How to be happy

Happiness is arguably the most desired goal of all humans and arguably of all creatures that feel their experience in life. It is total happiness that we humans desire and strive for and we aim to get it in different ways. There are many theories on happiness for example, one theory says happiness is determined by genes, another says that happiness is something that is not to be chased. There are also theories of spiritual teachers like Buddha and others. Religiously it is said that finding God is the key to happiness and all there is on earth and beyond. It is hard to judge on and say who is right and who is wrong. To each his way...  But here are some tips that may help one on getting on the path of being happy and staying there.

1) Be true to self:-  The first step that one can take (if one hasn't taken it already) in order to be happy is to be true to self. To be true to self means to know the limitations and good qualities of self and accepting them in advert accepting who one is totally and unconditionally. After that try to overcome the limitations according to one's needs and desires. This is not a simple process and may take time to achieve(if not already achieved). But one needs to devote time and concentration on finding one's self. So one needs to be eager, patient and persistent. Eagerness will lead the way.

2) Face up to the limitations:- Once one knows the strong sides and the limitation of one's self(honestly), one needs to devise ways of improving on the limitations according to needs and desires. The key to this point lies on not running away from the challenges that one needs to face in order to improve on self. The challenges are within so there can not be running away from them as they are part of one. 

3) Give honest credit to self:- If one has done the above honestly, one is sure to have faced challenges and acquired wisdom about self. That means one has already overcome some or many challenges by sticking to them and facing them. Then one should see the challenges that one has overcome, it maybe within or outward challenges, one should give an honest credit to self and feel good about self. This boosts the confidence of one honestly.

4) Be flexible, optimestic and constantly learn from surroundings:- If all of the above is or has become a thing of the past or child's play, one should know that in order to be happy one should always be flexible and optimistic and should look at the positive sides of life as much as possible. One should also always learn from surroundings constantly.

5) Don't forget to be aware of self:- One should be in constant touch with self and have a constant check on self.

6) One should do things that one enjoys:- All the above is the basis for happiness. Then after that to make the walls, one should do things that one enjoys and slowly get in touch with one's happy side.

7) Generate enough money to treat self:- Without enough money, it is hard to be happy and to treat self according to desires. So one should have a stable income scheme.

8) Meditate:- Meditation is a sure path to calm the mind and the soul. So constant meditation will definitely lead to a happier, calm and peaceful result on self.

9) Be in the now, and don't get trapped in thought:- It is arguable that the final stage of happiness is to be in the now without getting trapped in the thought process whenever desired and whenever not necessary. Being constantly in the now without thought when thought isn't needed kind of stimulates the power there is in the now and that state of being in the now is kind of a blissful state that is hard to explain but exceeds the expectations of the state 'happy' and thus this elevates the state of one's happiness to a whole different level.