Creating a life of Happiness, Health, Peace of Mind and Contribution

I woke up this morning with a hangover of depression from yesterday. I can I achieve a life of happiness? What am I looking to achieve? I sat in Borders reading my African-American history book to get jump start on my classes that start tomorrow. As soon as I walked in, I heard the Isley Brother’s song “Fight the Power” playing on the overhead speakers. I immediately broke out in a dance. I made the cashiers smile. After I sat down to read my book, enjoy my morning’s coffee, I began to think of the things that make me happy. The idea light came on. That’s it. Fill your life with things that make you happy. So, from that point, I decided to make a list of the things that bring me joy, and fill my life with those things daily. Here’s my list.

Things that make me happy.

• Listening to music
• Making music
• Singing
• Writing
• Reading
• Interacting with people
• Painting
• Meeting new people
• Photography
• Making people laugh
• Learning new things
• Traveling to new places
• A great relationship
• Good intellectual conversations

Contributions

• Making Music
• Sharing my life experiences
• Marking Art
• Sharing photographs
• Sharing different perspectives to help people
• Teaching what I know to help people succeed

Piece of Mind

• Becoming Debt free
• Becoming Financially independent
• Creating substantial savings to weather any economic storm
• Profitable investments
• Creating profitable businesses

Health

• Eating Healthy
• Exercising
• Yearly check-ups

I’m making a committment to create my life based on these ideas, and concepts that I make my own.