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1、YourHappiness,YourResponsibility"Youaretheonlyonewhocanmakeyouhappy."Wehaveallheardthatsomanytimesinourlives.Therearetimesitisaprettytoughpilltoswallow.Inreality,thepeoplethatsurroundyouhaveahugeimpactonyourcurrentmood.Whenyourchildrenaregrumpyinthemorning,youfindanicepilet
2、hedogleftyouovernight,youhittheroadandthetrafficwon'tallowyouyournormalspeed,thenwhenyougettoworkandyourco-workercalledinsick...theseareallthingsthatmightcontributetoyouroverallHappinessoftheday.However,moodsandtemporaryemotionsarenotthesameashappiness.Happinessexistswhenyo
3、ulookattheoverallpictureofyourlifeandyousmile,thatishappiness.Youknowthosetimeswhenyoucan'twaitforyourchildrentogotobed,thenlateryoucheckonthekidsandyoualmostcrybecausetheylookexactlylikeangels...YOURANGELS,sleepingsosweetlyandsoundly.Youcanhardlyrememberatimeofirritationwi
4、ththem.ThatisHappiness.Aslifeprogressesandchanges,werealizethatwhoweare,(whatmakesus,us)...thatiswhatweareresponsiblefor.Weknowthatimmediategratificationorirritationonlypacifiesordeterioratesouremotionalstimulishortterm.Ourglobalviewofhowweseeourselvesdeterminesourstateofmi
5、nd.OurstateofminddeterminesourHappiness.So,howdowetakecontrolofouremotionsandfindthepathofHappiness?Thisseemstobethemilliondollarquestion.Therearetonsofbooksonorrelatedtothesubject.Youcouldreadandpracticeuntilyouarecompletelyconfused.Or,wecouldspendtherestofourlifeintrospec
6、tivelyevaluatingwhatmakesushappy.Whichmighttakemoretimeandenergyandactuallyfrustrateusmore.Howaboutthis?Whatifwelookedatourselvesanddecidedwhatwelikedanddidn'tlikeandsetaboutmakingchanges.Itdoesn'thavetobemajoralterations.Maybeyouaretiredofyourhousebutcan'taffordtomove.Tryp
7、aintingthelivingroomorbuyingflowerstosetonthekitchentable.Ifyouhaven'thadavacationforawhileandjustcan'taffordtotakethatcruise,gocampinginstead.Maybetheissuesaremorepersonalorinternal.Doyougetmadtooeasily?Learnyogaormeditation.Areyouhavingmaritalproblems?Visitacounselor.Aret
8、hekidshavingdisciplineissues?Determinethemajorissues,establishguidelinesonhowyouar
