Get Your Joy From Within Yourself

“You get out of life what you put into it,” is one of my all-time favorite proverbs.

I would rather think of it as something good, despite the fact that I often hear it used in a derogatory manner by someone who anticipates that “chickens will come home to roost.”

How reassuring it is to contemplate the possibility that our toil and labor may one day bear fruit in the form of a desirable harvest.

How heartwarming it is to consider the possibility that the love and attention one invests in a project or another person may in fact be appreciated.

Even if the majority of people in our country pay lip service to the idea that we have the freedom to seek happiness, far too many individuals do not really feel that this right extends to them.

There are a lot of individuals who are under the impression that they don’t deserve to be happy.

And even the small percentage of those who do believe it appear to chalk their misery up to plain unluckiness.

Everyone does, in fact, deserve to be happy, and what’s more is that joy can easily be spread from one person to another.

If there are already a lot of happy individuals in the area, there will be even more people who discover happiness.

Both to ourselves and to society, we have a responsibility to make efforts to improve our level of happiness.

Finding happiness in ourselves will benefit others and motivate them to also achieve happiness in their own lives.

If we are unhappy, then it is quite probable that we are making others miserable as well (even if it is accidental), and it is extremely doubtful that we are doing anything to contribute to the happiness of others.

If we are making others unhappy, then it is highly likely that we are making ourselves unhappy.

The question is, therefore, what makes a person happy? You are the one person responsible for your own joy.

However, how? Follow the instructions below in order:

Step 1: Get Yourself Ready for Happiness

You will be able to complete this stage when you have made the decision that you want to be happy.

The pursuit of happiness is an essential component of happiness.

Once you have made the decision to go on the path of discovering happiness for yourself, the next step is to disabuse yourself of the belief that happiness is dependent on either good fortune or the presence of certain people or things.

There is nothing or anyone that can bring happiness to you. The key to happiness is finding it inside yourself.

Step 2: Picture Yourself in a Joyful State

Imagine yourself as a joyful person when you first open your eyes in the morning and at other times during the day.

Do this for at least a few minutes each day. Imagine yourself smiling, laughing, and unwinding completely.

Imagine that you are in a good mood.

It will be much simpler for you to really achieve a state of happiness if you can first convince yourself that you already possess a positive mental picture of yourself.

Step 3: Anticipate That You will Experience Joy

The majority of individuals have a propensity to think that they will spend the most of their lives either dissatisfied or, at the very least, not truly pleased.

On the other hand, all of us have come across individuals who seem to be experiencing true contentment with their lives.

They grin regularly, laugh frequently, and seem to be in a happy mood the vast majority of the time.

This is not the case, however, because they are more prosperous or successful.

These individuals may have had the good fortune to be born with an optimistic attitude that life has not yet knocked out of them.

Nevertheless, more often than not, these individuals have simply decided that they would be happy, and they are aware that there is always something in their lives that makes them happy.

You are aware that this is also true of you as a person.

Whenever you notice feelings of dissatisfaction creeping into your life, shift your attention to the aspects of your life that bring you joy, and no matter what happens, assume that you will be a happy person and that it is within your power to do so.

Step 4: Strive to Be Happy

Rarely is contentment the result of a fortunate stroke of luck. Rarely does one stumble into happiness by chance.

In spite of the fact that you may discover happiness in the most unexpected of places, the first step toward achieving it is to make yourself open to the prospect of it and be ready to acknowledge it when you do.

There are some individuals who are so miserable that they avoid pleasure at all costs whenever they meet it.

Avoid having this occur to you at all costs. In addition to this, you shouldn’t just stay at home and wait for your happy ending to come knocking on your door.

Get out there and experience life. Consider what makes you happy right now and devote time to engaging in those pursuits.

At the same time, consider what could make you happy in the future and devote time to exploring that possibility.

The likelihood that you will also lead a happy life increases in proportion to the amount of time you devote to really living your life.

Keep in mind that you are deserving of a happy life and that you have the ability to have a happy life, but in the end, you will harvest what you plant.

When you plant the seeds of happiness in your life, you may expect to harvest the same emotion in return.