101 ways to Happiness by D. Hawkins
1. Source is within, not without.
28. e pleased with progress. !0. Bvoid selfC9udg&ent. ?ecogni@e the internali@ed parent, Areud's superCego, superCego, the inner 9udge. Have your inner child a live and well, and so&eti&es you have to sit on your inner child.
2. Want what you have, instead of have what you want, including your own eistence.
!1. *$ood- vs. *ad- are circu&stantial.
!. Happiness is an inner decision."""
!2. *Win- is provisional.
#. $ive up the %poor &e'.
!!. Differentiate si&plicity vs. co&pleity.
(. )hoose instead of crave, want, desire, or get. *Dear $od + see& to be the victi& of this insatiable craving. lease help &e.- e willing to surrender to $od.
!#. Have realistic epectations of life, others, events. +n politics, don't 9udge the world by your values, don't don't epect a lot !(. Ealue is in the eye of the beholder.
/. Surrender all cravings to $od. ove of $od beco&es all you want. ray.
!/. $ive up your skepticis&.
. oie de vivre is independent of events. +t is an attitude and a superior *style- of life. +n hu&an life, there is no winning or losing. )elebrate your own eistence. oy of life, helping others.
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3. +s it the child, adult, or parent 4in you5 that wants6 Happiness 7 bubbling over and active child, integrated adult, and totally loving and accepting parent.
!8. See essence rather than perception. #0. e 9ocular instead of &orose.
8. Differentiate actual fro& sy&bolic win or gain.
#1. Show good will regarding all of life.
10. Differentiate narcissistic 4*rich and fa&ous-5 fro& &ature goals.
#2. Differentiate easyCgoing vs. rigid.
11. e pleased with the direction and align&ent instead of 9ust co&pletion. e pleased with where you are, rather than *+'ll be happy when + reach the goal.-
#!. ?educe your epectations.
!3. Bccept kar&ic propensity. propensity. +t"s not causality but likelihoods.
##. e generous instead of stingy. stingy. $enerosity is an attitude, not &oney. $ood will is noticed by all of life.
12. ractical reality vs. fantasy and gla&or of *success-. #(. Fodify your inner voice. 1!. )hoose decision instead of 9ust hope. Write down your goals for this life. :ne goal; *e happy no &atter what happens. e pleased with the direction of life. e uplifting to others or enlighten&ent. Where you are is the result of your own decision, so you can%t bla&e anyone.
#/. e gracious to self and others. #. Surrender the need to control. #3. et go of desire for applause.
1#. e fleible vs. rigid. >he reed bends with the current. #8. e glad instead of &ad. 1(. )ancel %...and then +'ll be happy.' (0. )hoose acceptance instead of resistance. 1/. et go of clutching and grasping. (1. e generous instead of stingy. 1. )larify goals and ideals. (2. e candid with self and others. e h onest. 13. ?eali@e that all value is arbitrary. arbitrary. (!. Silence the &ind. 18. Happiness is a nap on a train or plane. eing happy is fulfilling your hu&an potential. 20. ive one day at a ti&e.
(#. $ive up thinkingness. thinkingness. >hinkingness is an energy field which can be transcended. Stop calling it %&y' &ind. &ind.
21. Happiness is a cat's purr or a dog's wagging tail. 22. Differentiate faith vs. skepticis& 4narcissis&5. 4narcissis&5.
((. e forgiving instead of vindictive. Aorgive. ou don't have to get even because kar&a is inevitable.
2!. Show gratitude for what you have and are.
(/. Work on inner traits instead of eternal ones.
2#. Differentiate nonattach&ent vs. craving. ick soðing you think you need for happiness and get detached fro& it.
(. +t only takes a bone to &ake a dog happy. +t's the s&all things of life Bll it takes is a sip of soda, of espresso.
2(. +s the glass half full or half e&pty6
(3. Sing, Don't worry, be happy in &ind.
2/. Differentiate spiritual vs. &aterial goals. Searching for truth in all of its epressions is one of the &ost advanced states of consciousness. consciousness.
(8. )hoose spiritual values and goals. ou feel inner gladness about the goodness of life. What's the purpose of the world6 +t's here for :I. >his is not egocentric. :ut of Divine intention, that which is here, is here for you. >he essence of all that arises is Divinity epressing itself as a stage, as a wonderful wife, as these flowers, as the Gleene, as the diet soda, espresso.
2. Surrender to $od's will. Spiritual wisdo& evolves. Aor so&e people, shooting the ene&y is $od's will. Aor others, $od's will is not shooting. 23. Bllow the capacity to let go. >his capacity is infinite. +t's not that you can't let go, but that you won't.
