The Art of Living

Source:  jooinn.com The number of times I have heard the expression 'put yourself in other people's shoes' are countless but  the truth is that I knew what it meant but never really understood it. The ability to see things from another person's perspective is something we find ourselves using often as human beings because to every person, they are right, according to their perspective anyway. So you find yourselve putting on the other people's shoes more often than you really like; to see how they feel and try to understand them. You then quickly put back your shoes, which are much more comfortable. But what if putting on another person's shoes may cost you yours? Then what? It is easier to be more empathetic when the price to pay is small. However, when we are negatively affected, when there is a chance of you losing out on something precious and waking up and sleeping mentally exhausted; then the real test sets in. Experience being the best teacher, ...

Source;  Bing Happiness is the state of fulfilment and satisfaction in one's life. Who wouldn't want that? Happiness is something most human beings desire and to be honest, it is the best gift a person can give to themselves. Happiness is a choice, a decision that you make as a person and our decisions, on the most part affect the people around us. It's common knowledge that human beings are social creatures. We cannot live isolated which means that when we make our choices, we have to consider those around us. Family, friends and even colleagues; all these are affected by our decisions because when you enter into someone's life, you become a part of their existence and them yours. Sometimes the hardest part of making a decision is considering others. For example a person doing a job they hate so much  decides to change their careers. The problem would not be the person's career change, it would be the fact that they have bills to pay, people to take care of and mos...

Always choose to be happy               Source:   Bing What is Happiness? You have probably read thousands of articles telling you how to live a happy life and how to find happiness and what can I say, most of them are right. We all want to be happy, to wake up to life of definite purpose and feel fulfilled in what we do. Isn't that what life is supposed to be anyway. But happiness is not something definite but rather subjective, changing from person to person. There are many definitions of happiness all over the place but the one thing that is synonymous with all these definitions is that happiness is feeling of content and fulfillment in life.  Truth be told, we are not always going to be happy in in life, why? Because life is like a Ferris wheel; one second it’s up and the other it’s all going downhill very quickly so it's up to you whether you are going to grumble the whole ride or enjoy it. Bluntly speaking, happiness is a choice. It is...