When we read the newspaper or listen to news everyday, it is always the negative news that is floating around us. The recent sub-prime crisis that triggered the downfall of the financial giant like Lehman Brothers and AIG had created grave concern to many people around the world about their job security and family future. The negative news of melamine in food resulted fear on whether what we had eaten was safe. Previous news on various natural disaster like earthquake in Sichuan and the flood in Myanmar that killed many innocent people further triggered much negative thoughts in our mind everyday.
How can we deal with all this negativity that is surrounding us if we want to remain or become happy?
When our Chairman shared with me the concept of innerpositiveness, I quickly recollect the first book on happiness that I had read many years back when I was a teenager i.e. Being Happy by Andrew Matthew. The book had many illustration of enlightened moment in cartoon and it had helped to keep me happy and positive despite facing setback at times and when dealing with negativity.
When the HRnet group roll-out the innerpositiveness concept through a global campaign, I thought it is timely to create this blog to share the experiences of a group of happy people that had change the life of many others through their work as human resource consultant.
To kick off this blog, I have tried to research into the definition of happiness. I am glad my colleague has sent me the following teachings from Dalai Lama.
There are many facets to leading a happy life. It begins by understanding the true and legitimate sources of happiness. The Art of Happiness is based on a few basic premises:
- The purpose of life is happiness.
- Happiness is determined more by the state of one's mind than by one's external conditions, circumstances, or events - at least once one's basic survival needs are met.
- Happiness can be achieved through the systematic training of our hearts and minds, through reshaping our attitudes and outlook.
- The key to happiness is in our own hands.
~ Dalai Lama ~
How can we deal with all this negativity that is surrounding us if we want to remain or become happy?
When our Chairman shared with me the concept of innerpositiveness, I quickly recollect the first book on happiness that I had read many years back when I was a teenager i.e. Being Happy by Andrew Matthew. The book had many illustration of enlightened moment in cartoon and it had helped to keep me happy and positive despite facing setback at times and when dealing with negativity.
When the HRnet group roll-out the innerpositiveness concept through a global campaign, I thought it is timely to create this blog to share the experiences of a group of happy people that had change the life of many others through their work as human resource consultant.
To kick off this blog, I have tried to research into the definition of happiness. I am glad my colleague has sent me the following teachings from Dalai Lama.
There are many facets to leading a happy life. It begins by understanding the true and legitimate sources of happiness. The Art of Happiness is based on a few basic premises:
- The purpose of life is happiness.
- Happiness is determined more by the state of one's mind than by one's external conditions, circumstances, or events - at least once one's basic survival needs are met.
- Happiness can be achieved through the systematic training of our hearts and minds, through reshaping our attitudes and outlook.
- The key to happiness is in our own hands.
~ Dalai Lama ~
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