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Written by: Ben Harris

The experts agree: It’s easy to be happy. Here’s a list of things we need to give up in order to gain happiness:

• First, let go of your need for CONTROL. Trying to control people, situations and events in our lives is exhausting, and adds stress. You can’t control anything but your own actions. So accept people and situations for who and what they are. And if you don’t like something, change yourself, your reactions or expectations.
• Also, give up COMPLAINING and BLAMING. When you blame someone else, you're saying you have no power over your own life. Stop blaming and complaining, and start taking responsibility. Nothing can make us unhappy unless we allow it to.
• Another thing we need to give up to be happy:The need to ALWAYS BE RIGHT. Educator and author Wayne Dyer put it this way: “Would you rather be right, or would you rather be kind?” Because people who always feel the need to prove they’re right and others are wrong usually bring stress and pain to their relationships.
• We also need to stop CRITICIZING. Because criticism is just another way of saying other people don’t think, act, or look the same as you do. And experts say the reality is that we’re all different. So, get over it. The sooner you accept that fact, the sooner you’ll be happy.
• The next thing we need to give up to be happy:The need to impress other people. Because trying to be something you’re not is a lot of work. Actors get paid big bucks to do that, but when we do it, it generally just stresses us out. Instead, embrace the real you, and others will be drawn to you.
• Finally: Give up your FEAR. When Franklin D. Roosevelt said: “The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself”, he was referring to the fact that fear doesn’t really exist. It’s actually something we create in our minds that holds us back from taking action. But the sooner you find what makes you happy and do it, regardless of what other people think or that you might fail, the sooner you’ll be happy.

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How Our Pets Can Make Us Happy And Healthy

  DID YOU KNOW THAT MORE OF US ARE ADOPTING PETS THESE DAYS THAN EVER BEFORE?  IN FACT, PET OWNERSHIP IS RISING FASTEST AMONG SINGLE PEOPLE, THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN MARRIED, OR WHO ARE WIDOWED, SEPARATED AND DIVORCED. 

AND WITH PEOPLE LIVING FURTHER AWAY FROM FAMILY AND INTERACTING MOSTLY ELECTRONICALLY WITH FRIENDS, OUR PETS MAY END UP BEING THE CLOSEST RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE, AND THAT MAY NOT BE A BAD THING ACCORDING TO VETERINARIAN DR. PATTY COOLEY, WHO SAYS PETS MAKE GREAT PARTNERS.  

FIRST, SHE SAYS OUR PETS LOVE US JUST THE WAY WE ARE, EVEN IF WE’RE OVERWEIGHT, WEAR SWEATS ALL DAY, AND NEVER DO THE DISHES. ALSO, OUR DOGS AND CATS DON’T CARE IF WE’VE BEEN LAID OFF OR JUST GOT DUMPED.  IN FACT, IF YOU WALLOW ON THE COUCH IN MISERY FOR DAYS, THEY’LL BE THRILLED TO GET MORE ONE ON ONE TIME WITH YOU.  

ANOTHER REASON PETS ARE GREAT PARTNERS, THEY’RE THE BEST LISTENERS IN THE WORLD, WHETHER YOU’RE DEALING WITH A BAD DAY AT WORK, A JEALOUS FRIEND, OR A FENDER BENDER.  AND JUST TALKING TO THEM LOWERS OUR HEART RATE AND STRESS HORMONES. PETS DON’T EVEN MIND IF YOU TALK WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL.  IN FACT, THEY’RE ESPECIALLY GOOD LISTENERS IF WE HAPPEN TO BE EATING SOMETHING.  

ANOTHER REASON PETS ARE GREAT FOR US.  IF YOU NEED EXERCISE, DOGS ARE EAGER TO COME ALONG, AND THEY’LL NEVER CRITIQUE YOUR FORM OR TELL YOU TO RUN FASTER.  

AND THE FINAL REASON PETS ARE TERRIFIC PARTNERS, THEY’LL NEVER LEAVE AN EMPTY MILK CARTON IN THE FRIDGE, LOCK US OUT OF THE BATHROOM, BORROW THE CAR WITHOUT ASKING, OR COMMANDEER THE TV REMOTE. 

IT’S INTELLIGENCE FOR YOUR LIFE!