9 ways to be happy and make something of your life

1. Be grateful
Quote #1 : "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." ~William Arthur Ward

  ~ Gordon B. Hinckley

                             2. Be smart

Reflection: It’s really fun to be smart. I love learning new things.  All my life, I have strives to be smart. I always tried to learn a lot, get good grades in school, use big words, etc., just to perceived as smart. A lot of people think being smart is really important. After all, you need to be smart in order to get into a good college, and you need a degree from a good college to get a good job and always have to be smart in all the decisions that you make.
 

3. Be involved in good works
 Reflection: This is very important to do always, for many reasons. This simple action can benefit you in many great ways. Being involved in great works truly shows what kind of person you are. By doing this many people will be able to see what a hard worker you are. This not only benefits you but also others because they receive you great works. Being involved benefits you and your education. Not only by being involved you going to be benefited, but you also get to see and learn many new things, so as much as you’re involved with your community the more great things you’ll learn. For example, I myself have joined a little soccer team which helps special kids interact with other kids like us. Although this benefits me in my education, it also benefits them because they have so much fun. This has made me a better person and makes me be thankful; for all the abilities I have.

4. Be clean   

4. Be clean
Reflection: i think this quote is trying to say that It is easy to clean the outside. For example, with cars. There are a lot of car wash which provide cleaning services. You don't even need to go to a car wash. You can clean the car at home, and it won't take a lot of time and effort. However, what requires more time and effort is cleaning the inside of the car - the interior, the engine, among other things. That’s why they charge more for detailing and cleaning services, because it is harder and more time consuming than cleaning just the outside of the car.

5.Be true

Being true to yourself and everyone is really a key to being successful in life. Being truthful to others is important because no one likes being lied to in any situation and lying is never the answer to fix anything.If you’re always telling the truth then people will want to work with you or just a friendship.  Lying is never the answer to any situation.Always being truthful and being honest can get you to the right places, but if you’re lying and being dishonest then there are repercussions to pay for.
6. Be Positive

Reflection:  Being positive is something that can rapidly make your day a whole lot better. To be positive you simply have to choose to be happy throughout the whole day and not let anyone ruin it. By being positive you create your whole world into a bright and great horizon. In my opinion if you think positive everything may come out good, in the other hand if you think negative and don’t believe in yourself most likely things may come out bad. Everyone is positive in many ways, for example I Like to be positive all mornings when I go to school, because honesty I feel good throughout the whole day. By being positive one can know what kind of person you are. Many people will automatically like you for being positive. For the reason in which you’ll bring good vibes. If your negative most people won’t like to be around you because all you’ll simply do is bring bad vibes to everyone around you. Which believe it or not it affects everyone around you. In conclusion, we should always be positive because although it doesn’t seem that important it can change your whole day or even life around into something wonderful.

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results

7. Be Humble

Some ways to be humble is by admitting that your not the best at everything or anything, no matter how talented you are there is always going to be someone that does better than you. Also you can recognize your own faults. we are always judging other because we never see what we do wrong or our defects. You can always be grateful for what you have. For example lets say you graduate from a really good college/university, you deserve a lot of credit for the many hours of studying and for your perseverance.also don't ever be afraid to make mistakes, making mistakes is all part of life. next, you can always admit your mistakes even if you think that people are going to get mad at you, they will only be mad for a little while and if you don't admit your mistakes your going to have that in your conscience until you decide to admit it. i also think that you should avoid bragging because if you do then a lot of people will not like you.be considerate with people and don't take all the credit for things are the main things to be humble.

8. Be Still

Reflection: Being still can affect you in both positive and negative ways. For example, if you’re still and you simply don’t want try as much to accomplish your dreams, it will hurt you a lot. In the other hand, if you’re still and simply just get away from bad things it’ll be something positive you’re doing. Being still can make you a person that behaves well, and doesn’t do any errors. Also by being still and following direction, no one has to correct you. In the contrary, sometimes by being still, it makes you not want to try new stuff, and it makes you just be a closed person. I, in one hand I’m still in some situations, like my school. I’m still by simply following directions and not causing trouble. But when it comes to work or any competition, I simply can stay still. I usually go crazy trying to be and do my best.  In conclusion, always be still in certain situations, and always don’t stay still and get up and do your best in other situations.

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.   Deepak Chopra

9. Be prayerful