hApPinEss NoW!!

(ok... pls dont sue me for plagiarism, pls.. i just recently read a book entitled "Happiness Now" by Andrew Matthews. and i know ur thinkin y i'm postin these. isnt it obvious that i find that book fantastic? i wouldnt even bother if i posted about these.
ok, the modern society is one heck of a mess. no offense, but its true. anyways, i'm going to share what i read. i hope it's going to inspire u)

this is taken from http://www.success-and-happiness.net/tough-life.html

WHEN LIFE GETS
TOUGHHow do you survive when life gets tough?How do you hang on when you are grieving, lonely or broke?
You can only tackle your problems as you would climb a mountain ...
If you go rock climbing - and you get stuck on a precipice - you suddenly focus on the present moment! All your effort goes into your next step. Then your next step. Inch by inch.
Eventually you find that the worst is over.
The same strategy works for everyday life.
When things seem desperate, you can only focus on the present moment. One problem at a time. You take a step. You get a little confidence ... and take another step, and another.
Eventually you find that the worst is over.
If you were to worry about a) everything you need to do in the next year, or b) everything that could go wrong in the next year, you might go bananas!
But you can handle one day at a time.
And whenever 24 hours is too scary, bite off five minutes at a time.
In a Nutshell
All you can do is give your best effort until bedtime. Let tomorrow take care of itself.


Why Think Positive?
When things go wrong, remember:
It's not WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU that matters most.
It's how YOU THINK ABOUT what happens to you …
EXAMPLE:Let's say that you are at the airport, waiting to catch a flight, and the airline tells you, "Sorry! Mechanical trouble. You won't be leaving for three hours!"
You get very angry. You tell yourself: "This is terrible! This is a disaster!"
While you remain stressed, things will get worse!People will trip over you, spill coffee in your lap and lose your baggage.
When you fight life, life always wins!
Then finally you cool down.You tell yourself: "There's nothing I can do about it. I am probably where I am meant to be. I'll make the most of it."
Suddenly, everything changes! From nowhere an old friend appears, or you make a new friend, or you stumble on a fresh opportunity - and life begins to support you.
Once we change our thoughts about "a bad situation", we can take advantage of it. You already know this!
Life's great opportunities mostly arrive disguised as misfortune and disaster.
EXAMPLE:Imagine two women, Mary and Jane. Both get divorced. Mary says, "I've failed. My life is over." Jane says, "My life has just begun!" Who will blossom?
In a Nutshell
Every "disaster" in your life is not so much a disaster, as a situation waiting for you to change your mind about it.


The Power of Thoughts
How often do you ...* bump into old friends in unlikely places?* learn a new word, and suddenly you see it everywhere?* hum an old tune, and then hear it on the radio?
How often do you think about someone - and seconds later they phone you?
Coincidence? Not really.Your mind is a magnet.
Happy people attract other happy people.Positive thinkers attract opportunities.Crooks attract crooks.
Thoughts might be invisible but they are REAL THINGS - just like electricity or gravity. And thought energy obeys natural laws.
If radio waves and TV signals can travel huge distances - through bricks and concrete - why not thoughts? Your brain is at least as amazing as any TV transmitter.
A thousand books have been written on the power of thought. How many "coincidences" do we need to get the message?
If you sweat enough about going broke, it will happen.If you worry enough about getting sick, it will happen.
Picture yourself surrounded by true friends - and you'll find them.Picture success, and work toward it, and you are on your way.
Your life is not a lottery. YOU ATTRACT WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT.
In a Nutshell
What you think about, you become.