HEALTH AND MIND CLUB
FINDING HAPPINESS
January Newsletter | 2021
"FOR LAST YEARS WORDS BELONG TO LAST YEAR'S
LANGUAGE. AND NEXT YEAR'S WORDS AWAIT
ANOTHER VOICE"
Happiness does not have a price!
In the 21st century, with the world moving at such a rapid pace, we are
often in a hurry and almost always caught up in some work or the other. In
such an age, human beings are becoming more and more like machines,
working endlessly to achieve various things in life.
While being ambitious is a good thing, we must not let ourselves succumb
to such a fast-paced lifestyle. We must take some time to relax and focus
on ourselves. Everyone has their own ways to be happy and their own
unique ways to experience relaxation. A healthy and happy life can be
achieved in simple ways, like talking to our near and dear ones.
Another way of leading a happy life is by
spreading love everywhere. Small acts of
kindness can go a long way. Giving food to
the needy, volunteering at old age homes
etc. are some very rewarding experiences
which can make us feel happy because
they provide us with a sense of purpose
and satisfaction.
Even small moments can fill us with lots of
happiness. They don’t have to very big or
elaborate, money cannot buy us happiness
in our lives.
Having good mental and physical health is also essential as it enables us
to live life to its fullest. Another way of attaining a happy life is to have a
positive attitude in life.
"Life is 10% what happens to you and
90% how you react to it"
Importance of a Positive
Attitude
Imagine your mind is a garden, your thoughts the seeds. Will you choose to
grow flowers or choose to grow weeds?
Your attitude is the first thing people notice about you after your physical
appearance. It takes just one-tenth of a second for someone to form their
first impression of you. To put that into perspective, it takes someone one-
third of a second to blink. That's how little time you have to make your first
impression on someone.... less than a blink of an eye!
The way you go through life is only determined by one thing.... your attitude.
In life, some bad things will happen, and some good things will happen.
They will happen to everyone; it's the way life is. Some people will have to
battle far bigger problems than others, but the difference comes between
the people who let it break them down and the people who learn from it;
their attitude makes all the difference.
You have little control over how someone pre-judges
you in that short period of time but what you do have
a lot of control over is how they judge you in the time
after that first blink. Your attitude defines the way you
hold yourself, the way you listen to someone when
they are speaking, the way you speak about others, the
respect you show to others, your manner, your
disposition, your feelings, and the way you want people to react to you.
What is a Positive Attitude and
how does it help?
Most of us think that a positive attitude is just showing a positive appearance
to everyone. But it is actually something that goes deeper and has an effect
beyond surface cheer.
A positive attitude doesn't mean ignoring life's troubles. It just means being an
optimist and looking for the good in things, rather than being a pessimist and
concentrating on the bad in things.
A positive attitude is a guide for leading a positive life. In very simple words, a
positive attitude is a mindset that helps you see and recognize opportunities. It
is a mindset that uses the words, “I can”, and “it is possible”. A positive attitude
will become your torch and lead you out of the negative tunnel during your
darkest times.
The benefits of a positive mindset are:
Optimism: It brings optimism into your
life and opens you up to new
perspectives and opportunities and
makes it easier to avoid stress and
negative thinking. “The difference
between an obstacle & opportunity is
the attitude towards it.”
Self-Esteem & Confidence: It is easier
to believe in ourselves and we gain
confidence in our decisions.
Better Health: Stress causes many health problems. However,
maintaining a positive attitude makes it easier to cope with stress in a
healthy way. The body releases positive chemicals and it becomes
easier for one to stay happy.
How to Build a Positive Attitude
By adopting a positive attitude and training yourself to see the positive
in as many situations as possible, you become a much happier person
overall and someone that others enjoy being around. You don't need to
go around with a silly grin on your face all day, it's not about that. It's
about changing your thoughts so that you change your outlook on life
and attract other positive people into your life.
It’s not always as simple as just waking up in the morning and deciding
to be happy, and that’s perfectly alright. This holds especially true for
someone with mental illness. Mental illness is not a choice and things
like depression, mania, mood swings (etc) aren’t a choice. But, what is
under our control is to take control of our lives and do the next best
thing. That could mean seeking professional help for someone with a
mental illness, or something as simple as deciding not to check social
media first thing in the morning.
Your attitude is not something that you can change
within a few minutes; it is a slow process. But by
practicing a little every day you will begin to see
things in a more positive light, and I guarantee you
that others will notice the difference in you too.
Life and Happiness - a reasonable purpose
If there is one thing that we look forward to with great excitement and
even greater expectations, it would have to be our future. I do, and I am
certain that many of you do too. We interrogate people about what they
would be doing with their futures – I never get the reply I anticipate
though. Your questions never matter – They always circle back to talking
about what they would be doing for a living.
Why is it that the answer about one’s picture of his or her future revolves
around chasing green bills of paper called ‘money’ and not about the
simple things you live for. The happiness and satisfaction about it all. Has
the term happiness been reduced to mere numbers on a cheque book?
And wasn’t the purpose of money and all those materialistic things to
make our life easier and pleasant?
Humans are simply not moving towards development! How can that be
true if the happiness levels are progressively declining with each
generation? Isn’t that ironic? We have a lot of tools at our disposal that we
can use to make our day and that of other people around us happier and
brighter!
Smile, smile and smile EVERYWHERE. They
say smile and the world smiles with you. That
wouldn’t hurt would it?
Help anyone and everyone in whatever way you
can. Not only are you making life a little easier
for someone but you are also satisfying and
clearing a little bit of your own conscience.
Periodically, do something that dedicates your
100% to someone else’s happiness. Maybe visit
an old age home or take some underprivileged
kids for a day out? Whatever it may be, trust me,
every move from your side makes things a little
better for them.
All in all, do everything you feel is feasible and makes things around
you better than they would have been otherwise. In the end, all that
matters is the effort you put in.
Spreading happiness is what one would call a dilatory task but in its
defense it’s a rather easy one too. The great philosophers of the ages
have pondered the questions - why are we here and what does
everything mean? Well we don’t know for sure but leading a joyous life
whilst sprinkling that joy around us does look like an enticing answer.
But It does depend on the partaker, are you up for this challenge?
Credits
Happiness does not have a price!: Nandini Gupta
Importance of a Positive Attitude and how it helps:
Moksh Taneja
Benefits of a Positive Attitude: Malika Kapoor & Moksh Taneja
How to Build a Positive Attitude: Moksh Taneja
Life and Happiness - a reasonable
purpose: Tushar Tyagi
Design - Livleen
