{"id":1078,"date":"2016-10-31T21:18:10","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T21:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.destinymiracle.com\/blog\/?p=1078"},"modified":"2018-01-05T13:01:51","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T13:01:51","slug":"12-steps-to-living-a-happy-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/destinymiracle.com\/blog\/12-steps-to-living-a-happy-life","title":{"rendered":"12 Steps To Living A Happy Life!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kick off 2018 on a positive note, with these 12 important secrets to a happy and fulfilling life!<\/p>\n<p>PLUS here&#8217;s a free book that you can download and read right now, that reveals how to bounce back BIG in 2018. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.destinymiracle.com\/go\/bounceback2018\">Free Book: Bounce Back Big (2018 Edition)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.destinymiracle.com\/go\/bounceback2018\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1087\" src=\"http:\/\/www.destinymiracle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blogimage1b.jpg\" alt=\"Bounce Back Big - Free Book From Sonia Ricotti\" width=\"607\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/destinymiracle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blogimage1b.jpg 607w, https:\/\/destinymiracle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blogimage1b-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The 12 Steps to a Happy Life&#8230;<\/h2>\n<h3>1. WRITE OUT YOUR GOALS.<\/h3>\n<p>Take the time to do this one very important and crucial exercise. What do you want to accomplish in the next 12 months? Don&#8217;t just think about it or talk about it, write it down!<\/p>\n<p>Studies have shown that the simple act of taking the time to write out your goals will dramatically increase the likelihood of achieving those goals!<\/p>\n<p>So write, write, write!<\/p>\n<h3>2. LET GO OF &#8220;WHAT WAS&#8221;.<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s time to let go of the past (just leave it behind).<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s face it, you can&#8217;t change the past. In fact, the past doesn&#8217;t even exist anymore. The only place it exists is in your mind.<\/p>\n<p>Let it go. Learn the lessons, look for the silver linings, and be grateful for what &#8220;is&#8221; today and what will be tomorrow&#8230;oooooohhhhh great things are waiting for you (if you are willing to &#8220;receive&#8221; them).<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s just hard to &#8220;receive&#8221; the new great stuff when you&#8217;re holding on to the negative bad stuff from the past.<\/p>\n<p>LET GO and move on. It&#8217;s time.<\/p>\n<h3>3. FORGIVE.<\/h3>\n<p>Are you holding on to any resentment, anger or regret toward someone?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time to forgive, and again, let go.<br \/>\nThe only person you hurt when you don&#8217;t forgive is YOURSELF.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t let anyone rent space in your head.<\/p>\n<p>Who knows why people do what they do or say what they say (sometimes they don&#8217;t even know themselves). Stop trying to analyze it and make it mean something it doesn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s just wasted energy.<\/p>\n<p>Just forgive and move on.<\/p>\n<p>Be the bigger person.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, we need to forgive ourselves for something we&#8217;ve done or said; if that&#8217;s the case, forgive yourself and move on.<\/p>\n<p>No one&#8217;s perfect. We all make mistakes and have done and said things we are not proud of &#8211; let it go (as per #2 above) and forgive yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Today is a new day. Choose to be the best person you can be,<br \/>\nstarting this day forward.<\/p>\n<h3>4. LIVE &#8220;OUTSIDE&#8221; THE BOX.<\/h3>\n<p>Don&#8217;t follow the &#8220;crowd&#8221;. Most people are unhappy with their lives (according to studies). Be courageous and follow the path to your dream life (not your neighbors dream life, your parents&#8217; dream life or society&#8217;s dream life)&#8230;this is YOUR life.<\/p>\n<p>YOU are in charge of your life, no one else is (unless you allow them to be).<\/p>\n<h3>5. ENJOY THE JOURNEY.<\/h3>\n<p>Why? Because the &#8220;journey&#8221; is your life! Sometimes we focus so much on the end result or the &#8220;goal&#8221; we wish to achieve, that we are not even enjoying the journey it takes to get there.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re really hating the journey, then maybe it&#8217;s time to make some changes in your life and\/or your goal.