6 habits of happy people – is organizing one?

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How old were you when you realized it was okay to copy other people? We’re not talking about copying the answers in your math class. We are referring to imitating others to produce a desired result. We are first exposed to this shortcut to productivity when we are children.

To use a common experience many people are familiar with, let’s look at riding a bicycle for the first time. Did you jump on it and give it a go? You probably didn’t. You had a sibling or an adult help you. They gave you pointers and told you what to do. Perhaps you started with training wheels, which made you comfortable and confident enough to try two wheels.

Whatever the process was, you learned to copy the successful behaviours of other people to produce an intended result. You mimicked what experienced bicycle riders did so you could successfully ride a bike.

You can do the same thing if you want more happiness and contentment. Here are six habits perpetually happy people use to keep smiles on their faces and cheerfulness in their hearts. Just do what they do.

1 – Be Proactive

Don’t expect the world to make you smile. Smile on your own. Don’t take happiness for granted. If you sit back and wait for the world or the people in it to make you smile and feel joy and delight, you might be waiting a long.

You are the only person in the world in charge of your feelings. You can create happiness by seeking it out and doing things you know make you smile. The happiest people are those who make an effort to create happiness. Prioritize happiness, and it’ll start showing up more frequently in your life.

Tidying up so you can find what you want, when you want it, use it to accomplish your task and know where to put it away relieves, stress, tension and frustration.  It also uses less energy to complete your work, leaving more energy, physical and emotional, for other parts of your life.  Feeling less anxious and overwhelmed makes room in your life for happiness and joy because you have time to spend on the important things, health, relationships and personal growth.  Read more about creating joy in your home and creating a happiness shrine.

2 – Live in the Present Moment

You have memories of your past experiences and probably plan for the future. That’s great, but your entire life is nothing but moments.

Accept your past. It’s gone, and you can’t do anything about it. It would help if you also understood that the future is uncertain. You have absolutely no control over the future, even if you might convince yourself to the contrary.

That means that worrying about what you’ve done and what will happen in the future is pointless.

Ss Mark Twain said, “Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.” Live in the present moment. It’s the only time you are actually existing. Embrace now and fully experience your life at this moment.

Do the things in your home represent where you are now in your life or that you are moving forward or are they holding back in the past?  The fear of decluttering items you no longer need, use or love can hold you back in the past. Things aren’t always meant to stay forever sometimes they need to move on and find another home.  How would you feel if all of the things in your life you knew to be useful and bring you joy?

3 – Practice Gratitude

Start regularly appreciating what you have. Constantly trying to make yourself happy by purchasing items and chasing experiences will never get the job done. Happiness comes from the inside. It begins with being grateful for all the positive things in your life.

The universe has a wonderful way of rewarding you with more positive experiences when you take the time to be genuinely grateful for who you are and what you have.

Do you have a mindset of lack of abundance? Work on your mindset to understand your beliefs and why it is hard to feel joy with what you have.  Organize your life by establishing routines based on showing gratitude, and sharing small acts of kindness. Learn to avoid the triggers that cause you to go shopping to buy more things that clutter your home in the hope of gaining happiness through material possessions.

4 – Do you have a fixed or a growth mindset?

Adopting a fixed mindset makes you believe you get what you get. You were given certain skills and abilities, and that’s it. Whatever you have is all you’re ever going to get. This means that you can’t grow in any way.

The person with a fixed mindset believes everything about his life is fixed and he can’t make any significant change.

He adopts a wait-and-see attitude to determine if life will make him happy, sad, or somewhere between those two emotions.

A growth mindset allows you to be happy by making changes.

People who are happy most of the time embrace a growth mindset. They believe that whatever happens, they are capable of improving their situation. They may not have been born with the talents, skills, or intelligence level of others, but they know they can take action to change their situation.

This growth mindset also allows for change if a person is unhappy. Happy people understand that unhappiness, frustration, and stress are situations that they can change. They can do things to remove those emotions from their lives. They have fun and put a smile on their faces because they take action to make that happen.

5 – The boomerang effect

Act positively first before you expect positive things to happen to you. You might find that your selfless giving isn’t immediately returned. Stick with it. Call it the world, the universe, or fate; whatever it is, it will eventually start filling your life with positive energy and happiness if you get the ball rolling first.

The boomerang effect of happiness requires you to act before it reacts in kind.

You have to throw that boomerang of happiness out into the world before it returns to you. The sooner you cast positive actions and mindsets upon the waters, the sooner a tidal wave of happiness, joy, and delight will overcome you.

6- Is organizing one?

Having an organized life allows you to spend time and energy on the important tasks in your life, health, relationships, goals and family.

When you are no longer overwhelmed:

• by stuff and taking care of it,
• busy schedules that have no time for relaxation and
• a mind full of thoughts that leave you no time for reflection

you will feel less stressed and anxious. You will be able to build the life you want that will bring you happiness.

Don’t stop there. When you see someone smiling, and it looks genuine, ask them their secret. Spend more time around people who are joyful. You will undoubtedly pick up more tips and practices that happy people use to go through life with a smile rather than a frown. Embrace the fact that you can take action to change anything in your life, including your level of happiness.

How do you create a life full of happiness and joy?