“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." --- Albert Schweitzer
Happiness, research has shown, is one of the highest states of the mind and is a great determinant of how you live your life and interact with other people or the things around you; it is a deep sense of flourishing that arises from an exceptionally healthy mind, a mind at peace with itself and the world. Of course we are all happy for one reason or other at specific moments in time; but what happens when the source of our joy disappears? It can take extra effort and determination to get over our disappointment and move on with life.
Marci Shimoff is a New York Times No. 1 best seller of the world famous ‘Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul’ and "Happy for No Reason: Seven Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out", selling millions of copies around the world, in fact she is one of the best selling female nonfiction authors of all time. The first time I came across Marci was in the movie – ‘The Secret’ where she was discussing the power of gratitude and living a fulfilled life. Since then, I have been fascinated by her style of teaching and of course, her messages.
Marci holds an MBA from UCLA and an advanced certificate as a stress management consultant and has travels widely delivering training classes and seminars, but above all Marci Shimoff lives what she preaches. Reviews about her books and live seminars attests to this. Marci, like everyone else started with looking for what would bring her happiness until, like a bolt of lightning, she found hers. Hear her …
‘I shifted my focus to the idea of Happy for No Reason and started applying the principles I discovered through my research and interviews. As a result, my own happiness level took a quantum leap. I felt a greater sense of peace and well-being that came from deep inside. I found myself singing throughout the day and appreciating the people around me more. I knew I'd made real progress when about five years ago my friends started calling me the "joy bunny." I was as thrilled as if I had won the Nobel Prize.’
Being ‘happy for no reason’ can only happen with intention. You have to want it and work towards it. It doesn’t come by chance or mere wish. Marci Shimoff illustrates many examples from her own life and the lives of many other people who have achieved fame and fortune and yet still find themselves unhappy. In essence, happiness is not a result of what you have acquired or achieved, it comes from the ability of the inner mind to experience the underlying state of peace and well-being even when there are other unfavorable feelings like sadness, fear, anger, or hurt looming.
Getting in touch with who you really are and bettering yourself as a person depends largely on noticing how you react to situations, whether you have the ability to be truly happy from deep within regardless of your situation. Like the old hymn – ‘Count your blessings’, I particularly like the part that says ‘…name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord has done’. Showing gratitude for the little things you have will bring more good things into your life. It is a ‘one way street’ and has been proven to work for millions of people time and time again.
The Law of Attraction is a give and take mechanism and only functions when you radiate genuine thankfulness for all you have into the universe. To do so, you have to be happy – always. Frustration, rejection, depression, and other kinds of sad and uncertain thoughts will keep expanding like a ripple in a pool if you allow them to. The only sure way to prevent this effect is to be ‘happy for no reason’ always.
No matter where you are in life, there is always an opportunity/reason to tune your mind to positive and happy thoughts. Waking up in the morning with a sad and weary thought will make your day blue and clumsy while on the other hand, a happy-for-no-reason-person naturally wakes up happy and has a fulfilled day. It’s all a matter of choice and it’s about how you manage your thoughts.
Being happy for no reason will transform everything about your life in a short time that will amaze you. Being happy for life and living, for the little you have, for your loved ones, etc., is a great way to start. In time, you will discover that you do it naturally, that it becomes a habit, and that you are always in a happy mood. Your life will never remain the same.
Being happy for no reason is the ultimate investment you can make in yourself; the results are all-encompassing and will be reflected in how you do things, get things, and give things. Remember, gratitude is the key. I cannot emphasize enough that to get more, you have to give. To learn happiness in the broadest sense of it, start being grateful for all you have – and all you wish for; it’s never too late to start.
Marci Shimoff’s books and seminars are indeed a great blessing to all those who have read or attended. Her book: Happy for No Reason provides practical and simple steps for the reader to apply in their life to become happy on a regular basis.
Being happy is a sure fire way to invite more love into your life, after all who wants to be in a relationship or friends with someone who is always unhappy?
You can learn more from and about Marci Shimoff by becoming a member of the ‘iamgr8fulclub’. The ‘iamgr8fulclub’provides video coaching sessions from many and various world leading experts in their field including Marci Shimoff for a minimal monthly fee directly to you, within the comfort of your own home. We are very proud to have Marci as a contributing coach – Please check it out!. Iamgr8fulclub
I am happy for no reason, are you?
