2 Simple Things to Make Us Happier in Life

There are many ways to be happier in life.  Most boil down to simple things that can have a profound positive impact in our life.  One such strategy I heard the other day is to simply retell the stories of our positive moments in life as well as our stories of our ability to bounce back from difficult ones.  This act alone can help us succeed the duration of our lifetime.  

Reflecting on the positive and telling stories of our positive moments will do two things for us.   First, when we talk about the positive, we automatically feel more positive the moment we are speaking about it.  It is nearly impossible to retell a positive story and somehow feel negative about life at that same moment.  Therefore reflecting on the positive will make us almost automatically more positive.  Second, when we reflect on the positive, I believe we attract more positive things in to our life.  Often simply retelling positive stories will help us look for them and we will become more aware that they are all around us.  

Retelling stories of our ability to bounce back from difficult times will do a few things for us as well.  First, it will give us the courage and confidence we need to move forward in life as we are reminded that we can overcome hard things.  When life throws us a curve ball, we will know we can successfully handle it because we have in the past.  Second, it will help others who are facing challenges or difficulties know they can conquer them too.  When we tell stories about the difficult things we’ve bounced back from, it gives all who hear it hope.  

These two simple acts, retelling the stories of our positive moments in life and retelling the stories of how we have bounced back from difficult ones will provide balance and sustain us and help us thrive for in life.  This is a simply strategy that can help pave a pathway to success and increased happiness in life.  Stories are powerful reminders in our lives.  We all love good stories and we are all shaped by them.  I encourage all of us to be story tellers, if not for our own benefit, than at least for the benefit of those around us.