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5 Golden Rules For Finding Happiness
Aug 25th
Golden rules to happiness is presented here. 5 simple rules that will be easy to remember. Just like following stars let these rules be permanent markers that guides you to happiness and keep you moving in the proper direction.
Golden Rules is here to show you how, to be followed, to be used. Whatever your dreams are or what challenge you face using these rules will help you achieve true happiness.
The 5 best rules for finding happiness.
Golden Rule # 1, Know what you want.
The thinking behind this is that in order to find happiness you first have to know what you like. Remember, the road to happiness is not the same for everyone.
Golden Rule # 2, Smile.
This may sound silly but you tend to receive what to project. Don’t forget that when you smile you are more likely to be greeted with a positive response, which in return will make you happier..
Golden Rule # 3, Avoid toxic people.
This is very important because if you surround yourself with negative people most of the time it is hard to stay happy.
Golden Rule # 4, Get organized.
One can find various ways of doing this, including having a system for doing you chores. Clutter tend to frustrate people. Organize your clutter. It will make your life easier.
Golden Rule # 5, Stay positive.
It can be hard feeling good and happy when things gets tough but try to keep a positive mindset. You will want to work at this often. It is of little help to always look at the negative in your challenges. Try to always stay positive by looking at the upsides to your daily struggles.
Believe in these rules to the road to happiness. These are tried and tested and found to be true. Follow them and your ultimate success will be more likely and also the results a lot more satisfying.
Reward Yourself For Your Organizing Efforts!
Aug 21st
If you remember from the last article, I was busy working on spreading the second 10-yard load of compost onto our gardens, even though it was too late in the year to do so easily. I’m happy to report that the deed is finally done and the yard looks beautiful. Timing was off, but then…that’s life, right? The frustration I felt in knowing that it would almost be August before I would finish this project was one of the things that spurred me on. I was bound and determined not to let another weekend pass and still have that pile in the driveway!
So now what? As I’ve shared with you previously, an organizer’s mantra after a portion of a project is completed is “relax, reward, repeat.” When we have finally “repeated” enough times, the job is done and the time has come for the last hurrah. What’s your hot button? How do you want to celebrate your success? I was fortunate enough to have a luncheon planned ages ago with friends from high school that I could attend guilt-free, chatting and reminiscing as long as our schedules allowed. The weather totally cooperated and we were able to dine al fresco in the lovely yard of our hostess. What a reward that was!
The very next day, a new project arrived…in the form of boxes and boxes of paper to be organized via my sister and her youngest daughter. “A busman’s holiday,” you say? Why not?! Another beautiful day, so we set up shop on the deck, spreading everything out on tables and lounge chairs. Boxes were readied for shredding, recycling and garbage…systems of who was doing what were set up so we had no duplication of chores…a rare day of no breeze allowed us to sort everything and actually have items stay where we put them. My niece set to work building the filing system, labels and making the new “home” for all the papers that would be kept. My sister and I went through each document, some almost ten years old, continually asking the question, “How did this happen?” (We all know the answer to that!)
Several meals later and being forced inside due to mosquitoes, we reached a point we could call “Done!” Now it was time for our “just rewards,” but it was 10 PM and they still had over an hour to drive home. But you know what? Just knowing that the boxes that had arrived were now only full of shredding and recycling and all the important papers had a compact “resting place” WAS the reward! We all felt so accomplished, even though mentally and physically drained, that the euphoria of success was all the pat-on-the-back we needed! A project casually discussed over years and years had finally been tackled and was finally done! What a high! Our style of working may have been a bit unorthodox, but that’s also what made it so fun. Keep the craziness of possibility in mind for your next project and remember that the reward doesn’t have to be tangible at all!
