Create and Count Your Blessings to Make Yourself Happy
Happy source is within one’s reach. Use a checklist to help you enjoy a favorite per day. Create and count your blessings to make yourself happy.
(A beautiful blue sky, image from Google search)
We all want to be happy, but this is something very personal. Some people believe that happy is a process, whereas, some people see it as an outcome. No matter which idea you buy, there must be some inputs, causes or stimulation. If we can control the source, we will have a higher opportunity of being happy most of the time.
Let yourself be the happy source.
It is simple to say in words, but difficult to put into action. Where shall we start? I would suggest a successive contribution of efforts so that you can count your blessings later on.
Where to start being happy?
If you have no idea where to start making yourself happy, please seek help from the “what” questions. Be frank to yourself. What things can make you happy? What do you like? What is easy for you to do?
If you still have no or not many ideas on what to do, please do not feel disappointed. Participate in the activity below. It may help you have a journey of self-discovery and find the happy source.
A favorite a day makes your day.
What you see below is a checklist of your favorites for every month. Write down your sincere answer at the end of each line. Do not rush. Focus on one question and answer each day. Look around, explore, think, feel and enjoy. When you complete a full round for a month, you should have 30 or 31 favorites.
What are your favorites?
1. Song
2. Movie
3. Book
4. Game
5. Color
6. Exercise
7. Home decoration / renovation
8. Food
9. Drink
10. Clothing
11. Flower
12. Animal
13. Restaurant
14. Shopping mall
15. Volunteer work
16. TV shows
17. A piece of news
18. Joke
19. Dance
20. Quote from celebrity
21. Smell
22. Taste
23. Hairstyle
24. Toy
25. Topic for discussion
26. Recipe
27. Hobby
28. One day tour
29. Gathering place
30. Sports to watch
31. Exhibition
Be active in participation.
Do not just give the answers in words. Enjoy the related activities. For example, if your answer for color is blue, look for the blue sky or anything in blue that is impressive and enjoy the beauty.
What to do after completing the first round?
Reuse the checklist and continue to create your blessings. Go on exploring and surprise yourself. If the answer for a particular favorite is the same for every month and you feel bored, edit the checklist to exchange with new happy source.
Do not throw away the answered checklists. When you feel depressed, refer to all your checklists and count the blessings. They are the strong proofs that you have the ability to love something and can always take actions to make yourself better off.
Waste no more time on self-doubt. Create and count your blessings to make yourself happy from now on. Good luck to everyone and enjoy.
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Other self-improvement related articles you may be interested in reading:
How to Make Dream Comes True
A Journey to The Perplexed Mind
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Eunice Tan | Apr 14, 2011 | Reply
I had better start counting my blessings now. I believe it will help
vijayanths | Apr 14, 2011 | Reply
Good post.
Sourav | Apr 14, 2011 | Reply
Very positive post.
CHIPMUNK | Apr 14, 2011 | Reply
great points
Anuradha Ramkumar | Apr 14, 2011 | Reply
Let me start my blessings count right away.
gaby7 | Apr 14, 2011 | Reply
This is very helpful! We all need to be happy but sometimes happiness is just a dream however hard you try!
Starpisces | Apr 14, 2011 | Reply
very inspiring post, Linda, we should count our blessings, not our troubles. We must stay happy no matter what, though sometimes we just can’t, need others to cooperate with our plan, lol. Joining Trionds and making friends like you is one of my greatest joy in life.
mtrguanlao | Apr 14, 2011 | Reply
Counting our blessings is the best way to make ourselves happy. Great points!
Stable | Apr 14, 2011 | Reply
Great post, made me think about all the good things I have in my life.
Ruby Hawk | Apr 14, 2011 | Reply
Sounds like a good plan. When we think about it we should find much to make us happy.
Tulan | Apr 14, 2011 | Reply
I count my blessings every day.
Peace Poet | Apr 14, 2011 | Reply
this is a very attractive and wisely written article. Counting blessings makes us happy. Thanks for sharing this very useful post.
SharifaMcFarlane | Apr 15, 2011 | Reply
This is a good idea.
Rhodora Bande | Apr 16, 2011 | Reply
Great idea. When we count our blessings, we ignore our failures and the painful experiences. We learn to ignore them because we dwell on the positive.
Freethinking | Apr 17, 2011 | Reply
I try to start each day with a smile, a prayer and a good laugh. Once I have done those things, the rest just falls into place.
CA Johnson | Apr 17, 2011 | Reply
This is a wonderful idea. I will have to try this because I have been down a lot lately so I could use this checklist.
galore | Apr 17, 2011 | Reply
That’s a great idea, thanks
Sharif Ishnin | Apr 24, 2011 | Reply
Great tips on the pursuit of happiness Linda.
Peace Poet | May 1, 2011 | Reply
Your article is so attractive that I am reading it twice. This is one of the best articles about the technique to be happy.
neopisiva | Jul 27, 2011 | Reply
Interesting view on happiness…however,I think we shouldn’t pose ourselves questions of if we are happy or not…it might even put our mood more lower than it was…:)
GoldenAsh | Aug 5, 2011 | Reply
Nice article.
dodolbete | Mar 5, 2012 | Reply
Indeed I agree. And you’re putting a very good format so that I can easily follow it. Thank you very much ^_^