"Rejoice, and be exceeding glad."#LightTheWorld day 19
From my perspective it seems that happiness is an attitude.
We can choose to be happy and we can do the kinds of things that bring happiness into our lives.
It's when we are obsessed with self and our own attempts at success that we tend to get bogged down with disappointments or are particularly focused on perceived shortfalls and unmet expectations.
It's by letting go a little and focusing outward from or own selves that the freedom to experience contentment and feel true joy emerges.
True joy comes from celebrating others successes and recognizing how much you already have instead of exclusively focusing on what is perceived to be lacking.
Jesus taught:
"Rejoice, and be exceeding glad."
—Matthew 5:12
God loves us and wants us to be happy. We have many reasons to be happy, even if we don’t realize all of them. One way we find joy is by helping others feel joy.
WAYS YOU CAN SPREAD JOY
Who do you know who could use some joy in their life?
Send them a personalized care package in the mail.How often do you stop to think about your blessings?
Reach out to someone who has blessed your life, and thank the person for his or her example.When was the last time you celebrated someone else’s accomplishments?
Find somebody who doesn’t receive thanks very often, and make the person’s day amazing.
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it will be felt when you understand the nature that God has created. you just need to walk in time of god. you must serve God by understanding the nature that god has applied to the whole universe. many people pursue rich. but they marginalize the god. whereas God, has a plan for all of us. ..thanks so much. by @itasteemit
You reminded me of an Italian song that says: "to think you're feel bad, it's to have no respect for those who are worse" ... Sometimes we are too busy with ourselves and by the hectic life, that we do not notice our fortunes, in doing so, we also ignore others who need our help.
One of my favored verses is it rains on the just and the unjust. Hard to
understand. But once you understand it a lot easier to understand.
Yes sir, the mere fact of being alive is already a reason for immense happiness. Sometimes we need to clear the clouds of our mind to realize that the essential we already have, life itself. We can not condition happiness to the achievement of our goals or dreams, we must fully live each breath of life.
Excellent post and perceiving other people's luck and victory, we actually feel the same feelings that the winner himself. At least it is better to be glad for another together, than to envy! Thank you @gavvet for the wonderful topic.
You are absolutely right. The path to happiness is more smile and rejoice. There is simply a thrown good smile to the passerby, makes him happier and he starts the same smiling prtochey, making them happier and kinder. This was taught by Jesus to give smiles and joy that would make the kinder of all. Thank you for the interesting post.
Thanks for the encouragement. There is no circumstance that we can find ourselves in, no matter how awful, that can eliminate joy from our lives, if only we look for it. God works all things for the good of those who love Him.
yes you are absolutely right @gavvet Happiness is just an attitude. very nice post. Resteemed & Upvoted your worthy effort
You are absolutely right in this and there is the meaning of life.If you want to be happy learn to enjoy life.
I celebrated someone else accomplishment last week. graduated college :)