How to Be Happy When Life is Tough - What to Do When Happiness Isn't Easy

Life is not always filled with happy moments, but sometimes we desire to reclaim happiness to just make it through all the crap. I'm here to share some tips on how to create happiness during rough & tough times.

Show Notes:
Life can kind of really suck at times. It can be really rough & you just don’t know how to make it through. And everyone around you is just telling you to be happy & push through & just suck it up. And while that advice might help the few select people that are able to ignore all negativity in their life, it’s not gonna help the majority of us.

Being happy can actually be hard. I talk a lot about leaning into gratitude when we find it difficult to be positive or see the positives in life because so many things are going wrong or just not the way you want it to, but I know that there are even times when that is difficult for me. You can acknowledge that you have many things to be grateful for in life, but you get stuck in the negativity parading through your mind that it takes a little more effort to find that happiness again.

And this is not something you should feel shameful for, despite the fact that some people try to make you feel that way, it’s perfectly acceptable. Especially if you haven’t adopted positive coping mechanisms to handle negative experiences & things that can be overwhelming or even traumatic. If you struggle with knowing how to shift your mindset when you get caught up in negativity, then of course it’s going to be hard for you to be happy when it feels like the world is burning down around you.

There are several common reasons that we can struggle with happiness in life & I want to share those with you just so you’re aware of what might be holding you back & preventing you from tapping into the joy:

• Your happiness is dependent on something you can’t control. (this can be people or how much money you have or getting recognition in your life)
• You compare your life to others.
• You spend time with people who are overly negative.
• You are enduring things that don’t make you happy. (friendships, jobs, activities)

All these things & many more can be such huge happiness roadblocks in your life. But if we learn how to navigate the hard moments & seasons in life, we will have the ability to be happy whenever we choose, dependent on our effort to shift our mindset.

Today I want to share with you 7 ways to be happy even when life is tough & sucks:

1. Don’t be too critical of yourself.
2. Take moments to slow down & think. 
3. Learn something new. 
4. Widen your perspective & apply gratitude.
5. Make a list of things you can actually change.
6. Find something to look forward to each day. 
7. Help someone else. 

Thank you again for listening & I hope this episode was helpful.

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