100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 81

Relook at your beliefs about love  Love does not always come with red roses and mushiness. Yet, it does come to you almost everyday. You simply don’t recognise it as...

100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 80

Recognise the love you’re NOT giving We are all so busy noticing what we are not getting from others that we forget to examine what we are not giving. If...

100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 79

Initiate meaningful conversations. When was the last time you had a meaningful conversation with someone? More often than not, people land up making conversations about mundane stuff, gossip or things...

100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 78

What you eat affects your moods & happiness We all know that eating good food promotes overall health and well-being, but do you know that what you eat also impacts...

100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 77

Have clear intention to set a clear direction. You will not arrive where you want unless you have the intention to get there first. Sure you’ll get somewhere without an...

100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 76

Give people space. Be soulmates, not cellmates! Even if you are soulmates, you are not cellmates! Weather you are lovers, spouses, parents or friends, it’s important to know the value...

100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 75

When you hurt someone, do it gently and with decency. We all get hurt sometimes. We also knowingly hurt others, at some point or the other. For example when we...

100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 74

Accept that your partner is not perfect. Nor are you! Have realistic expectations of your partner. Don’t expect them to read your mind. Or live up to an unrealistic list...

100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 73

Put your heart out there! If you have never loved -- in the true, deep, crazy, irrational, passionate & heartbreaking way -- then you have never lived. So go on,...

100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 72

Have a Healthy Outlet Here’s an odd fact -- Many people with well paying jobs, great careers, beautiful families and fancy homes end up being depressed or breaking down mentally...

100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 71

Create unconditional compassion for yourself… That leads naturally to unconditional #compassion for others. If you are willing to stand fully in your own shoes and never give up on yourself,...

100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 70

Find your ‘flow’  People are said to be happiest when they are in a state of #flow. But what does that mean? Flow is a state where you are completely...

100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 69

Surround yourself with happy people. #Happiness is a very contagious condition, so make the effort to surround yourself with happy and positive people. They can lift your spirits and make...

100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 68

Improve your mental hygiene.  Creating a healthy and hygienic mental environment means clearing your mind of clutter, negative thoughts, patterns, feelings and behaviors. May sound like a lot of work,...

100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 67

Plan your finances better & live within your means. Financial stress and pressure can become a huge impediment on the path to happiness. To get this out of the way,...

100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 66

Own yourself.  Accept yourself with all your good, bad and ugly. Embrace and accept your past, present, personality, looks, strengths, weaknesses, mistakes, shortcomings, quirks, blind spots, and everything else that...

100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 65

Your past is a school. Not a club! Don’t hang around your past like it’s a club and you, its loyal member.  Instead, think of it as your school. Learn...

100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 64

Don’t Hoard! Experience. Enjoy :) That great outfit, the fine wine, the beautiful crockery, the crisp linen, the expensive perfume --- don’t just hoard them. Take them out right now...

100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 63

If you enjoy something, do it more often! Sounds obvious and outrageously simple? Well, think about all things you really enjoy and how often you end up doing them. It...

100 Rules of Happiness: Rule 62

Don’t stew in your guilt. Deal with it. Guilt is a wonderful thing for society, because it keeps it in check. You can use it to re-examine your behavior, catalyze...