15 life Secrets to Find Happiness

When I was feeling rather positive, I dwelt on a few life secrets to find happiness. I normally don’t like to call them “secrets” because they’re not and yet they are. They’re simple facts that aren’t hard to achieve, and yet people either forget or someone never told them.

That’s why I enjoy bringing up new ideas and tips for people to try out because no one has all the answers. I discover something new everyday and it’s been a very fruitful journey. But that’s one of the sources for my happiness. I’ve truly enjoyed what this website has done for everyone who visited it.

A realization I recently had was that this website stopped being just about you or me. It’s at a point where it’s becoming a we. It’s our journey to discover ways to improve ourselves and become the best person we could be.

It’s challenging to build ourselves when it seems the rest of this world doesn’t care. And unfortunately, that is sort of true. People are trying to live their own lives and discover their own journeys, not interested in what someone else is struggling in. We deal with stress and anxiety from a mingle of everyday chores which can add up to big problems.

This is why I enjoy doing what I do. It’s providing answers not only for myself, but for the rest of the world to see as well. It’s comforting to know thousands of people are reading from this website and growing as human beings.

Maybe you heard some of these life secrets to find happiness, and if you did, use these facts as a reminder to raise your conscious. If you’re new to these secrets, share them with someone close to you and act as the teacher they need.

1. Play a Game

Despite the raising controversy that claims video games have a bad effect on our mental and physical health, recent studies do show that they bring us happiness and relaxation. When we’re bored or need a moment to spend with ourselves, video games serve as a great way to release our focus, energy, and creativity.

As some people might prefer the usual release of telling jokes and playing sports with each other, others are more comfortable with video games because it relates to their personal identity and critical thinking habit.

2. Enhance your relationships

Whether it’s with God, your spouse, your friends, or even your pet, a relationship is one of life’s greatest satisfactions. Relationships provide us with love and give us a “wealthy” sensation from within our souls.

Loneliness has always been one of the major benefactors towards depression, and healthy relationships are required to prevent yourself from breaking down. As humans, we need some kind of emotional support during difficult times and someone to encourage us to continue on. Even something as simple as our dog meeting us at the front door with a wagging tail could lift our spirits.

3. Exercise for around 10 minutes

Don’t fall into the belief you need to workout for 30 minutes or an hour to gain any benefits from exercising. All it takes is around 7 – 10 minutes of causal exercises to get more oxygen flowing into your bloodstream and naturally boosting your energy, mood and reduce health risks. When your body goes through active engagements, it positively reflects on your mind and increases your happiness.

A popular method for those who would like a short workout session is known as The 7 minute workout if you’d like to check it out. For a more active session, I recommend checking a website known as 7-min.com, where it gives you a list of workouts to do under a clicking clock.

4. Meditate or pray to clean your thoughts

Meditation helps lower the stress and anxiety bubbling your mind. Even a 5 – 10 minute meditation session could make a huge impact in your day. The silent moment we give ourselves open the opportunity to reflect on our depression and any indicators to why we’re suffering.

If you’re in a tight position of dealing with a mix of happiness and depression, meditating will be the channel to calm your mind and improve your health. What I discovered was after a meditation session, I become less bothered by the little things in life. Naturally, our minds make the little issues seem like the end of the world, and meditation is meant to rewire those thoughts by lowering those problems.

5. Volunteer

When some people volunteer, they normally do so to kill time or get community service hours. But for others, it’s to help people by making a difference in their life and making the world a better place.

Volunteering gives you an “emotional high” that could last for hours, days or weeks because we receive a positive sensation of helping others. Not only do we volunteer to help other people, but to help ourselves too. We learn from those we help because it’s becomes a close bond of shares.

They give us a mindset of appreciation and the chance to think less of ourselves and what we want. Who knows, maybe one day while volunteering you’ll meet someone special who’ll always be in your life.

