How could I make my life happier?

As a therapist, I advise people to not look for happiness because there is no limit to how happy you can be, and even when you feel happy, in a little while you will find something that you want even more. I would say, "to change your mood, change your focus". That means if you sit down and focus on situations in your life that you really enjoyed, describe them to a friend, or to yourself or even write about enjoyable situations. If you regularly practice this, you can find yourself feeling happier without searching for it.. - Derek

well when ever u r stuck in a problem n u r sad just say these line quietly "THIS TOO SHALL PASS" and trust me that will give u an instant strength to fight back, life is not a bed of roses but then u can enjoy life in the thorns too. TO be happy u need to have PEACE OF MIND which comes thru positive attitude in life and being confidant about ur strengthes . I personally feel that u should always try being closer to god at the time of crisis as well as in the happiest time u know y? cos when u know that the most powerful force , the greatest of all is with u , nothing n no one can beat u . no one can dare make u sad or low in life just look up n move ahead ALL IS WELL my friend take care n cheers!!!!!!

Hello cencenmaggie, Happiness is not measured by your education. It doesn't mean if you are less educated, you are happier than the highly educated person. Even if you are rich, it doesn't mean you are happier than others. Sometimes, we set or aim too high in life that we don't really see what small little thing can bring joy into our life. Try to look around and realize what can make you happy. You have the right to feel worry but you should get a better control of your life. Enjoy your life and in fact, the ups and downs in life are things that are really valuable in your life.

Every person think that his neighbour is happier than him. I have a little tips or two to you. 1. Add every people you get responses from to your friends list. 2. Choose the notification is on option for every friend you get in your friends list. 3. Use your email notification to answer the discussion your friends started. I used to be a not very happy kind of guy since I started added friends like mad at mylot. Now, mylot life becomes busy for me as I don't have time to answer each and every notification I get! Do it and at least you will be happy at mylot! Don't forget to add comments to all responses you get.

Actually,I am in the same situation like yours.Maybe we are too negative,but now I am trying to regulate myself.I do not know why you always feel unhappy,I myself think it is related to your experience.I have many sad memory,so what I could do is to forget something and somebody.on the other hand, I will do what I favorate to distract my focus on the unhappy thing.I hope you get out of the puzzled as soon as possible.Happy everyday!

I think you can make many friends and talk with them of you happy and sad. Keep you heart open. listen some good music and so on. I hope i can help you.

I think you just have to think positive about everything, to know that life is so short we have to make the most of every minute so to do that we just have to appreciate the small things in our lives..even the bad things we have learn from them and know tomorrow is another day, a new beginning and always make the most of every day....

No friend now i don't think like you but before some years i too thought it. My uncle gave some tips and followed that.Some are listed below for you: 1)wake up earlier in the morning and go for 1/2 hour walk. (You can hear birds voice and you can see many small puppies and really it helped me) 2)Don't sit in the home,just go our to your friends and relatives and play outdoor games. 3)Knowledge is not important for the success in the life just think positive and do what ever you want to do (before 1 or 2 years i too thought about my future but i took a decision and now i working at home and earning via online which is too much for my family living) 4)Talk only positive and give positive advices to peoples as iam giving you. All this tipes makes you confident and make you happy.I do this things daily and thanks to my uncle who helped me Good luck..Keep mylotting..................

well, I do believe that it will begin with you. To be happy, you have to stop being sad and be more optimistic. Remember that everything has a purpose, and its up to you to see that purpose. ;) Happiness begins within yourself, so start it with yourself first and I think everything will just be okay. ;)

i think happiness is a state of mind.it took me a long time to learn that. noone can make you happy but yourself first. u have to have that piece of mind to accept things as they are & work towards making them better if they need to be. wish u luck.

Be optimistic. Stop comparing your life with that of your friends or any other people. Spice it up by figuring out what could make you happy. Do things that you think could cheer up and think more about the blessings that you received instead of counting those that you don't and can't seem to have. Think in a positive way. If you can't seem to have what you like, well maybe you can like what you already have. And it doesn't take one to be knowledgeable in order to be happy. It is only you and how you see things that could make you happy. It is simply all about how you appreciate LIFE.

I am the same way. I worry too much and it stops me from having a happy life and affects my moods. I hate it. I wish I coul djust be like the happy people..I don't want to sound depresed because I am not. But I do tend to be a more serious minded person and it can be hard to just have a good time without something being on my mind.

First u need to have a job,, next u need to finish ur job or duty, and then U must find time to spend for ur self,,then u find the place u wish to be to enjoy,, examples are,, Movies, swim,, races,play outdoor games,go walk in the garden, fix ur car or motorbike and go for a drive/ride,,and u need more I guess,, get ideas from friends on MyLot,,

Happiness is in your based on your mood and thoughts, the wise man wasn't happy because he was alone most of the time, while his neighbor probably spent time with people, try to have more fun, hang out more with your friends, if you got any spare money to spend you can go on the mall shopping (that's what I do when I feel unhappy), don't get yourself to the situation of being bored, when you are, there are alot of thoughts running inside your head :)

I am also having the same situation. I got depromoted. I have to find a life partner. I have to clear my debts. Nobody respects me. There are thousands and thousands of things to worry, but there are thousands of things for me to be happy. I get happy when I spend time in the beach. I get happy when I take bath in rain. I get happy when I play with children. I get happy when I see a good movie and hear good songs. Life is all about choices. We can either chose to be happy or chose to be sad. When we forget all our worries and decide to stay happy, we will be happy. We can chose the worry tomorrow and stay happy today and the tomorrow never comes and you will be happy forever.

Here are some simple ways which might helps a little bit. Wake up every morning, look into the mirror and give yourself a smile! You should do at least one single thing that you like and remind yourself that you should be happy and contented as you can do what you like. For example, you can make yourself your favourite drinks or cook yourself your favourite meal. Or go to the supermarket and buy something that you like which is not too expensive of course. Sometimes, these simple things can cheer you up! One thing for sure, if you really do this, you will find that you get to know yourself better. With that, you will know what you want and what you need, and eventually, you know how to make your life happier. Well, no one can help to make change of your life except yourself!

Worry never does anyone any good. If you're worried about something you can do something about, then do it. If you're worried about something you cannot do anything about, you're worrying isn't going to make the situation better or worse. It will only make you feel miserable. If you want to be happy, choose to be. Instead of seeing things in the negative, use your intelligence to see good or discover ways to make it good. You're an intelligent person. Act like it.

Why don't you ask your friends and neighbors what makes them so happy?

Good to seek the help of a health professional to make sure therte is no medical reason for your unhappiness. Try to figure out why you are unhappy. Sometines happiness is a decision. One song that I like is by Donovan and he sings: "Make up your mind to be happy" Have you tried it? Do your have a pesronal relationship with God? The Bible has excellent guidance on how to be happy even in this world. One verse describes God as the "happy God." Does He know something that might help you? Do you eat healthy food? Do you drink enough water? Do you exercise? Do you get enough sleep? Do you have some fun?

dont make things complicated, avoid thinking too much. just relax and enjoy what you have right now. feel that your human. laugh out loud without any hesitattion. get wild and be naughty! okey? life is too short for not enjoying it. .