how do you maximise your chances of finding happiness?

Answer 1

Get a puppy, call it " happiness" take it to obedience school. From then on whenever you call for "happiness" it will come...


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Answer 2

I think there are numerous things that can lead to a fulfilling and content life, and thus, a happy life. To me, the biggest aspect of this is acceptence. Be it acceptance of yourself, of your loved ones, of the fact that life throws as many obstacles in our paths as it does joys. The moment you come to realise that no matter how far flung you find yourself in the depths of despair, there WILL come a day when it will be infintiely better, well then you become awash with an almighty strength that can pull you out the other end. I guess it's all about hope, or an underlying optimism.

When I first read this question, I sat and thought whether I'm happy or not. And, well, I'm not unhappy. I'm far from contented though. I have my basic needs met, and thus I can build on the rest. What gets me out of bed each morning is the prospect of what the day may bring ... Who will I meet? Where will I go? What might make today the most amazing day I've ever had? And I think as long as I have that tiny bubble of excitement each morning, my zest for life if you like, happiness will ensue.

Perhaps it's about keeping an open mind? Perhaps its taking a risk here and there? Perhaps its breaking down the barriers that surround our true selves in what has become the 'self-preservation' age? Perhaps it's something as simple as doing something different every day? Maybe going a different way home tomorrow might throw all sorts of weird and wonderful things your way? Whether or not we 'find' happiness will remain unanswered, i think, forever ... Once we come to accept certain inevitable things, well, good heavens, we'll be flying high with the good and the great ... I do hope you stumble across it though, in a mini-epiphany as you sit on the Number 42, one non-descript October day ... I like the sound of that, I do ...

Answer 3

That's a good question. Only thing I can think of is be happy with yourself. Lower your expectations. And find a reason to live. That could be an ideal partner or maybe helping out with charities.

Answer 4

...by looking in places where happiness will be...such as your self.

when you find love in yourself......and it is there. you have found happiness and may bring it to others and increase your love.

if you believe you are unhappy there are ideas which must support this and these will be only true by relationship.

and this is also true if you believe you are unloving......that there are self ideas which negate self love.

ideas are the only things which can create unhappiness. and self ideas occur in relationship only.

so.....if you feel unloving or unhappy it is because you have ideas of relationship which you take on personally.

it remains for you to evaluate and determine which ideas of relationship seem to decrease self love.

and these all be human and with natural origins even if at first the ideas seem inane.



be well

Answer 5

Each day when you wake up, look in the mirror and say" you are a wonderful person who truly deserves happiness and all the best life has to offer". Next, speak to your 'higher power' and ask to walk in the light of love, kindness & goodness.

Answer 6

I think by constantly doing and following what you love. If you find something that you love to do and are passionate about - I think the chances of finding happiness definitely rises.

Answer 7

By not pursuing your happiness as a direct goal, but by forgetting yourself in a certain way and dedicating your life to something higher than yourself.

Happiness always eludes those who aim for it directly. It can only be the byproduct of doing something worthwhile in itself.







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Answer 8

Depending on a romantic relationship for happiness is risky. But along this line, get to know yourself and what kind of person makes you happy, but also what kind of person you can live with (and not one who just excites you). Then seek this kind of person. (Maybe e-harmony would help!)
Take a temperament test to determine what your major ways of functioning are. You can find one in the book Please Understand dMe: Character and Temperament Types (Paperback)
by David Keirsey, Marilyn Bates Find it here: http://www.amazon.com/Please-Understand-Me-Character-Temperament/dp/0960695400/sr=8-1/qid=1167250633/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-1617630-3474812?ie=UTF8&s=books."
Once you know what kind you are, seek to design your live around that, for by making wise choices along these lines, you can better arrange your future. You'll wind up following your temperament anyway, but your circumstances will affect your happiness.
Simple examples of temperaments can be reviewed with color theory, which says that "blues" are emotional and hunger for romance, relationships, little animals. "Green" are intellectuals and seek to know, make good scientists and sometimes artists. "Oranges" are turned on my risk and love to dare danger. "Gold" people are by the book, love games and knowing the rules, fact, and being straight. People are, of course, mixtures of these basic elements.
Seek to understand the meaning of life, too, and live accordingly. Understand too that getting to know yourself requires time, growth, and maturity: The type of gal you long for today might be very different in the near future. But knowing your temperament can help along these lines.
But a lot of this you cannot control. Your so called "destiny" will determine a lot of it.

Answer 9

The second step is identifying what would constitute happiness for myself. The first step is finding myself. So if you want to maximize your chances of finding happiness, find yourself first.

Answer 10

by employing the methods and practices used successfully for millennia, especially in "the east": meditation, energy work: yoga, chi gong, yoga, etc, and, thus "automatically" minimizing the usual negative ego behaviors of fear, greed, selfishness, hyper materialism, invidious/conspicuous consumption, toxic ambition, and all other characteristics that make main stream western culture odious. happiness is a frequency that arises within you when the toxic/odious is overcome. ;-)