"Happiness is perfume, you can't pour it on
somebody else without getting a few drops."
-James Van DerZeeAn inner peace and a sense of calm can be experienced by prayer, meditation, spirituality, yoga, Taiqi and Qigong (meditation in motion).
Father Laurence Freeman OSB, ("Light Within - The Inner Path of Meditation") shows you 'How To Meditate':
"(1.) Sit down. Sit still and upright. Close your eyes lightly. Sit relaxed but alert.
(2.) Silently, interiorlybegin to say a single word. We recommend the prayer-phrase, 'Maranatha' (Come Lord). Recite it as four syllables of equal length. Listen to it as you say it, gently but continuously.
(3.) Do not think or imagine anything - spiritual or otherwise. If thoughts and images come, these are distractions at the time of meditation, so keep returning to simply saying the word.
(4.) Meditate each morning and evening for between twenty and thirty minutes."Relaxing music calms the nerves and soothes the spirit.
Regretting missed opportunities and past mistakes bring on insomnia and unhappiness.
"Human failure is an opportunity to begin again more intelligently." -Henry Ford.
We are at peace and happy when we enjoy doing things we like and which express our personality and talent, when we have done a good deed, when our conscience is at peace with the Almighty and our fellowmen, when our relationship with family members are warm and loving and when we feel a sense of achievement, self-worth and importance after mastering a skill.
It is unlikely that peace and happiness can come from a mind filled with guilt.
Free your mind from pride, a product of inferiority complex, covetousness which leads to moral failure, lust that leaves behind a sense of guilt, anger that can raise your blood pressure, gluttony which is not good for health, envy which disturbs the mind and sloth, a source of boredom and stress.
Good and warm relationship with family members and friends, showing empathy, sympathy, kindness and feeling for others raises your level of E.Q. (Emotional Quotient.)
Loving and being loved are necessary to make your life complete. Those with strong social and relationship support have lower levels of "stress hormones". "A happy family life seems to decrease the risk of dying from stroke. So be happy and don't worry." - Dr.. David Tanne
"I believe that finding love in every corner of your life is the best and easiest way to be truly happy." - Zia Wesley-Hosford.
"A sense of belonging and connection to other people appears to be a basic human need - as basic as food and shelter. In fact, social support may be one of the critical elements distinguishing those who remain healthy from those who become ill. It helps to prevent illness by maintaining homeostasis - our physical and mental equilibrium - and thereby protecting the immune system. Given the links between psychological, neurological and immune responses it is becoming increasingly clear that the presence or absence of social support has a profound influence on health and illness."
Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier;Sound Mind, Sound Body."Solid, positive, and supportive relationships are the single most important factor in determining happiness." -Redford Williams M.D.
"The road to happiness lies in two simple principles; find what it is that interests you and that you can do well, and when you find it put your whole soul into it - every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have." -John D.Rockfeller,3rd.
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