Altruistic Filipinos in small groups, such as columnist Mon Tulfo’s staff, who work for “Isumbong Mo Kay Tulfo,” are driven by kindness and generosity in assisting victims of injustices get fair treatment before the law.
What makes us happy? What puts a sparkle in our eyes? What makes our step lively and our heart quicken? Do we know? Where do we find happiness?
This week, let’s talk about happiness. I prefer to call it joy, which I believe to be more lasting and more profound. Happiness, it has been said countless times, is always a choice. Easier said than done, but every morning, we have that option—“Will I choose joy or will I wallow in whatever it is that is getting me down?” One of my favorite websites is a place called the Daily Good because it is always filled with stories and articles that provoke and inspire, and yes, help you find what is good in your life.
Be careful what you ask for, or rather, be careful what you claim. In this column last week, I had written down that my word for 2013 would be gratitude. Though gratitude is something that I try to practice now on a daily basis, little was I to know then that it was a word that would definitely come alive for me on the first week of the year.
