How to be happy (1)

Take the good with the bad.

No one is happy all of the time. We cannot change the past, but we can enjoy the present and look positively to the future.

Obstacles will always be in our way, holding us back and knocking us down - it's a part of life.

Realize this and avoid becoming down or starting to think too negatively about your situation.

Good and bad wouldn't exist and be in balance without each other and each one teaches us our fair share of life's lessons.

Take as much as you can from events, whether they left you feeling joyful, accomplished, angry, confused or sad.

Treat each obstacle as a learning device, each knockback as a toughening of your character and learn to accept that things aren't going to be perfect all the time. In completing this, you will find your days much easier to get through.