It’s hard to be happy in life. In fact, stress, anxiety and even depression often spoil our lives. So how can we live a more fulfilling, happier life? How do you go about it and where do you start? In this article, I reveal the 3 pillars of happiness that will help you cultivate happiness and joy in your life.

1 – Cultivate courage and dignity to live a more fulfilling, happier life

Happiness is not a matter of luck, but above all of choice. In fact, in life, we have the choice to demonstrate courage and dignity. Unfortunately, we weren’t really taught that. If anything, we’ve been taught to complain and give up.

Indeed, there are limiting beliefs about happiness like it’s too hard or we’re not meant to be happy. But this is a discourse that lacks courage and dignity.

For me, to live a happier, more fulfilling life, you have to be able to raise your head, take on life’s challenges one by one, and show dignity. In other words, you have to stop complaining and lamenting. So it’s normal to fall, to doubt and to feel pain.

However, we always have the choice to pick ourselves up, as best we can, at our own pace. So it’s time to cultivate courage and dignity. To do this, we need to choose carefully the attitude we adopt in the face of life’s challenges and suffering. A courageous and dignified attitude.

Because life isn’t easy, it’s even difficult. Things happen to us, things that seem unfair, even abominable, but that’s life. Now we have a choice.

2 – Letting go is one of the pillars of happiness

Life is full of very difficult moments. Moments that can be described as unfair and even abominable. And it’s not so much these terrible events that lead us to unhappiness, but rather the question of why that we dwell on indefinitely: Why did it happen? Why did it happen to me?

And failing to let go of why is the best way to be unhappy in life. That’s why if you want to live a more fulfilling and happy life, it’s time to learn to let go, and more to the point, it’s time to choose to let go.

Because terrible things just happen. There are no reasons to explain them. So let it go!

What’s more, we have to understand that we can’t wait for life to be fair to us before we can be happy. Because life isn’t fair. Life is what it is, with the good and the bad. That’s why letting go is an important pillar of happiness.

In other words, stop trying to understand at all costs, there’s nothing to understand. There’s just healing and moving on. What do you think?

3- Love and gratitude, the keys to a happy life

Life is hard, and our relationships with others are difficult. That’s why the more the years go by, the more hostile our outlook and feelings become towards others and even life itself. We close up and become bitter without realizing it.

And yet, to live a happier, more fulfilling life, love and gratitude are essential. Necessary, in fact. So how do we go about it? We have the choice to stop dwelling on all the reasons why things aren’t going well and why we don’t like people, and instead dwell on all the reasons why things are going well and why we like people.

Yes, we have the choice to love life and other people. Because we can love imperfect things and this imperfect life.

In fact, if we want to be truly happy in our lives, let’s understand that it’s not hostility that will help us get there, but love. Yes, it takes courage, it takes letting go and trusting. But love and gratitude are what life’s all about, what make us want to get up every morning. So, how much longer do we intend to deprive ourselves of it?

Remember, you have the choice to love or hate, to complain or rejoice. It’s your choice, it’s yours. But it’s this choice that will determine whether your life is happy or not.

4 – To live a more fulfilling life, it’s important to take risks

Choices frighten us, but the flavor of life lies precisely in the choices we make. Not necessarily the big choices, but especially the small, everyday ones. That’s why it’s also essential to know how to take risks in life.

And, to do this, we need to stop looking behind us: at what we’ve done or what we haven’t done and who we’ve been, and look ahead: at that great unknown, that great mystery.

In fact, to live a more fulfilling and happy life, we need to free ourselves from our regrets, and fast! And yet, we tend to collect them year after year, because we didn’t know how to make such and such a choice, because we weren’t sure of our choice.

But what if we stopped waiting until we were sure before making our choices? And if we let ourselves be guided and took risks, what would change? Everything!

Because regrets, when they accumulate, gradually devour our vital energy and our joie de vivre. In other words, if you’re feeling tired and depressed, it’s time to take a risk! Live, don’t wait! What do you think?

Find out more:

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I recommend this inspiring book:

The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler
In this book, The Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler explore the keys to a more fulfilled life by combining Western psychology and Eastern philosophy. They examine the concept of happiness and provide practical advice on how to cultivate a sense of fulfillment. Combining the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism with psychological principles, the authors guide readers towards a deeper understanding of happiness, inner peace and the quest for a more meaningful life. The Art of Happiness offers a holistic perspective on well-being, encouraging individuals to find contentment within themselves and in their relationships.

Overall, I highly recommend this book. It’s an inspiration and a valuable resource for anyone seeking deeper meaning in their lives and wishing to find lasting joy and fulfillment. It’s a book that can be returned to again and again to discover new insights and wisdom.

Thank you very much for reading this article.

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Take care of yourself