9 Ways to be Happy and Make something of your Life

Way to Be

9 Ways to be Happy and Make something of your Life

Gordon B. Hinckley

1. Be Grateful

Reflection: To be grateful is to be accepting of others. Also to be gracious towards things. Can also be open minded and not be criticizing. Also can be to have gratitude every day.

Quote: "I'm looking forward to the future, and feeling grateful for the past." - Mike Rowe

2. Be Smart

Reflection: To be smart is to have intelligence over things. To have a specific way of viewing things. To be smart is to be wise and having experience over things and about things.

Quote: "Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things." - Byron Dorgan

3. Be Involved in Good Works

Reflection: To be involved in good works is to be doing good things. To be involved in good deeds. To choose the right from wrong. Then to behave the right way rather than the wrong way. One example is when you have an interest in something and its a good deed rather than a bad deed.

Quote: "Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest." - Mark Twain

4. Be clean

Reflection: Being clean can be behaving in a certain way. Such as having a clean attitude or having a clean perspective of things. Another way of being clean is having your life in order. An example can be having a straight path to success. Not having a path that is cluttered with confusion. Another way to be clean can be to have a clean way of thinking. Such as being open minded towards things. Or also not being negative towards many things.

Quote: "What after all, is a halo? It's one more thing to keep clean."

I will try to keep an open mind towards things. Keep myself from criticizing things and people. Also to have a positive attitude towards things such as opinions or recommendations.

5.  Be true

Reflection: To be true is to be honest to yourself and others. To not be a liar towards others and yourself. To never commit a sin. To always have a positive attitude. Also to have an open mind on superstitions and opinions.

Quote: "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self." - Ernest Hemingway

I will try to stop lying to people. To think of others rather than myself. Then to be open minded towards opinions and suggestions.

6. Be Positive

Reflection: To be positive is to have an attitude that others appreciate. Also to be honest and truth to yourself. To think positive is to have an open mind. Also to accept ideas or others as for what they are. Or to be a positive person in general. Do good things or questions things in a positive way. To not be rude towards others and their thoughts. Also to be agile against the opinions of others towards you or opinions towards other things.

Quote: "Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will bring out the pain." - Joseph Campbell

I will be more positive than what I am. To be positive towards and myself. Also to have a better opinion towards things rather then being rude and saying something mean about it.

7. Be Humble

Reflection: To be humble is too be thankful or gracious to others. To be a positive person towards others. To help others if in need. Trying to be a nice person towards others. Going to charity events or recycle things that help the community. Or also to be generous towards others. Also to be polite and respectful towards others.

Quote: "The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble." - James M. Barrie

One way I can put this in to my daily life is to be humble towards a lot of things. Respect others and have appreciation towards things. To be respectful towards opinions and responses. Then to be more oving and caring than before.

8. Be Still

Quote: "Photograhpy takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding still." - Dorothea Lange

9. Be Prayerful
To be prayerful you need to be gracious about everything. To be thankful for the small things in return. To not be jealous or greedy over small or large things. Never to be rude or irresponsible with someone or something. Also to be a good person overall.

Quote: "Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening." - Mahatma Gandhi

Reflection: The 9 ways we have learned have been very helpful in my goals and everyday life. Such as getting a better understanding of people. Also being curtious over others and everyone else. To be thankful for the small things. To be never be evil or seditious towards anything or anyone. Way I will commit the 9 ways to my everday life is to include them in communicating with others or when I'm by myself. 

Commitment

Commitment

Definition: The state or quality of being dedicated to a cause.

Quote: "Commiment is an act, not a word"

-Jean-Paul Sartre

Reflection: The quote is about how commitment is something you do rather than something you say. When you or someone gets commited it is something you stick to until the end.

Obedience

Obedience

"The key to freedom is obedience. The more obedient we are, the more freedom we have."

Attributes: obedience, responsible, freedom, loyal

Reflection: The quote and attribute are about how if you are patient or obedient you can get freedom or anything you want. If you are obedient you are responsible because you have patient.

How does this quote relate to your 100+ Life Planning Goals?

This quote relates to my life planning goals because if you are obedient to your goals, you will accomplish anything you want.

A Smile

A Smile

Definition: form one's features into a pleased, kind, or amused expression, typically with the corners of the mouth turned up and the front teeth exposed.

Quote: Don't cry because it's over. Cry because it happened.

-Dr. Seuss

Reflection: The quote is about how you should never feel bad about something ending. You should think about a new beginning and how with that over, you will be able to do anything else that you've wanted to do. One example of smiling is finding good news about someone or something. Or also doing something that you think is good and feeling proud of yourself.

Your Own Choice

Your Own Choice

Reliable

Definition: Able to be trusted.

Reflection: The word reliable means to have trust in someone and to have connection one another. Realiability can lead to either disappointment or responsibility.one example of being reliable is having trust on someone. Such as babysitting for friends or family. Or also being in charge of a big duty such as doing something for someone. Also being there for someone mentally and physically. being reliable is something to be proud of because that means someone you know has trust in you and knows that you can be responsible.

911 Memorials

911 Memorials

The 911 attacks were in September 11th, 2003. The attack was a terrorist attack that involved two Boeing planes hitting each of the twin towers. The first plane hit the tower at 8:45 A.M. and then the other plane hit the other building at 9:03 A.M. My first time hearing about the attack was when I was in elementary and reading it in a history book. When I first heard about the attack I felt surprise that something like that would happen in such rapidness. I then thought why would someone do this because I didn't know what was going at the time. 

"Decisions Determine Destiny"

"Decisions Determine Destiny" 

- Thomas S. Monson

Reflection: The decisions you make in life are what lead you to what you are today. Your life depends on how you choose it to be. If you choose something bad then your destiny will be bad but if you choose something good then its vice versa. One example of decisions determining destiny is if you want to go with your friends but you know that it is not a good idea to do it. So then you have the decision to either choose the right or choose the wrong which is to stay behind or go with your friends. Now if you choose the right then your destiny will be good. but if you choose the wrong then you will face the consequences.

How does this quote relate to your 100+ Life Planning Goals?

This quote relates to my life planning goals by explaining how if you choose to do your goals you will achieve great things that you've always wanted to do.

Caring

Caring

Definition: Displaying kindness and affection towards someone or something.

Quote: Caring - about people, about things, about life - is an act of maturity.

- Tracy McMillan

Reflection: The quote is about how once you start caring about other people or yourself you began to show signs of maturity.One example of caring is showing kindness to your love ones or someone in need.

Boldness

Boldness

Definition: To not hesitate or be fearful about an action or a choice.

Quote: "Boldness is a mask for fear, however great."

-John Dryden
Reflection: The quote is about however you are, tall or small or big or slim, you will always have a fear of doing something in life. One example is having the choice to do something good or bad. It is either you do the good but something bad happens or vice versa.