Word-Of-the-Week #1052: Generous
October 3, 2024 by Susan Clarke
Generous – willing to give or share; unselfish.
Do you generously help others? Are you being generous to yourself?
This week features the last half of Times of India “Happiness Expert shares secrets to staying happy,” by Stephanie Harrison. Here’s last week’s recap:
Incredible ways to achieve happiness in life
Self-improvement and contribution.
Embrace your strengths
The power of kindness
Choosing what truly matters
- Authenticity and generosity
“Traced two threads that appeared again and again: you need to be yourself, and you need to give of yourself.”
True happiness comes from fully embracing who you are, without doubts or fears, and from generously helping others. These two keys- being genuine and sharing your time, skills, and care- create a fulfilling and meaningful life for you while spreading joy and positivity to those around you.
- Accept and love yourself as you are
“Want to experience more joy in life? Refuse to judge yourself as good or bad based on a single moment in your day, and instead, practice accepting yourself as you are in all of the moments of your day,” she shares in an Instagram post.
- Stop judging
“If you adopt this rule in your own life, it won’t just improve your relationships with others—it will also improve your relationship with yourself. We do this to ourselves (constantly) too. The less you judge others, the less you’ll judge yourself; the less you judge yourself, the less you’ll judge others. Compassion transforms all,” writes Stephanie Harrison in one of her social media posts. Following compassion in all aspects of your life can make you feel genuinely happy in return.
- Help others
Being of service to others, helps one feel better about themselves. No wonder then, that practicing small acts of kindness or helping others feels good to people. As Stephanie writes in her book ‘New Happy’, “There is no way to be your best self without being of service to other-selves.”
- Stop grading yourself
“Grading ourselves is a behavior we were socialized into by Old Happy a long time ago. It’s how we keep ourselves ‘in line’ with Old Happy’s expectations. Start noticing when you do this and instead, practice putting that behavior in the greater context of your life. You are worthy as you are and you are an imperfect human who will struggle and make mistakes and need help, and that will always be the case,” writes Stephanie Harrison in a social media post.
This week’s focus is being generous. Do you fully embrace who you are? Are you willing to share your time, skills and care with others? How often do you practice small acts of kindness?
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