What is your tip for being happy in life?

I’d love to post an answer to this, and I certainly have many. I am not particularly “successful” though! So, I guess any tip I give would not match the q’s criterion.

One good suggestion would be to just keep asking yourself this question that you’re asking everyone else. Keep thinking, what can I be doing better. Solutions will come to mind, when they do, remember what they were like, so you can apply the same logic later on to new problems.

My answer is pretty simple. Always have something to “look forward to”, something that brings you some fun in your life. When you have something to look forward to, life is always a bit easier and happier.

A relation with God [do not judge me !!]

Hip hop every day ^^

Try to get what you want, and if you can’t, try to want what you get.

Give more than you receive.

Smile at people. Cliched but it does work, seriously.
True story I was once driving somewhere to run a few errands, very pissed off about something. I stopped at a traffic light and a cab stopped next to me. In the back seat was a little girl about 5 years old. Randomly smiled at my this sweet, shy little smile and without knowing it made me giggle and smile back. No jokes, I was feeling much better and was treating other people with more courtesy than I would otherwise have.

Be grateful for the small things.

@woodcutter Not all small things! Lol…you know what I mean.

Don’t put a thought towards what you deserve, just focus on taking your chances and kicking ass. Think of life like a soda machine, you put your money in and sometimes you get a sugary drink and sometimes it eats your quarters but at the end of the day the fact remains that it’s no deposit, no return.

Always look on the bright side of life. Yes Monty Python sang it but there is truth in it. When shit happens, you can look at all the negatives or you can focus on the positives. Sure my car is written off but my son is 100% healthy and didn’t hurt anyone else (true story!). Sure you may not be totally happy with your job, but you have a job and it is paying you enough to live on. I really find this helps me to keep a positive attitude in life.

That made me smile @Bellatrix and now I will have that song stuck in my head all day.

@woodcutter Small things include speedos of course.

@MRSHINYSHOES What you got that’s small? Be honest!

lol @Woodcutter… mean.

Positive outlook, charm, charisma & what you might call an almost flawless profile ;¬}

My tip would be to occasionally enjoy the effects of the beautiful Tetrahydrocannabinol. =)

One word: Chill-Out (I know that’s cheating because its hyphenated :P)

I can laugh at myself, and I’m just smart enough to where I can certainly laugh at others too! So I suppose it’s laughter.

I think different things bring happiness to different people. But after seeing so many people in unhappy marriages, I can certainly say the following for happiness.
Don’t marry an asshole. If being married is something that will make you happy, than be sure to find someone who not only loves you but RESPECTS you as well. Respect is the other half of love.
I’ve seen people marry someone they know doesn’t respect them but swear that this person loves them. It never lasts and a person can be miserable years after the divorce because now they have kids that still tether them together.
I’ve managed to find the right guy and that is my personal secret to happiness.
Someone to share my life with.

@Pandora I’ve seen people claim that they give respect as well when it is anything but in reality too so, sometimes…“nice guys” are hidden a-holes in disguise.

Whistle with a kick in your step :)

@GabrielsLamb Nice guys exist. They usually don’t go around anouncing they are nice guys. Other people can usually tell they just are. People just put on blinders when they are desperate to have someone love them. And I’ve seen plenty of people reject the nice guy or girl because they weren’t aggressive enough.
And of course some nice people learn not to be so nice after years of getting stepped on.

@woodcutter I’m only 5 feet tall, so do I qualify?

@Pandora I’m certainly not desperate for love so much as I am desperate to be told the truth about it. That might be much nicer.

These two components are valuable to happiness, in my experience:

Know yourself. Be self aware, including an awareness of your flaws, and a constant search for self-betterment. Happiness doesn’t come from deluding yourself into thinking you’re perfect; it comes from accepting that you’re imperfect but always trying to be better. Not to a self-destructive extent, of course. Or, if you can accept and be happy with who you already are, flaw and all, that’s great too. Do things that you can feel proud of.

Love yourself. I don’t mean be an arrogant prick, but try and treat yourself well. Pay attention to your physical and mental needs and don’t jip yourself of them. Identify what hobbies or environments make you happy and set aside time to indulge…don’t work yourself to death.

Embrace absurdity, don’t be a spineless wanker, and keep your shit in perspective.

@woodcutter I can answer that! My two little kids of course! Lol.

(Btw, Speedos are always skimpy, so they don’t do a good job at hiding big things, I have learned from personal experience. Sigh….)

I just remind myself that no matter how bad something may seem, it never, ever turns out as bad as I imagine. I spent too many years (decades) worrying about stuff that never happened. Now I figure that reality is always much more mundane than my imagination expects it to be.

The time you spend on anything, you’ll never get it back. Also, if you can put distance between a bad/sad event by having more time spent of good/great things, swing the balance, load it up in your favor and full speed ahead!