With the understanding that self-care is very important and should always be a priority, we should also talk about how happiness can be achieved by making others happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The key of course is balance, being a people pleaser and not worrying about your own needs or mental health can also be detrimental and lead to stress, anxiety, and even depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can one derive happiness from others? I have found that many times things that I enjoy also bring joy to others. For example, my car wrap may make someone else smile. Even though I wrapped the car for myself it is always so nice when I get approached by someone who sees my wrap and says “wow that’s cool I love that”. It ends up being a shared moment because I have just met someone else who likes the same things I do and knowing that it brought a smile to their face makes me happy. So I found happiness through shared interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But how else can we derive happiness from others? I have tried to get into the habit of smiling at strangers I meet in public. You would be surprised at how often people smile back. Smiling even when you are not happy has the effect of putting you in a better mood more often than not. So when I smile at someone it makes my outlook more positive and for those who smiled back at you maybe they were having a bad day and now their mood has lifted even if just a little.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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