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If you respond to situations with anxiety, tension, worry, anger, frustration, disappointment etc. how will you be happy? ‘Happiness’ a way to have a positive life. Do not allow anything to affect you negatively. Do not harbour any regrets in your mind. Believe me, you're the only one who can affect your own happiness, but you should probably give up on the idea of absolute "control ". Happiness is not a happening; it's a state of mind. You can have everything in the world and still be miserable. Or you can have relatively little and feel unbounded joy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating and consciously enjoying what you already have.In other words Happiness is not determined by what’s happening around you, but rather what’s happening inside you. This is a tricky situation because happiness isn’t just one state of being; it’s a mentality. There is no guide, no rules, no manual that will teach you how to live a “happy” life. ...
10 Quotes From a Sioux Indian Chief
Praise, flattery, exaggerated manners and fine, high-sounding words were no part of Lakota politeness. Excessive manners were put down as insincere, and the constant talker was considered rude and thoughtless. Conversation was never begun at once, or in a hurried manner. Children were taught that true politeness was to be defined in actions rather than in words. They were never allowed to pass between the fire and the older person or a visitor, to speak while others were speaking, or to make fun of a crippled or disfigured person. If a child thoughtlessly tried to do so, a parent, in a quiet voice, immediately set him right. Silence was meaningful with the Lakota, and his granting a space of silence before talking was done in the practice of true politeness and regardful of the rule that ‘thought comes before speech.’…and in the midst of sorrow, sickness, death or misfortune of any kind, and in the presence of the notable and great, silence was the mark of respect… strict obse...