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/0. )hoose spiritual friends and groups. ou serve all of &ankind by beco&ing as spiritually spiritually evolved as as you can be.
8. Differentiate epansion vs. di&inution of proble&s. 30. )larify MMMMMMMMMM withMMMMMMrole.
/1. $o fro& co&plete to co&plete. 31. Do you play role of &artyr6 /2. +dentify with Self rather than self. Without the presence of $od within you, you wouldn't eist. Self is &y realityJ self is only &y te&porary epression in this do&ain.
32. Do you play role of hero6 3!. Do you play role of victi&6
/!. Bccept li&itations of hu&anness, which has the kar&a of protoplas&. 3#. Do you play role of &orally superior6 /#. Happiness is a decision and direction. 3(. et go of being the in9ustice collector 4&artyr5. /(. e reflective instead of i&pulsive. 3/. et go of being provocative. //. >houghtful rather than critical. 3. Stop pushing your luck. /. e content instead of co&plaining 4on i.e. weather, taes5 . 33. Bvoid catastrophe. /3. ?eali@e life is a learning curve. 38. Don't buy a ho&e in the flood plain or on the edge of a &ud cliff. /8. """ray . raying is not 9ust a grade school eercise but the epression of what you've beco&e, which is gracious.
80. Do not win the lottery.
0. )onte&plate.
81. Don't ski in an avalanche area.
1. Bffir& "$od is &y Source".
82. $ive up selfCi&portance.
2. Sing an inner song. earn to hu& to yourself without &aking any noise
8!. :bey the law N be polite to police. 8#. Stop de&onstrating. de&onstrating.
!. When feeling down, say to yourself, *ours is the saddest story +'ve ever heard-
8(. $ive up saving the world.
#. +nsist on being &iserable and gloo&y. gloo&y. *:h wellK.- Leyore.
8/. Find your own business.
(. Fake faces at yourself in the &irror. >his is a wonderful spiritual techni=ue. >he way to $od is through giggles.
8. $ive up being i&portant.
83. +&prove yourself instead of others. /. e grateful for the gift of life. e all you can be to e veryone all of the ti&e. ?eflect back to life its beauty. 88. ay your inco&e taes. . ive one day at a ti&e.
100.S&ile and the world s&iles with you.
3. e your own best friend.
101.Dedicate all actions to $od
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01P+nternal vs. eternal. 02Personal, spiritual vs. worldly. worldly. 0#PSuccess as winning. 0(PSuccess as goal achieve&ent. 0/PSuccess as pro&inence, &edia attraction, celebrity status. 0PSuccess as happiness. 03P+&agine desired outco&e. 08Puild good kar&a balance. 10PHarness desire and a&bition. 11PWorkable plan. 12PSelfCconfidence. 1!PDedication. 1#PSatisfaction 1#PSatisfaction w ith progress. 1(P:verride obstacles. 1/PSupportive 1/PSupportive relationships. 1PAleible vs. rigid. 13PLnthusias& 4Donald >ru&p5. 18PSelfCrewarding. 20PDedication to the Highest $ood. 21Pray for awareness of $od"s Will. 22P?etain &odestyCavoid hubris. 2!P>hankful rather than prideful. 2#P+ncre&ental goals. 2(P?esult of basic attitudes. 2/PDeter&ination. 2PWill power, grit.
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/3P$ive yourself a dollar for each great idea. /8PQ>o /8PQ>o thine own self be true.Q 0Put together an inspirational collage. 1Pe Qon the roadQ of enterprise. 2Pou don"t have to be a genius to build a better &ousetrap. !P)larity of goals. #PQDoQ instead of crave. (Put heart instead of ego into the pro9ect. /PWhich aspects are ego and which are soul6 P+s success a feeling or a reality6 3PSelfCrewarding 3PSelfCrewarding vs. public adulation. 8PSuccess as ade=uate to lifestyle. 3/P$ive up ecuse of QtryingQC9ust do it. 3PWrite down all the negatives and bury the& in the back yard. 33P+dentify helpful contacts. 38PDo Qrain $y&Q eercises on the road to be traveled. 80PLnergi@e each step. 81PBvoid 81PBvoid ethically dubious sche&es. 82PHave supportive relationships; friends, fa&ily, fa&ily, cohorts. 8!PQAake it til you &ake itQC rehearsal. 8#PSelect role &odel. 8(PDecide to be happy no &atter what the r esult. 8/P$reat success is often fortuitousCQepect the
