Happiness defined: celebrate more and complain less!

Do you want to be happier? More at peace with your self and your life? It’s not as hard as you might think.

In fact, quite often, all it takes is a simple shift in the way you are doing things right now, a simple change in your day to day actions to make a tremendous difference in your levels of happiness.

All you need to do is follow the advice of Abraham-Hicks, (I never know how to write that. It is awkward to write, ‘Abraham as channeled by Esther Hicks!)…

…and celebrate more and complain less.

This is an obvious strategy, but it’s also one that gets overlooked time and time again.

What do I mean? Pause with me for a moment and ask yourself what your life would look and feel like if you CELEBRATED more and COMPLAINED less.

Can you see what a difference that would make in your life?

If you celebrated more and complained less?

CELEBRATE more by looking for things that uplift and move you. Sure, you celebrate birthdays and anniversaries, and big things like promotions or your child’s report card, but you can do better! Life offers you so many opportunities to rejoice that it would be a shame to let them pass without celebrating.

Did you finish an unpleasant task? Great!

Did you start a big project? Make it to work on time? Go another day without smoking? Fantastic!

The things you celebrate you create more of. The things you are proud of, the things that move you forward, these all bring your attention onto things that feel good! And where your attention goes, your life follows!

So CELEBRATE everything you can!

Of course there is a flip side to this concept…

COMPLAIN less!

No one likes to think of themselves as a complainer, but realize that every single time that you complain about something it lessens your happiness.

It is impossible to be happy when you are busy complaining. You are taking your attention off of all the good things in your life and turning instead to problems.

The truth is there are only two types of problems, and complaining about either of them is a complete waste of your time and energy.

There are problems that you can do something about, and then there are problems that you can’t.

If the problem is one that you can do something about… DO IT! Do something that moves you toward a solution – no matter how small that something is.

If the problem is one that you can’t control… Let it go. Choose to focus on something else.

Complaining never solves problems, and complaining never helps you create your desires.

So complain less and celebrate more.

You will find yourself happier and much more peaceful as well!

Peace,

Bob Crawford
Your Success Coach,
and creator of Growing Your SELF!