We at iamgr8ful appreciate you reading & commenting on this article.
Happiness, research has shown, is one of the highest states of the mind and is a great determinant of how you live your life and interact with other people or the things around you; it is a deep sense of flourishing that arises from an exceptionally healthy mind, a mind at peace with itself and the world. Of course we are all happy for one reason or other at specific moments in time; but what happens when the source of our joy disappears? It can take extra effort and determination to get over our disappointment and move on with life.
Marci Shimoff is a New York Times No. 1 best seller of the world famous ‘Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul’ and "Happy for No Reason: Seven Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out", selling millions of copies around the world, in fact she is one of the best selling female nonfiction authors of all time. The first time I came across Marci was in the movie – ‘The Secret’ where she was discussing the power of gratitude and living a fulfilled life. Since then, I have been fascinated by her style of teaching and of course, her messages.
Marci holds an MBA from UCLA and an advanced certificate as a stress management consultant and has travels widely delivering training classes and seminars, but above all Marci Shimoff lives what she preaches. Reviews about her books and live seminars attests to this. Marci, like everyone else started with looking for what would bring her happiness until, like a bolt of lightning, she found hers. Hear her …
‘I shifted my focus to the idea of Happy for No Reason and started applying the principles I discovered through my research and interviews. As a result, my own happiness level took a quantum leap. I felt a greater sense of peace and well-being that came from deep inside. I found myself singing throughout the day and appreciating the people around me more. I knew I'd made real progress when about five years ago my friends started calling me the "joy bunny." I was as thrilled as if I had won the Nobel Prize.’
Being ‘happy for no reason’ can only happen with intention. You have to want it and work towards it. It doesn’t come by chance or mere wish. Marci Shimoff illustrates many examples from her own life and the lives of many other people who have achieved fame and fortune and yet still find themselves unhappy. In essence, happiness is not a result of what you have acquired or achieved, it comes from the ability of the inner mind to experience the underlying state of peace and well-being even when there are other unfavorable feelings like sadness, fear, anger, or hurt looming.
Getting in touch with who you really are and bettering yourself as a person depends largely on noticing how you react to situations, whether you have the ability to be truly happy from deep within regardless of your situation. Like the old hymn – ‘Count your blessings’, I particularly like the part that says ‘…name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord has done’. Showing gratitude for the little things you have will bring more good things into your life. It is a ‘one way street’ and has been proven to work for millions of people time and time again.
The Law of Attraction is a give and take mechanism and only functions when you radiate genuine thankfulness for all you have into the universe. To do so, you have to be happy – always. Frustration, rejection, depression, and other kinds of sad and uncertain thoughts will keep expanding like a ripple in a pool if you allow them to. The only sure way to prevent this effect is to be ‘happy for no reason’ always.
No matter where you are in life, there is always an opportunity/reason to tune your mind to positive and happy thoughts. Waking up in the morning with a sad and weary thought will make your day blue and clumsy while on the other hand, a happy-for-no-reason-person naturally wakes up happy and has a fulfilled day. It’s all a matter of choice and it’s about how you manage your thoughts.
Being happy for no reason will transform everything about your life in a short time that will amaze you. Being happy for life and living, for the little you have, for your loved ones, etc., is a great way to start. In time, you will discover that you do it naturally, that it becomes a habit, and that you are always in a happy mood. Your life will never remain the same.
Being happy for no reason is the ultimate investment you can make in yourself; the results are all-encompassing and will be reflected in how you do things, get things, and give things. Remember, gratitude is the key. I cannot emphasize enough that to get more, you have to give. To learn happiness in the broadest sense of it, start being grateful for all you have – and all you wish for; it’s never too late to start.
Marci Shimoff’s books and seminars are indeed a great blessing to all those who have read or attended. Her book: Happy for No Reason provides practical and simple steps for the reader to apply in their life to become happy on a regular basis.
Being happy is a sure fire way to invite more love into your life, after all who wants to be in a relationship or friends with someone who is always unhappy?
