10 Things That the People Who Love Their Lives Are Doing Differently

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10 Things That The People Who Love Their Lives Are

Doing Differently

Surprise, surprise happy people live their lives differently. They dont have different lives. They just do a

better job at living them than those who are unhappy.

Happiness is the result of subjective interpretation of perception. Of course, what we perceive isnt always

done so by choice life does throw things our way.

However, most of the time, we find ourselves in the situations we are in because of actions we took and

decisions we made. Its the way that you live your life that largely decides whether or not you will live happily.

They dont bother trying to make others like them mainly because

they dont care if theyre liked.They like themselves and they are the only people they ever answer to. You could like them. You could hate

them. You could pay them no mind whatsoever doesnt make a difference to them.

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They do what they do because they decided to do it. They arent trying to gain your approval or acceptance.

They dont want to be part of your team theyre a team of their own. They live their lives the way they see

fit and if you like them for it, great. If not then so be it.

They do things because they want to do them, not because they

believe they have to do them.

They dont believe they have to do anything. Other than pay taxes and die of course everything else is a

decision followed by deliberate action. If they are doing something, going somewhere, participating in

something, its because that is exactly what it is that they want to be doing.

No one coerced them or tricked them into doing it because they value their opinion above everyone elses.

They do what they believe is right and dont bother to ask for permission they just do it.

They love their friends but dont rely on them.

Friends are tricky because they arent really yours, are they? You dont own them. They are their own

people who have their own wants and needs people who will always put themselves ahead of you and

your goals. Friends are great to have, but relying on them too heavily will leave you disappointed.

Those who live happy lives have very close friends, but they keep their independence in order to avoid

those moments. Its the lack of independence and over-reliance that often comes to ruin friendships all

relationships for that matter.

When you ask them what they do, they dont give you a job title.

They tell you about the things they are doing with their lives the places they have visited and are planning

on visiting. The projects they are starting or part of. The problems they are working towards solving and the

communities they are working with to get those problems solved.

When you ask them what they do, they respond with what they do in their lives, not what work they do in

order to pay for the lives they want to one day be living. The real trick is that these individuals know better

than to wait to live the lives they want to live. You live life whether you accept or ignore the fact, how you live

it in the moment determines how happy you are.

When you ask them where they live, they say, At the moment

Happy people tend to move around a bit. Maybe its because traveling does the soul good. Maybe its

because the stagnancy of staying in one place their whole lives bores them.


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Maybe its because they love meeting new people and having new experiences. Maybe its because they

havent found the right place to settle down just yet. You see, these individuals see the world as their home

no single country or city. If you ask them where they live, then theyd answer earth if they wouldnt come

off sounding highfalutin.

They have their own philosophies, their own religion they created and

live by.

You dont need a book to tell you how you ought to live your life. You can live your life by whatever

philosophy you wish as long as you found truths that satisfy you. They have a strong grasp of right and

wrong and are their own judges.

They embrace their impermanence.

They know theyre only mortal having this knowledge and accepting it fuels their every step. You will too.

Why? Because it is inevitable. There is no way of avoiding it, only dealing with the fact.

The happiest of people dont fear death. They dont do their best to avoid it. They see it as the inevitability

that it is in and live their lives by their terms. They may not be able to control death, but they know they sure

as hell can control their own personal lives.

They see the world as their playhouse and their mind as the

conductor.

They dont believe there is a single way that the world is a single reality that exists. Instead, they believe

themselves to be the originators of their reality.

They believe they have full control over how they interpret what they perceive. They see the world the way

they choose to see it because they understand the power such a skill has. We all live in a reality of our own

construction. Some of us just construct our realities better than others.

They live in the moment, but dream in the future.

Happy people have hopes, dreams and goals. They have wants and aspirations, but they dont allow

themselves to get caught up and lost in them. There isnt so much a time and place for dreaming as there is

a maximum allotted amount recommended.

You cant live life doing nothing more than looking towards the future because youll miss the only time that

things actually matter or exist: the present. The present, the immediate moment is the only moment that you

can actually live in. The rest is only an illusion.
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David King Sales Consulatantat Ferrari Maserati of Central New Jersey

you sound very happy ...perhaps you should post an article educating the rest of uson how to truly be more happy.

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Preston Bullard Top Commenter SIUE

You sound downright miserable, lad.


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Tim Doll Texas Tech University

David/Preston: it's clear you are trying to read tone and making incorrect judgementsabout what I stated. It is a dumb article because it is filled with cliches, andimmature views on life. Here's a quick hit lis t of the foolish things said:

"... they're a team of their own" yeah, let me know how this works out. People thatstand alone die alone. We weremeant to need one another, not to be a maverickalways seeking our own. Want to live a lonely life, follow this advice. Also, try keepinga job with the attitude of being an is land.

"they value their opinion above everyone elses ." this is a statement made bysomeone who thinks they know everything (a fool). Truly wise people know that they

don't know everything, and their opinions are only as good as their knowledge andframe of reference.

"Those who live happy lives ... See More

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Jessica Hulings United States Navy

Mostly good, but mos t of the happy people I know put their trust in God.

