Increase the Joy Inside You

When you increase your own happiness, there is more to overflow on to others.

One way to do this is to start acknowledging every thing and person you are grateful for. The neat thing is, once you get started, it is easy for your brain to think of more and more things that bring you joy. I think when you start on this path of gratitude, something inside your brain literally changes.

Your brain is just a computer, really, so it does what you tell it to do. If you constantly tell it to look for the good in your life and the people in it, that's what your brain will habitually focus on. Eventually those positive neural pathways will become so deeply entrenched that it will be automatic for you to think in a grateful, positive manner.

It will be only natural to share those joyful feelings with the people who matter in your life. The ripple you start has an unlimited potential for good in the world!