Friday, October 09, 2009

Simple Ways to Stay Happy !

The Department of Health and Welfare, Government of Karnataka put a public advertisement for social cause in local daily Deccan Herald dated 10th October, on World Mental Health Day.

I felt the steps mentioned in the ad, were so true and very applicable to our current lifestyles and felt compelled to put it as a post in my blog. Listed below are those steps.

  • Accepting who we are and living a life of reality.
  • Keeping active, stay fit, walk, exercise regularly.
  • Learning new skills, which can be a new language, musical instrument and so on.
  • Keeping in touch with friends. We all know, how important are friends in our lives.
  • Doing something creative, such as drawing, painting, photography, poetry.
  • Getting involved in various activities, eg. theatre club, wildlife club, social service etc.
  • Asking for help. I felt, this was one of the toughest things to do, as we build a cloud of ego around ourselves and force ourselves to live in world of illusion.
  • Finally Relaxing. Relaxation has different connotations for different people, some find relaxation by programming, some by music and for some by reading.


Though these steps seem simple, they aren't easy. Simple and easy are not synonyms. Certain amount of discipline and patience can help us follow the steps listed.

I would like to hear from people, who followed some of the steps and if it really brought a feeling of positive well being in themselves.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

But if you are trying to be disciplined to be happy, or following guidelines, then is that happiness not faked? Is not happiness just a feeling which differs from one person to another? and the exact opposite of the points in the list might make someone else happy?