<\/p>\n<h3>6. FAIL FORWARD.<\/h3>\n<p>Most people are afraid to try something new because they are afraid to fail. Remember, the most successful people on this planet failed way more than the &#8220;average&#8221; person.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, if you ask any successful person, they&#8217;ll tell you how they failed A LOT!<\/p>\n<p>Why did they become successful? Because&#8230; they never gave up.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t ever let the fear of &#8220;failure&#8221; get in the way of living your dreams. If you fail, simply get back up, brush yourself off, learn the lessons you need to learn (that&#8217;s important), adjust your path and move forward&#8230;always move forward.<\/p>\n<h3>7. EAT HEALTHY AND BE ACTIVE.<\/h3>\n<p>You only have this one body. Remember, if you get sick, you can&#8217;t trade it in for a new one.<\/p>\n<p>What you do to your body today has a huge impact on how long you live and the quality of life you will lead in the future. Don&#8217;t wait until it&#8217;s too late.<\/p>\n<p>Start now.<\/p>\n<h3>8. BE THE MOST POSITIVE PERSON YOU KNOW.<\/h3>\n<p>The words you use when you communicate with others reflects your thoughts on the inside.<\/p>\n<p>What you think about, you become.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t get caught up in negative conversations or gossip with others. In fact, stay away from negative people altogether. They are &#8220;energy drainers&#8221;. They do not elevate you or your life.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, negativity is contagious and toxic &#8212; stay away from it. It will be difficult to manifest great things in your life being exposed to that negative energy.<\/p>\n<p>Like Oprah says, &#8220;Be responsible for the energy you bring into a room.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>9. CREATE YOUR OWN &#8220;CIRCLE OF LIGHT&#8221;.<\/h3>\n<p>Surround yourself with positive, highly evolved, loving people who elevate you.<br \/>\nMake it a priority that you will hang out with great, positive and loving people&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes it&#8217;s hard to find those people in your immediate social surroundings, if that&#8217;s the case, step &#8220;outside the box&#8221; and go find them.<\/p>\n<p>Join a fun and positive &#8220;Meetup&#8221; group or a special group in your local area that focuses on &#8220;inspiration&#8221; or on a topic that revolves around living a &#8220;big&#8221; positive life.<\/p>\n<h3>10. LOVE MORE.<\/h3>\n<p>Make it a priority to always come from a place a love.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are standing in the grocery line, stuck in traffic, or having a conversation with a co-worker, family member or a friend, coming from this love &#8220;state&#8221; not only affects how you feel, it affects how others feel around you too.<\/p>\n<p>How do you do that?<\/p>\n<p>Simply ask yourself &#8220;If I were coming from a place of love right now, how would I act?&#8221; and then do that.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes it can simply be acknowledging another person with a big genuine smile, giving a compliment or just refraining from getting into a confrontation when you&#8217;re placed in a negative situation.<\/p>\n<h3>11. GO WITHIN AND GET REALLY CONNECTED TO &#8220;SOURCE&#8221; <strong>(or the God of your understanding). <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Simply be still, be present and go within. Meditation is a phenomenal way to do that.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no better way to elevate your vibration, feel true inner peace and get the answers, solutions, and guidance you are looking for.<\/p>\n<p>AND last but not least&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>12. FOCUS ON WHAT&#8217;S IMPORTANT.<\/h3>\n<p>Sometimes we get so consumed by the little things or we are so focused on achieving a specific goal, that we neglect the bigger and more important things in our life. Often, we don&#8217;t realize that &#8212; until it&#8217;s too late.<\/p>\n<p>So what&#8217;s important?<\/p>\n<p>RELATIONSHIPS &#8211; that is the most important &#8220;thing&#8221; in our lives. Don&#8217;t neglect, ignore, or dismiss the people who mean the most to you.<\/p>\n<p>They won&#8217;t always be there.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, life is short, don&#8217;t find out the hard way to learn this lesson (like so many people do).<\/p>\n<p>Sending you lots and lots of love and light,<\/p>\n<p>Sonia Ricotti<\/p>\n<p>P.S. 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