25 Things Happy People Do Differently

@ShannonLKaiser writes:

We all experience moments of insecurity, frustration, stress and even depression, but for some of us, these moments last longer than others.

Like many people, I’ve gone through some major life changes over the past few years. I was stuck in depression tied to my corporate job. My breakdown turned into a breakthrough, which gave me clarity to follow my heart and change direction in my life. I moved across the country to live my soul’s purpose: to be a travel writer, life coach and public speaker. 

One important step I took in my transition was to align myself with happy and successful people. I studied their behavior and learned that there’s a clear system and pattern in place to tap into true happiness. Through difficult life changes, we can learn a lot about ourselves as we grow into the people we’re meant to be.

I used to be sad, depressed, and insecure. Today my life is much different; I’m happy, healthy, fulfilled, and I love every second of my life. I attribute my newfound freedom to this magical list of habits of highly happy people.

Whenever I feel out of alignment, I return to this list and it gets me back on track. These are the steps of highly happy and successful people, but I reframed it to be in the present tense, so it becomes a go-to list to pull anyone into a happier state. Maybe it can help you through a tough time. 

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