The 9 Ways

9 Ways to be Happy and Make Something of your Life

Gordon B. Hinckley

1. Be Grateful

Being grateful can be expressed in many different ways a very known way is to just say thank you to some one that has helped you do something without being asked to or even if they were asked. An example of being grateful would be telling someone thank you or if you want to go even further returning the favor by helping them in some way. you should be grateful for every good thing that happens because something bad could have happened instead. Helping someone that is in need is something everyone should do and them being grateful is only a bonus because you did it without expecting anything in return. you should be grateful for everything in your life because their are always less fortunate people in the world. When i think about it i also need to be more grateful for the things that i have and the opportunities that i have.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given.Be careful.

John Wooden

2.Be smart

Being smart means you know that you are better at making hard decisions and everyone knows certain thing but smart people know even more. Someone smart knows when to do something and when they should wait for the perfect moment. I wouldn't consider myself to be that smart but others say i am but i am just not motivated. common sense is something everyone should have but some people forget about it and make mistakes. Even if you consider yourself smart you should always continue to stay educated. One way to be smart is to be educated by going to school and furthering your education even further by eventually going to college and getting a degree. If you are smart you will make right decisions and strive to only make right decisions.

3.Be Involved

 An example of someone who is involved is someone who would do community service every once in a while without being told to do it. You can be involved in places like a library and help out there so that you can make the librarian's job easier on them. Even just doing small things to help is enough like participating in a street clean up around were you live. Any way you think that you can be involved is enough as long as you are helping someone that includes the earth its self. Being involved is a reward in its own way because you are helping out and inspiring others to follow your example.

4.Be Clean

When i think being clean the first thing that comes to mind is bathing but that cant be the only thing. another thing that it can mean is clean language by not using any bad words at all. cleaning your own work space is a good way to get all your work done faster and organized. keeping the environment clean is apart of our job as human beings.

5.Be True

Be true to yourself and don't lie to others. When you lie you only make things worse but if you tell the truth you will be known for that and have a good reputation. sometimes people don't even realize when they are lying to themselves and once they do they need to correct that and learn from it. Not everyone is perfect and we all make mistakes but we must learn from those mistakes and never make them again. lying is still lying no matter what someone says or denies.

6.Be Positive

Being positive is a good way to accomplish any goal that you have. Having a positive outlook on things is a very good thing to have because looking at the good side to things means you always stay positive. When you are positive you have more friends because people are more likely to be around some one who is positive. if you always think you will fail then failing can be the only outcome, but if you think positive you are more likely to succeed. It is best to always have a positive outlook on things to see all you can accomplish rather than all you could fail.

7.Be Humble

Being humble means you are respectful no matter who you are or of what class you are. I dont know much of what humble means but i do know that it has something to do with respecting others that are not as fortunate as you are. not everyone is the same as you some of them are better at things and some worse. when you fail you realize more about what being humble is because learning from your failure is what makes you humble and more smart. humble people know what is right and know to show respect to others even if no one else will. 

8.Be still

to be still means that you don't listen to others negativity and you are unaffected by any negativity. i am not exactly sure what being still actually means. i feel like it has something to do with being immune to negativity.

9.Be Prayerful

Reflection:
most people don't do all nine goals but you can still accomplish things even if you don't do all of the nine ways. As long as you do the majority you can still accomplish a lot. no one is perfect so you should know your limits and give your 100% for everthing you do.