How To Be Happy In Life

This post, How To Be Happy In Life, was originally published in 2019 and has been completely updated in October 2022.

Are you trying to figure out how to be happy in life?

Do you feel like if you just had a little more money, that one person in your life, or that perfect job you’d be happier?

Maybe you already have some of those things but you still feel like you’re struggling to figure out how to be happy in life.

There are lots of things that get factored into a happy life.

And everyone’s definition is different!

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First, let’s talk about something that is unpopular.

You won’t always be happy

The fact that life is not always going to be happy?

And, to be honest, it shouldn’t be.

One of the hardest things I’ve learned is that without the bad days you can’t appreciate the good days.

I know, I know.

I’ll be honest, I still dislike that saying.

Unfortunately, it’s true!

Once you understand and accept this, you will be that much closer to finding out how to be happy in life!

Happiness is up to you

Second, happiness is up to you.

You determine whether you’re going to have a good day or let it be a bad day.

When someone does something to upset you, you get to decide whether you’re going to let it get you down or if you’re going to push through and not let it affect you completely.

I read a great thing a while ago.

It suggested that if you had, let’s say, $200 in your wallet and somehow lost $10, you wouldn’t throw out the remaining $190, would you?

So, if something doesn’t go right in your day, do you throw out the rest of the day just because of that one moment?