By Diana Rankin

Happiness is your birthright, and if you begin the day in a happy state of mind, you are better able to get through the day in a good frame of mind. Use these steps ways to start your day on the right foot.

Step 1:  Tomorrow morning’s happiness begins with tonight. As you are falling asleep, give yourself the suggestion that you will have a restful night’s sleep and wake refreshed in the morning. Be specific about what time you wish to awaken. Doing so will help you awaken in a peaceful state before the alarm sounds. A good night’s sleep is crucial to happiness. When we are tired, our problems always feel bigger and seem harder to handle.

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Are you still waiting for your circumstances to change before you’ll allow yourself to be happy? Most of us have preconceived ideas of what would make us happy, and we refuse to be satisfied until those things happen.

The problem is that even once specific things happen in our lives, we’re rarely satisfied with them! Instead, we shift our focus to something even bigger and better, believing “it” will make us happy (or happier). We never allow ourselves to reach a point of contentment. Have you done the same thing to yourself?

The good news is that you can decide to be happy NOW – even if not everything in your life is perfect. Below you’ll find 3 easy ways to do so:

1) Be grateful.

Gratitude is one of the most powerful states of mind that you can adopt. Not only does it make you feel good, it shifts your focus from what you don’t have to what you DO have, and keeps it there! As you focus more on what you are grateful to have in your life (even the really small blessings!), you worry less about anything that may be lacking. The result? A more pervasive sense of happiness!

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