How to Be Happy Anytime Anywhere without Spending a Single Cent

People, me included, think of me all the time.

There is a magazine called 'Me'. The top-selling phone in many countries is called 'I-Phone'.

When AndyTheCoach gets criticized, you won't get upset, but when AndyTheCoach unintentionally says the same words of criticism to you, it becomes a big deal.

Our mind gets incredibly upset by anything that happens to us or is related to us. If our colleague is late for work, we think they must be sleeping late. But when we ourselves are late, we have good reasons.

Whatever we do seems to be right and whatever others do seems not right.

We see the world through the narrow periscope of 'Me', 'I', 'My' and 'Mine'. There are over 7 billion people in the world yet we think we are the most important.

How to be happy anywhere anytime without spending a single cent? Think less of yourself.

This self-centeredness causes us too much misery, by paying less attention to ourselves, we will be less unhappy.

The next time someone says something you don't like, think less of yourself and you will not unhappy.

How to be happy quickly? Think of not 'me'. I recalled the happy moments my late mum had and straightaway I am happy.

Other than giving yourself pleasure, why not make another person(s) happy? Start by sharing this article. You will be happy instantly. Guaranteed.

Written by AndyTheCoach as adapted from Ven. Thubten Chodron.

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