You can learn more from and about Marci Shimoff by becoming a member of the ‘iamgr8fulclub’. The ‘iamgr8fulclub’provides video coaching sessions from many and various world leading experts in their field including Marci Shimoff for a minimal monthly fee directly to you, within the comfort of your own home. We are very proud to have Marci as a contributing coach – Please check it out!. Iamgr8fulclub
I am happy for no reason, are you?
We at iamgr8ful appreciate you reading & commenting on this article.
10 comments:
This piece is just great and has come at a right time in my life. I have been facing a lot of pressure since I lost my job to the recession (and finding a new one has been proving abortive). My wife has been finding it difficult to understand why I am not taking out my frustration on the government, on her, or other people. There is no other way to say it better than you did in your write-up, that the universe ‘hears’ us speak through our actions and attitudes towards others. I keep doing volunteer work to help people – and in extension the government, I pay all my bills when they are due and my family is doing fine, yet I don’t have a job. Somehow, I just manage to stay happy always and this in turn radiates into the universe and I find my life very easy and going smoothly. To say the obvious, it is a miracle. Great work, keep it up. Jeff.
2. I am absolutely dumbfounded with this theory but believe absolutely it is true. Now I understand why some days I feel good and shine throughout the day after a good night rest and waking up with smiles; and some other days that I just don’t feel like getting up, things never go my way. I really appreciate your insight into this and will start to make my life reflect constant joy and happiness.
The law of attraction sure works! I was feeling down and blue this morning and have been trying different things to spice up my day until I accidentally bumped into this page. My first reaction to the title was “is it possible?” After going through your wonderful article, I have come to understand many things about my life. I believe I came across this for a reason. Thanks anyway.
This is great stuff Kim!
How I wish the whole world will understand this and get in line; it will stop all the wars and violence and the world will be a better place.
I pray to God to give us more people like you and Marci Shimoff.
@Antonio
Hi, Thanks for the positive feedback. It actually goes beyond just a few people like me and Marci Shimoff to get the world to understand this; of course everyone is trying in their own little way. It will take a whole period of sustained movement activities to make this idea popular. My challenge to you is to, in your own little way, try to preach this gospel as much as possible and we see how far our collective efforts can go.
Fantastic write up Kim; you just hit the nail on the head and I say kudos! Why then do people in your line of business not emphasize on this instead of wealth creation?
@John.
Hi there, thanks for appreciating the article. To answer your question, other colleagues of mine in the life and transformational industry specialize on different aspects.
Just like Marci Shimoff and others that preach happiness and gratitude, there are others that specialize in spirits, chiropractic healings, and what have you. This makes the body polity richer and more robust. Having said that, note that wealth on its own is not dangerous, it is the idea and reverence that we accord it that makes it appear so.
As mentioned throughout this article, wealth cannot secure happiness but happiness can lead you to great wealth as it has done for many. On the whole, the question should be, ‘how do you see wealth and the process of acquiring it?’ Once you have a clear idea about this, your efforts towards great wealth and abundant inner happiness would have reduced.
KIM
Hi. I am a college student studying psychology. Just recently I was in a conversation with some classmates on issues related to happiness and the argument was for and against happiness being a result of achieving wealth, fame, or fortune. Like I made my friends see, happiness goes beyond those physical things, happiness is a state of the mind and I am happy you have proved me right. My major point is: if happiness is the reward for fame and wealth, why are celebrities constantly going through divorces, why are their lives not role model-like as should have been ideally? I think achievement and contentment truly comes from happiness without attachment or reason. Thank you for your wonderful article, I will recommend your page to my friends.
I think the argument is clear; history shows that all the prophets that we believe and worship God through are simple, modest people. They were happy not because of what they have (not much anyway), but because of the inner peace in them. For me, happiness without a reason simply implies having a clear conscience and not being afraid of death. I think this is the highest level a man must get to before he/she can truly say he/she is happy for no reason.
Caroline is definitely right.Law of attraction really works.As wgat the author says here HAPPINESS is one of the highest state of mind.We can never fake our feelings because it comes from within.There's nothing wrong being happy without reason because i think it's for free..This article help me to understand many things about what life beacause there are things which i cannot really understand,but because of some ideas i could say now that life with full of happiness will bring us positive result.
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