The 15 common habits of happy people

The Happy people they have different ways of thinking and acting. Their actions and their positive attitude towards others and life in general, helps them maintain a more lasting state of happiness. But how do these people interpret the world? What steps do you take in your day to day to be happy?

The habits of happy people

In today's article we present the 15 habits and ways of thinking of happy people. Most things are simple and we can easily introduce them to our daily routines. It is not about changing overnight, but about realizing some things that, perhaps, we did not pay attention until now.

If you want to be happy, learn from them, apply them to your lives and you will soon notice that you begin to see reality in another color.

1. They want themselves

To be happy you have to love yourself, be your best friend. This may sound cliché, but it is a universal reality. Therefore, learning to love yourself, something that may seem simple but is not easy, prepares you to face the challenges that may arise every day. Happy people know and love themselves just the way they are. They don't mind enjoying their own company. In summary,

loving yourself is synonymous with "be happy".

2. They treat each other with affection

Loving yourself is the consequence of treating yourself with love. People who are happy are not hard on themselves, because they know that everyone makes mistakes. This is part of life. Therefore, treating yourself with affection is essential to be happy, because when you are not well emotionally, it is impossible to love yourself.

3. They want others

the love moves the world. This means that you treat those close to you with affection, compassion and respect, because love is the basis of happiness. If you show love to your loved ones, they will return it to you. Do not give up expressing your positive emotions, they are very contagious.

4. They choose friends wisely

It is your decision to choose your circle of friends. If you don't like someone's attitude, don't hang out with that person too much. Surround yourself with positive people who share your values. You need to have people around you who bring you good things, not bad moments.

5. They are dreamy people

Happy people are dreamers, in the sense that they have goals and motives to fight for. This motivates them to keep growing and fighting to achieve those goals. Now these motives are realistic, because otherwise unrealistic goals will make you wildly unhappy.

6. Do what they like

Some studies have shown that up to 80 percent of people don't do what they like, especially when we talk about work. Consequently, it is not surprising that there are so many unhappy people. If we spend a large part of our lives working, why not choose a career that fulfills us? On the other hand, happy people also do and practice the activities they like. Which makes your time something worth living for.

7. They look to the future but also to the present

Happy people live creating the future of their dreams, so spend time learning new skills and strategies to feel developed. Happy people, as we have discussed, have their goals and create an action plan to achieve them. But that action plan is meaningless if it is not up to date. This forces them to be realistic and to live in the present. Enjoying every moment in its entirety.

8. They accept what they cannot change

Happy people don't waste their time and energy in situations they can't control. They know and accept the limits. This means that they don't indulge in the things they can't change.

9. They are proactive

Happy people can have their goals and objectives, but if they do not take action, they will hardly achieve anything in life. It is not enough to have great ideas or the desire to do things, because if you do not do them you will never get the results you want. The proactive person assumes conscious control and responsibility over their own lifeYou set realistic goals for yourself, and you don't stop working toward your goals. Being proactive is an attitude that is characterized by going out to look for opportunities, since the proactive person understands that they will hardly come by themselves. Being proactive is creating your own destiny based on responding to your ambitions and challenges.

10. They are grateful

People who spend the most time being happy they tend to have an attitude of gratitude towards others and towards themselves. They are people who have a great ability to see the good side of situations and are not hard on themselves for failures.

11. They don't blame others for their problems

Sometimes when things go wrong we usually blame others for our failures. This forces us out of the comfort zone, and nobody likes to feel guilty. There are situations in which, obviously, it will not be our fault. But happy people tend to look at the situation realistically, and take their share of the blame when they do. This helps them continue to improve as individuals.

12. They have healthy habits: they play sports, eat healthy ...

Happy people tend to have healthy habits, because practice physical exercise or eat a healthy diet it affects both the body and the mind. That does not mean that they spend the whole day training and that they follow a strict diet to lose weight. It means that they exercise frequently and tend to eat healthily to benefit from the correct energy intake and the necessary nutrients. This helps them to be in better physical condition, prevents stress, helps them sleep better, to be more concentrated, etc.

13. They have a great sense of humor

As we already commented in our article "Laughter therapy: the psychological benefits of laughter", there have been many studies that endorse the multiple positive consequences of laughter both physically, mentally or emotionally. Happy people tend to have a lot of funny moments and tend to look for situations that allow them to laugh. The humor releases serotonin and endorphins, neurochemicals related to happiness. In addition, taking life with humor helps to see the bad days as surmountable.

14. They turn envy and jealousy into positive energy

We have all met envious and jealous people on occasion, and we wanted to send them to the other side of the world. Unfortunately, this is part of life and you have to accept it. But sometimes, we can all feel envy or jealous for someone, this is also normal. Still, happy people know that when they are envious or jealous of someone, they are hurting themselves. Therefore, instead of indulging in envy and jealousy, they turn those feelings into positive energy to continue growing as human beings.

15. Forgive

Happy people they forgive others and they forgive themselves. This is easier said than done, but to remain happy you have to forgive others. You can't be happy being a spiteful person. On the other hand, forgiving yourself is also necessary, because we can all make mistakes in life.