Quick Fix: Seven Steps to Happiness
How to Find Your Happiness
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In all reality, we are all on a journey call life and the compass we use while we are embarking upon this journey will determine the quality of the trip. We may reach our destination with lots of turbulent and challenges along the way, but how we deal with the unexpected, unforeseen, and the unknown will affect how we get there. Nothing can change our destination, which is called death, but choices will affect the journey. One may choose to embrace the challenges of life and find happiness along the way, while another may choose to remain negative, cynical and ungrateful. However, each person is responsible for their own individual journey. One must remember happiness is not the destination, but the action that propels us on the journey or the compass used along the way to get us to our destination.
Letting go of past hurts, failures and mistakes can be an arduous task. People often find themselves paralyzed and in a cocoon of past issues and do not have the ability to move beyond their current conditions. What makes it so difficult is the unwillingness to make a decision and act upon it. The challenge is not making the decision, but rather the follow through. It is often said change is hard, however, it is not the change that is hard, but the willingness and the courage to break bad habits and step out of the areas of familiarity.
Current conditions can be a state of bondage, especially if the person is haunted by past issues, unhappy events, and consumed with what if and why me. Empowered people know they have the power to change themselves and the conditions under which they live. They do not just let things go by, but seeks ways to have a richer, fuller, and better quality of life. People with the willingness to change their life know that life is not a happenstance, but a planned phenomenon, a course of existence or a sum of experiences and actions.
Change takes place because of the individual’s wants and determination. It won’t happen by osmosis and it can’t happen because someone else wants it to happen. Wanting change is not good enough. The person must want the change for himself, know why change is necessary and is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve the goal. It is easy for a person to say, “I want to be happy,” but just how committed the person is to achieving that goal depends on the readiness.
Knowing what we want and working toward it put the ownership on us and alleviates other people, circumstances and situations from dictating what will happen. He who is empowered has the power to change.
Remember, God did not redeem the broken and lost back to him to live in poverty, to hide behind a shield of distrust and doubt, or to cloak one’s self in sadness, unhappiness or self-pity. Yes, he wants Christians to be humble, but not lacking, meek but not insecure, successful but not haughty.
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With happiness fleeing from those who once had it and becoming an elusive dream for many, it is important to provide an answer to the question, “How do I find happiness?” Even though happiness is as abstract as the air we breathe, both provide evidence that they exist. The proof of the lack of air is death and the proof of the lack of happiness is unhappiness, misery and discontentment, lack of joy and gratefulness, and being disgruntled and dissatisfied.
Happiness is obtainable when we are willing to do whatever it takes to get it. In finding happiness, we must remember that walking through this life is not all about us. It’s about who we are through the creator, finding our purpose and destiny so we can live happy, fulfilled lives, and live life in according to the plan that was designed for us, individually. It is important to find happiness not only so you can live a better life, but also because the mental status of parents and role models affect the mental stability of the children. Unhappy situations happen every day, and anyone can recall a situation of unpleasantness—death, divorce, loss of a job, demotion, etc. Even so, the question is not whether we have been unhappy, but rather whether our level of happiness over time is strong enough to bring us back to the momentum on the continuum of happiness. If you are uncertain about your happiness, A Quick Fix: Seven Steps to Happiness offers a guide to help you find your happiness!
About the Author
Bonita Glover spent more than twenty years working in the field of education teaching and mentoring children and adults in schools and university.
Dr. Glover did her Doctor of Theology studies at Next Dimension Bible College, Ontario, California and completed her thesis work on the topic "Finding Your Happiness: A Religious and Subjective Examination.” Her research included questions such as who are the happier people in the world and what factors affect happiness? An examination of happiness, both emotionally and spiritually, is addressed throughout the pages of this book.
Dr. Glover is strong in her faith and very active in her church. She maintains a close relationship with God, watching miraculous situations and experiencing unbelievable changes in her own life and in the lives of family members, friends and others. John 10:10 has been a guiding scripture for her life; the thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy, but Jesus came so that we may have life, and have it more ABUNDANTLY.
Dr. Glover embraces every day as an opportunity to share the love of God. Challenges are opportunities to get closer and deepen her relationship with her Heavenly Father. Because of her Faith, she sees life’s challenges as tests for God’s people to build character and strength, preparation for the next test that propels us to the next level.
Dr. Glover’s contentment in life is shown through her smile, laughter and kind words to all who encounter her. She is happy, in spite of sickness, heartache or pain, financial loss, death of loved ones, or other unpleasant circumstances. She quotes, “the joy of the Lord is my strength” and she is always joyful.
Currently, she lives happily in Oceanside, California with her miniature Daschunds and a miniature Italian Greyhound. What she loves most about this area is the daily reminder of the majestic, awesomeness of God in her life and the life of others. She is constantly amazed by God’s beautiful handiwork as she looks toward the mountains and stand in awe of the ocean and the gorgeous sunsets.