6. Practice Yoga for 10 minutes

The first time I tried this out, I thought I was going to break myself after the first 30 seconds. It was challenging to wake up every morning and stretch my muscles to the point of aching. But what I also discovered was that despite the beginning pain, it was really fun and exciting.

Such as meditation, a short session of yoga will help you reach an inner peace you might be searching for. It allows your mind to focus on the present and become more aware of your physical and mental health.

7. Declutter your home or office

When we have a distorted home, we tend to allow our thoughts and goals mingle up together. The chaotic settings we surround ourselves by affects our minds because we lose our ability to focus. Whether we want to or not, a high level of clutter increases our stress and causes us to forget the little things we should be doing. Not to mention it creates a more welcoming environment for you and your guests.

8. Learn how to communicate

Communication plays an essential role when building a relationship with someone. It acts as the gateway we need to share our emotions, thoughts, and beliefs. We communicate not only with our words, but by our body gestures, tones, and attitudes. So learn effective ways to communicate with people and strengthen your bond with them. Examples would be ensuring your partner feels like they’re being heard and understood.

9. Improve your sleep time

You don’t have to sleep for 8 – 10 hours every day of the week, but learn to take time to yourself and go to bed earlier if you can. If you’re going off of 4 – 5 hours of sleep a day for over a month, your body will need time to catch up in energy and restore your mental focus back to full capacity.

Such as how we need vacations to lower our stress, we occasionally need more sleep to lower our stress, improve our memory and boost our happiness. Though I have a lifestyle of being an early riser, when I feel overburdened and stressed, I go to bed either 1 – 2 hours earlier to reset my brain.

10. Learn to love yourself

Don’t be afraid to be alone because you could still have a great load of fun. Smile and laugh to yourself by thinking about a funny video or event that occurred in the past. Draw or write something in a journal that’s only meant for your eyes. The longer you spend to yourself, the more you get to learn about yourself.

11. Forget the concept of controlling your life

Don’t burden your thoughts with the idea you have the live a certain way in order to be happy. The more you try to control every aspect of your life, the more disappointed you become when it doesn’t go the way you wanted.

Sure, map out what you’re aiming for and create a plan, but don’t stress about the things outside of your control. Relax and play it out naturally by finding ways to get back on track to your goals.

12. Acknowledge your progress

When you feel like we’re moving forward and making accomplishments, it triggers positive reactions in our brains. Our emotions are enlightened by every victory we parade. So make small reachable goals that you could accomplish daily such as exercising for 7 minutes, or writing a new chapter in your book every week.

Rarely look at the big picture and only focus on the small changes you made in your life. If you want to lose 100 pounds, focus on 1 or 2 pounds at a time and you’ll eventually get there. The key is patience and recognizing what you attained already.

13. Sing to yourself more often

Singing rewires your physical and emotional behavior because it’s an intimate moment you create with yourself. Singing lowers your guard from assuming you’re not good enough to sing like a famous musician and go with what you want.

The benefits will lower your stress and singing would feel similar to a deep meditation session. The way it works is that singing reduces your anxiety because your breathing pattern changes, releasing the same level of endorphins as if you were exercising.

14. Surround yourself by happy people

Such as depression, happiness could be just as contagious. A majority of our happiness simply depends on the people we surround ourselves with daily. It’s not receiving the big things in life that brings us joy, but the small repeating patterns we often go through.

Positive influences are just as powerful as negative ones and they affect the mood we give ourselves. So find positive settings and people who put a smile on your face.

15. Learn to humble yourself

As powerful as self-esteem is, it could also be your greatest weakness if you allow it. When we allow our accomplishments and possessions be the pinnacles of our success, we automatically assume that we could never fail at anything.

We become arrogant and from there, start making blind mistakes that could eventually set us back. As much as we hate accepting our failures, it’s necessary to learn from our mistakes and not live in denial. It’ll always be difficult to better yourself if you never spot the areas you need to improve in.