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You deserve a flippping medal!!


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Jordan Laine Owner/Developerat Must Not Sleep

Is that because you only know people who believe in god? Keeping in m ind thattheses lists are mainly bullshit, belief in a deity != happiness.


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Tallulah Robinson Top Commenter Disability Support Workerat

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Most of the happy people I know do not!

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Roger Levy Top Commenter Desarrollador webat Freelance

OMG how blind I was ... to be happy with my life I jus t needed to be a trust fund baby!

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Preston Bullard Top Commenter SIUE

I follow all these and am very happy. I grew up in a trailer, put myself through school,ended up homeless in the streets of St. Louis because I don't believe in the sameGod as my family... Published a novel, started my own company, now live in themountains, have a happy relationship, two kids ... Happy life, happy happy happy!Make your own s ituation and never blame anyone for any situation you find yourselfin. My business partner stole almost 60 thousand dollars from me last year - dickmove. I'm s till respons ible for how things turn out!

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11th rule: Don't be bitter!

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Roger Levy Top Commenter Desarrollador webat Freelance

Preston Bullard Yay for positivity!!!!! Go YOU!!!


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Russell Brown Glucksman Ireland Hous e NYU

The roots of well-ness, much more important than happiness , is much more basic than aconfusing lis t or mysterious religious doctrine. It is self-care. It is s hocking how many peoplejus t don't eat when they are hungry, sleep when they are tired, get help when they need help orlove when they feel love. I also will add, that care for others is part of self-care.

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Bianca Liu Toronto

I don't believe this is the best article written out there about why happy people have a hands upagainst the so-called unhappy people. Instead I would agree with some of the others who haveleft their comments here s aying that this article is largely subjective and s elf-serving, and evenself justifying. An article such as this could be horribly interpreted in the hands of someone whois selfish and us es this to justify their selfish ways. Life is NOT always about serving yourself tomake you the happies t person, this article is a #miss . Sorry.

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Jo-Anne Piccolo

Actually only one part of this is loos ely true (evidenced based) live in the moment.... More orless. As in think mindfully.

Positive psychology, ACT and the Science of Happiness doesn't support any other of theseclaims.

Actually your whole magazine espous es a whole heap of garbage


Erik Esquerra Top Commenter Southern Illinois University Carbondale

LOL!! I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with you. Without bias for you or article, Ibelieve your point is very valid!!

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Jo-Anne Piccolo

Erik Esquerra - hehehe - I hear you. I have read article after article on this s ite, and Iam yet to read an article or opinion that follows up on some form of psychologicalevidence. I believe that the online magazine is based in the USA. I am from Australia,and here, the psychological comm unity looks up to the US, as mainstream society

has taken up the idea of therapy, the insurance practices surrounding it, and withthat I at least thought - evidence based practice.

What I see, time and time again, is that the up and coming generations s eem toapply narrative that is spoken over and over again as fact. They take in the narrativeof one writer, spew forth that same or s imilar narrative over again, and i t getsrepeated over and over, until it forms fact. There appears no appreciation forevidence behind the spoken word.

"Elite Daily" signifies the spoken word of those that are in power, and the oppressedseem to not have a voice. I thought if it at leas t drew on a body of research, then atleast people get a s ense of "reality" rather than drivel.

I read Foucault and it's l ike the internet plays over and over again, what he observedin his writings. Particularly on this s ite.

Ah well ...

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o- nne, was es r en s w a n ca syc w o was very n e gen anactually helped me realize and fix som e of my own issues through our casual (notprofessional) friendship at all. I listened, understood, argued and... listened againand learned. It helped dramatically and many years later I recognize the changesthat I made because of her help & knowledge.

Once she moved into the "experienced" part of life her opinions went from theacademics of what she was learning to "I'm a PhD and you're not. Environment?Politics? Science? Does n't matter if I'm an expert in that field or not. I know morethan you because, oh yeah... I'm a PhD."

While she was the one who enlightened me to "evidence based," and was the most

authoritarian and believable opinion in my life, she also became the one to movefurthest from it! The unfortunate irony led to the end of our friends hip. I had always(and am still always) will ing to admit guilt/fault/error if it can be proven. Eventually allshe did was use her intelligence and psych strategies to muscle her own agendasfrom her opinions . Lost all credibility and hence our friendship.

I miss her and our original friends hip. When they stray from "empirical" or even"heavy trends through data" to "well, I'm just smarter than you" they become idiotsand lose all arguments by default.

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Jake Merriman Top Comm enter Works at Halliburton

This article is mass ively subjective. It is best to keep in mind while reading that this issomeone's opinion.


Mickey Voodoo Occupational Therapis t and Life Coachat Gimme yo money

Do they also present hackneyed platitudes as s age wisdom? If so, you win the fucking world.


George Randall Leake III Top Commenter Vallejo (California)

I think there is s ome truth to this, and yet it doesn't take into account issues ofchemistry which cause depression in some people

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Dave Silverstone Top Commenter Nueva York

Well, you sure as hell jus t won the fuck out of this comment section!

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April Bond Scully

You nailed it, Paul. Thanks for sharing!


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