Tag: happiness

Be happy, Be yourself!

“Care about people’s approval, and you will always be their prisoner.”

Lao Tzu

It’s quite difficult to please everyone in this world. If you are trying to do that, then you are definitely inviting people to copyedit you.

Is it okay to change yourself to make others happy? Live the way they want you to? We can change certain habits that are malady for us too, but becoming a different person for others is not possible. We all may not agree on a particular matter, and it is okay as we are entitled to different opinions. It may be difficult to avoid the conformity pressure society puts on us, but hey, we are born to be unique, right? Are you going to change for each and everyone you meet in life? Ultimately, there won’t be any you left in you anymore but a hybrid of these opinions, better said, an alien. Don’t forget – No one is you and that is your superpower.

Be confident (not overconfident), respect others, be full of gratitude that makes you a better person. But if someone still wants you to change, then that’s their problem and not yours. And, maybe it’s them who need a change in their attitude and try accepting others as they are, not some tweaked version of their opinions. Life is not about pleasing everyone. If a few are not satisfied with you, then let them be.

Love and respect your individuality. Don’t spoil your originality for pleasing others. Do you need a certificate of approval to hang on your wall? No, right? Then accept yourself completely, the good and the bad. Make changes as you like and whatever helps you be a better person. Not for the sake of others who expect you to change for their benefits or self-satisfaction, but you. Take charge of your happiness and self-worth. Be happy, be yourself. And always remember the inspiring thought of Andrew Carnegie —

“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.”

15 Most Enlightening Quotes on Gratitude

Quotes are the nuggets of wisdom which are passed on to the generations to make us enlightened. These are the words full of wisdom and experience that are capable enough to push you forward when you get stuck in your life. These are the life lessons which teach us how to explore your life to get maximum output.

One of the most important life lessons we should learn is the attitude of Thanksgiving that is gratitude (comes from the Latin word gratus which means ‘pleasing, thankful’). It is ‘the great attitude ‘ that is capable enough to boost happiness which is the ultimate goal of our lives. Here are 15 most enlightening quotes on gratitude:

1.“Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.” — Confucius

2.“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” —William Arthur Ward

3. “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” —Albert Einstein

4.“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was ‘Thank you’ that would suffice.” —Meister Eckhart

5.“When you are grateful – when you can see what you have – You unlock blessings to flow in your life.”–Suze Orman

6.“We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.”–John F. Kennedy

7. “Gratitude opens the door to…the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. You open the door through gratitude.”–Deepak Chopra

8.“The struggle ends when gratitude begins.”–Neale Donald Walsch

9. “If forgiveness is medicine for the soul, then gratitude is vitamins.” —Steve Maraboli

10.“Act with kindness, but do not expect gratitude.” —Confucius

11.  “Gratitude will shift you to a higher frequency, and you will attract much better things.” —Rhonda Byrne

12. “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” ––Oprah Winfrey

13. “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” —Robert Brault

14. “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgiving, turn routine jobs into joy and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —William Arthur Ward

15. “If you want to find happiness, find gratitude.” —Steve Maraboli