Here are 7 Keys to True Happiness
Is there a key to achieving true happiness? I believe there are 7 keys to true happiness.
Everyone is looking for that quick fix, the solution to being as happy as an elephant with an easel.
1. Give Back
The first key to true happiness is giving back.
Although many of us work hard, and for those we see suffering, for whatever reason, giving back is a true key to happiness because it brings joy to others.
Sometimes, giving back looks like acknowledging those who have less than us.
Then again, giving back can also be offering advice to someone who has offered you support.
Creating reciprocity is what giving back means.
Working toward personal goals is amazing, it can make you feel like everything is going wonderfully and all the success in the world is yours to accomplish.
Truly, the feeling of giving back brings joy and gratitude.
Happiness alone can be achieved individually. Giving back is one of the keys to true happiness because of this.
True happiness comes from extending love outwards toward others for no reason other than wanting to see them joyful.
2. Love Yourself
What can we accomplish in life if we do not love ourselves?
Self love is the second of 7 keys to true happiness, because it will allow you to foster your own inner happiness.
When we love ourselves before loving others, the love we project is purer and can heal those around us.
Steps to Self Love
Self love comes with time, understanding, and care for yourself. It is something we are often told in society, is selfish, but in reality, is necessary to love others authentically.
Below are three steps that I view as vital to maintaining self love.
Constant Self Reflection
Whether it’s journaling, or discussion reflection; consistent honest self reflection is necessary to self love.
It may sound weird because self reflection can lead to finding your flaws, and pointing out weaknesses. Self love allows us to love ourselves while knowing the parts that are weak, tender, and flawed.
Maintain Self Compassion
Maintaining self compassion is related to constant self reflection in that, holding compassion for ourselves who are imperfect and flawed, allows for true self love to form.
Having compassion for ourselves, allows us to take time to do things that are just for us.
Practice Daily Self Care
Leading in from self compassion, practicing daily self care is part of self love because when we take care of ourselves first, we feel better on the inside.
Feeling better, and at our best on the inside projects a true, pure, love outwards and allows us to be better in our daily lives.
3. Forgive, Never Forget
The third of 7 keys to true happiness is to forgive, but never forget the lesson from forgiveness.
I believe that everyone who comes into my life teaches me something about myself.
Forgiving others goes beyond the hurt and pain. It extends into your own peace, and self-love.
When you forgive those who hurt you, you’re healing that part of you. You’re facing the situation through the eyes of the healing process.
To forgive someone does not mean that the trust between you is magically repaired.
It means that you value your own feelings, future, and energy more than holding on to the situation.
4. Learn, Modify, and Keep Trying
When I was a kid, I was always super stubborn and would get frustrated when I couldn’t do something perfectly.
I’m a virgo so perfectionism is a major flaw that I struggle with.
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again
This is what my mom would say to me, repeatedly at times try again! You’ll get it!
Learning requires constant self reflection, modification, and trying.
If you don’t get it the first time; seek to understand how to improve, and implement that modification and try again.
Learn, modify, keep trying, is the fourth of 7 keys to true happiness because it will become an ingrained habit and help you through those frustrating moments of learning something new.
In turn, knowing how to dealing with frustration will lead to greater happiness.
5. There is Always a Choice
In everything we do, there is always a choice.
The choice is about our reaction, and interpretation of the interactions with others.
Remember, we always have a choice
Tony Robbins
Happiness is an inside job, and we always have a choice. The choice of whether we let emotions control our reactions.
The choice of what we eat, the choice of what and who we surround ourselves with.
No matter whether you think there is a choice or not, there always is.
6. Be Light
Be light means to be gentle, peaceful and full of light and love wherever you go.
To live lightly means to surround yourself with a cloud of light, and not take life too seriously.
If we’re constantly overthinking, nit-picking, and analyzing everything that happens in our lives, it will be difficult to find true happiness.
As the sixth of 7 keys to true happiness, I believe that this one is something that comes with time, and shows extreme maturity and enlightenment when a person is able to be light, and bring light.
7. True Happiness is Presence
The seventh key to true happiness is being present. Practicing presence comes from Buddhist traditions and allows us to feel the experience of the moment.
Whether it’s listening to a song, reading a book, or watching a movie with someone you love, true happiness occurs the strongest when you are present in the moment with true presence.
As an empath I can feel the presence of others more than most. I can feel their true emotions, and read people really well.
It’s a blessing, in that I can tell when someone is authentic, and honest just by being around them.
Remember…
There are more than 7 keys to true happiness, but I believe that these are the most foundational toward finding and building true happiness within ourselves.
Blessings,
With love and light,
Stay true stay weird.
~~ Kristina