Happiness Is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful Life

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Choose happiness every day. If you do, over time, your world will slowly open up and you will experience joy in the smallest of things. You don’t need to search for happiness because it’s already inside of you, waiting to get out. Gratitude is one of the most important rituals that I practice in my daily life. I believe that it is through the process of gratitude that we experience the purest form of joy. In doing so, we are able to cultivate a mindset that focuses on the positive. The famous adage, “Don’t worry, be happy” is all well and good, but the majority of people don’t know how to achieve this emotional state. By going through the pain, it enables us to be aware of how to sustain our happiness in those difficult times. The aim is not to stay in the pain, in the upset for too long.

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I would like to share with you why happiness is an inside job. Nobody wants to suffer. We all desire to be happy and are constantly striving to pursue it, but in the process of cultivating this emotional state, sometimes we forget to strengthen our inner selves. As Boorstein has discovered in more than three decades of practice as a professional psychotherapist, the secret to happiness lies in actively cultivating our capacity to connect with with ourselves; with friends, family, colleagues; with those we may not know well; and even with those we may not like. She draws from the heart of Buddhist teachings to show how Wise Effort, Wise Mindfulness, and Wise Concentration can lead us away from anger, anxiety, and confusion, and into calmness, clarity, and the joy of living in the present. These qualities strengthen our ability to meet encounters of every kind with balance and intelligence, providing us with a grounded sense of true contentment.Shawn Achor, the best-selling author of, The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work says that, “If you can raise somebody's level of positivity in the present, then their brain experiences what we call a happiness advantage.” The path to deep happiness presents itself the moment you begin to trust your internal wisdom and guidance.

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Choose to do more activities that’ll bring you joy for as long they are not detrimental to your body and soul. Happiness is acceptance This book will convince you that your own happiness really is much more available to you than you may have thought.”If it’s the latter, you are a part of the majority. Society has conditioned us to associate happiness with materialistic achievements. The line of thinking goes — “If I get that high-paying job, I’ll be happy” or “If I buy that house, I’ll finally have it all.”

Happiness Is an Inside Job by Sylvia Boorstein, Ph.D

Sam opened one eye and peeked out from under his duvet. It was pitch dark, not a hint of dawn to be seen anywhere. ‘Pea-brains!’ he thought, and exploded into a fit of rage! True happiness is an unwavering connection to your own truth. It’s is a connection to the soul, to the deepest part of ourselves that screams out for us to listen. A wonderful book, heartwarming and wise, that conveys the essence of what the Buddha taught in the voice of a gifted storyteller, teacher, friend, and compassionate human being.”Meaning: Relying on rewards for your happiness is futile. But having a goal in mind, something to aim at, brings motivation and inspiration. This is what happened to me I stepped into my YES and finished my book. This process allowed to be centered and grounded and follow my heart. Meanwhile, I have friends of color who have gone to Kripalu and felt excluded, ignored, and sometimes even offended by interactions there. How can you access that good feeling in a place where you don’t feel safe, let alone seen? Denis Waitley said it best, “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is a spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.” Don’t wait for the perfect moment to experience fulfillment and joy. YOU have the power to look for the good in life, despite what's going on around you.