Be Thankful
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”
One of the simplest ways to achieve happiness is to practice and cultivate an attitude of gratitude. Instead of once a year on Thanksgiving, practice it daily. Studies by Robert A. Emmons, a psychology professor at UC Davis, show that people who focus on what they are grateful for have better emotional well-being, especially a positive mood, compared with people who focus on the negative or neutral information.
Now couple your gratitude with some of that learned optimism and you’ll be a force to be reckoned with.