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Alia Muhammad Hayat

Pakistanis need to master the art of remaining happy and positive

Published on: February 18, 2019 2:48 AM

What is happiness and why do individuals need it?

Happiness is not something natural, rather we have to create it ourselves as according to a research, happiness is an integral part of life, for example it has a very prominent impact on not just our home life but our professional life as well.

In fact, satisfaction plays a key role in attaining happiness because when a human person learns how to be satisfied with his/her work and domestic life, then surely such kind of people can live an unstressed life. Following are some tips to keep your mind feeling happy and positive.

1. Surround yourself with positive people. One major factor affecting your happiness is you are surrounded with those people who you don’t like, whether in school or work, but don’t let them you down. Having good friends allows you to experience a new sense of belonging and support. Having positive and supportive friends in your life is a major part of emotional health and happiness. If there are people who are negative and always complaining about other so here don’t let their negative attitude to affect yourself mentally and physically and by chance you are affected then listen motivational videos which will help you to remove the dust particles in your mind.

You may feel justified in holding onto resentment against people that have deeply hurt you. This feeling of resentment doesn’t harm the other person; it only creates deeper hurt inside you. Forgiveness helps you in healing, but it’s not just about you or about the other person. You forgive because eventually you realise it’s the best response to a situation

2. Forgive. You may feel justified in holding onto resentment against people that have deeply hurt you. This feeling of resentment doesn’t harm the other person; it only creates deeper hurt inside you. Forgiveness helps you in healing, but it’s not just about you or about the other person. You forgive because eventually you realise it’s the best response to a situation. Forgiveness does not mean excusing someone’s behaviour the situation didn’t happen. Forgiveness is way to get yourself and other people free form holding onto pain and hurt. Actually life is up and down sometimes sadness come and sometimes happiness, but you need to avoid the dark part of it then you can get happiness.

3. Balance your hobbies. Do things that make you smile and that you enjoy. Hobbies help you cope with stress can provide a social circle and make you and your life more interesting. Take a walk in the park! Whatever it is, have fun with your hobbies and activities. Not sure what your hobbies are? Follow your interest you have the opportunity to explore many things that you may enjoy. Actually opportunities are present within the challenges and explore the challenges then you can find these and these can make you happy.

4. Exercise. Making exercise a part of your regular routine can help you feel good in both your body and your mind. Exercise is linked to better overall health, self esteem, sleep and happiness. Exercise is beneficial for both your body and mind and can help you sleep better. It is recommended that adult spend 150 minutes per week engaging in a variety of physical activities. This can include walking and playing outside with your kinds.

5. Infuse your life with happiness. Fill your life with positive influences, listen to upbeat, happy songs, sing songs, dance and laugh and by these activities, if someone says to you, you are crazy then you should reply that crazy is good. If being crazy means loving yourself and caring about your own wishes, then it’s best being crazy.

Published in Daily Times, February 18th 2019.

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