Ten Rules for a Happy Life

Last updated on: November 16, 2017 at 4:06 pm by Dave Willis

Ten Rules for a Happy Life 2017-11-16T16:06:55-05:00 Dave Willis

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1. Think of others more than yourself.

This one goes against our human nature, because we’re all more selfish than we’d like to admit. The worldly pursuit of happiness involves loving things and using people, but God’s plan for happiness (modeled perfectly by how Jesus lived) is in serving others. It’s not thinking less of yourself; it’s just thinking of yourself less. Pride and greed and self-centeredness lead to misery, but serving others and loving others leads to joy.

Dave Willis quote stress comes from trying to do it all on our own peace comes from putting it all in God's hands davewillis.org
2. Smile and laugh as often as you can.

Even in difficult moments, find reasons laugh. Sometimes you have to choose to smile even when your face wants to frown. Studies have shown that the simple act of smiling (even when you don’t feel like it) can actually make you start to feel happier. You have more control over your mood than you might realize. You don’t have to follow your emotions. You can actually lead them most of the time.

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