Becoming happier by focusing on happiness!

[Jeremy Snowsill]

While this list is somewhat repetitive, reading through the statements occasionally will help you tune into and remember the kinds of thoughts that will make you happier. Don't be overly concerned if some of the statements do not ring true; the more you repeat them the truer they will feel.

Creating your own personal list is also very helpful.


1. Thinking about happiness makes me very happy.

2 Not comparing myself with others keeps me very happy.

3. Realizing that I have everything I need keeps me very happy.

4. Getting better at feeling happiness makes me very happy.

5. Meditating on happiness makes me very happy.

6. Loving and caring for others makes me very happy.

7. Being happy about other people's happiness makes me very happy.

8. Stopping my unpleasant thoughts makes me very happy.

9. Being good makes me very happy.

10. Thinking about my friends makes me very happy.

11. Imagining the world getting better and better makes me very happy.

12. Admiring everyone and everything around me makes me very happy.

13. Liking myself makes me very happy.

14. The better I remember that happiness is the POINT of my life, the more I'll work on it.

15. Being courageous enough to be happy keeps me very happy.

16. Helping others become happier makes me very happy.

17. Not feeling angry, sad, or afraid about anything keeps me very happy.

18. Remembering that happiness is a skill motivates me to work on being very happy.

19. Staying relaxed keeps me very happy.

20. Spending time with others makes me very happy.

21. Making lots of plans keeps me very happy.

22. Seeing happiness as an art to be refined makes me very happy.

23. Pretending to be happy makes me very happy.

24. Constantly striving to make new friends makes me very happy.

25. Not overworking myself keeps me happy.

26. Everything happens for the best.

27. Appreciating everything I have keeps me very happy.

28. Being considerate of the feelings of others keeps me very happy.

29. My happiness is entirely dependent on my thoughts.

30. Forgiving others makes me very happy.

31. Using spare time to work on getting happy makes me very happy.

32. Not becoming disturbed by others’ sadness, anger, and fear makes me very happy.

33. Loving my work keeps me very happy.

34. Thinking of ways to become happier makes me very happy.

35. Working to correct my mistakes makes me very happy.

36. Noticing the wonderful things in life makes me very happy.

37. Seeing the best in others keeps me very happy.

38. Getting enough sleep and exercise, and eating well, keeps me very happy.

39. The more happy thoughts I will myself to have, the happier I'll be.

40. Spending a lot of time with family and friends makes me very happy.

41. Thinking about God or goodness makes me very happy.

42. Minimizing misfortunes keeps me very happy.

43. Seeing the bright side of everything keeps me very happy.

44. Seeking out people to be with makes me very happy.

45. Reading these self-statements daily makes me very happy.

46. Bearing pain well makes me very happy.

47. Not wanting what I can’t reasonably have keeps me very happy.

48. Helping others with their problems makes me very happy.

49. Pleasantly evaluating everything I see, hear, feel and think makes me very happy.

50. Understanding that sadness, anger, and fear are unnecessary keeps me very happy.

51. Not needing others to like me keeps me very happy.

52. Expecting my life to keep getting better and better keeps me very happy.

53. My sense of humor makes me very happy.

54. Quickly forgetting past unpleasantness keeps me very happy.

55. Understanding what makes me happy keeps me very happy.

56. Sharing my happiness with others makes me very happy.

57. Not being afraid to die keeps me very happy.

58. Visiting with friends and family as often as possible makes me very happy.

59. Talking about happiness with others makes me very happy.

60. Never feeling sorry for myself keeps me very happy.

61. Seeing other people as a great source of happiness makes me very happy.

62. Feeling like a lucky person makes me very happy.

63. Not expecting us all to be perfect keeps me very happy.

64. Making the conscious effort to be very happy makes me very happy.

65. Praying that everything keeps getting better makes me very happy.

66. Pleasantly telling my problems to others keeps me very happy.

67. Remembering past pleasures keeps me very happy.

68. Not fearing other people keeps me very happy.

69. Laughing makes me very happy.

70. Considering myself a good person makes me very happy.

71. Being kind to others keeps me very happy.

72 I never find it necessary to worry.

73. Being polite keeps me very happy.

74. Helping the less fortunate makes me very happy.

75. Feeling love makes me very happy.

76. Not judging others keeps me very happy.

77. Hobbies and other personal interests keep me very happy.

78. Going to spiritual services makes me very happy.

79. Finding things that I have in common with others makes me very happy.

80 Not being disappointed when life takes things from me keeps me very happy.

81. Working on, or distracting myself from, my problems makes me very happy.

82. Smiling as often as possible keeps me very happy..

83. Doing a lot of what I love to do keeps me very happy.

84. Imagining the future as very pleasant makes me very happy..

85. Meditation makes me very happy.

86. Feeling grateful for the good things in my life keeps me very happy.

87. Doing everything as well as I can makes me very happy.

88. Working on, short, and long, term goals keeps me very happy.

89. Practicing wisdom makes me very happy.

90. Staying in touch with my feelings keeps me very happy.

91. Always seeking more happiness makes me very happy.

92. Having many friends keeps me very happy.

93. It is never useful for me to worry.

94. Being in touch with the wonder of existence makes me very happy.

95. Enjoying the time I spend alone keeps me very happy.

96 Not considering myself better or worse than others keeps me very happy.

97. Understanding that my feelings are dependent on my thoughts keeps me very happy.

98. Having people over to my home as often as possible makes me very happy.

99. Not expecting the world to be perfect keeps me very happy.

100. VALUING MY HAPPINESS KEEPS ME VERY HAPPY!

[Hannah Georgia BloemgartenHughes]

WOW a 100 thing to remind me of happiness (apart from the gorgeous inner and outer space and non space)
Laughs think I might take a few of these numbers and paint them to place on my ceiling for when I arise each morning. hehe painting my own stars ;)

[Bernadine Bloemgarten]

Wow.Big list.It is definitely more plesant to experience feelings of joy,happiness and contentment.I appreciate the knowlege we have available now through books and video that offer practical methods of dealing with our not so pleasant emotions.Thank you Jeremy for posting some of these on this site.Maintaining emotional balance is possibly a challenge for many in these changeing times.If we are to wake up and align ourselves with this new light consciousness perhaps the darkness must be bought to our awareness and released.This may be experienced as fear,insecurity......instead of taking antidepressants or tranquilisers(most prescribed meds in the western world)which will only suppress and not heal the emotional pain,it is best if we wish to wake up to feel and deal with our stuff.Easier said than done sometimes.Ekhart Tolle provides good tools in his book the new Earth.Let us all Embrace the courage of the Spiritual Warrior within.Love and Light to you all.Bernadine

[Aaron Mcloughlin]

Candice Pert in her book Everything You Need to Know to Feel Go(o)d, suggests that every morning the are at least a billion brain cells waiting for your first thought. The first thought defines the state of the day and our body will simply follow along wagging its ever faithful tail.



Hannah Georgia BloemgartenHughes said:

WOW a 100 thing to remind me of happiness (apart from the gorgeous inner and outer space and non space)
Laughs think I might take a few of these numbers and paint them to place on my ceiling for when I arise each morning. hehe painting my own stars ;)

[Aaron Mcloughlin]

I agree that maintaining an emotional balance is a real skill.
There is an analogy that in many forms of self awareness building we are walking into a dark room with a shovel attempting to shovel the darkness out. Take in a light and it simply dissolves, no yelling, no screaming, no looking at the navel or reliving the life of the darkness that once was.
Although I know it is a part of our social-religious belief system to have to relive the past in order to move on, I challenge that continually. Switch on a light and it just dissolves.

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