Health and Happiness

A healthy body equals a healthy mind and a healthy mind reaps healthy relationships. Being unhealthy causes depression and can even make you feel hopeless or as if life is meaningless. It can also have a negative effect on the people around us. Not accepting you’re self leads to neglecting others. There are many things that can affect or influence our happiness and being healthy has a major affect on being content. Without having good health it can makes one’s life very difficult at time.  Having the best possible health will help people live and enjoy life to its fullest along with their loved ones.

             Good health can vary depending on our stress level, the food we eat, work, school, sleep and even energy. For example,  according to Elizabeth Scott, M.S   “stress can weaken your immune system, it can make you more susceptible not only to major diseases such as heart disease, but can increase your risk of catching the common cold and flu. And illness can detract from your overall happiness in a significant way”. This said there are also many other health conditions that can occur that are beyond our control such if one is born blind or deaf. We this occur we know it is out of our control but that person could accept what has happened and move forward in life so they can overcome and set examples for other people in the worldwide which are affects with the similar health issues and help them overcome their and bring them happiness. Not all of us are blessed with the best of health but what matters most is how we deal with it. To be truly happy you have to be able to accept everything life has given you, good and bad. Health can be treated and improved and sooner we make an effort, the happier we’ll feel and the better it is for those around us.

If he or she is unhappy and unhealthy it makes life very difficult not only for that person but for their loves ones such as family member. For example when one is depressed not only it has great affects on their happiness and health but their families as well. According to the National Institute of Mental Health “Nearly 15 million American adults or about 6.7% of the U.S. population age 18 and older”, and when family members or other loves feel and know that he or she is unhealthy such unhealthy it makes family member assume it is because they did something wrong or did not make full afford to help them.  

We would all like to be happy and healthy but sometimes obstacles occur in life which are out of our control such as if one is born unhealthy  or  unhappiness in  life such as depressed which not only affects you but other loves in as well. The key to being is being happy; with happiness it makes one’s life enjoyable.

Grateful things in life

Everyone is grateful for something that happens in their life good or bad. I am grateful for many things in my life. To narrow it down to couple of grateful things, one would be my family, and then my health.  If I did not have those two grateful things in my life I would assume that my life wouldn’t be what it is today.

What keeps me moving in life is the support of my family. If I did not have the support of my family I would have probably made wrong decision in life that would have had negative effect on my future.  Without a family i would of lost track of school, work and preparing me for the future.

Another thing that I am grateful is my heath. With have good health it keeps me motivated from getting lazy, because I know if I start to slack in health such as gaining weight I would become lazy and stop me from achieving the goals I have in life.

I am grateful for many things in life, but sometimes I over look the small things in life such as having family who cares and supporting me in anything I do, and being grateful for my good health which motivates me to do well in life.

Cultivating Happier Friendship

Paramjit Singh

ENG 101.

11/06/2010

               

To have a happy life people should have friends.  Without friends a person’s life may feel very lonely at times. But we must cultivate relationships so we can have good loyal friends around us. There are many ways to cultivate relationships between friends. One way is to give time to understand each other, be honest and spend time with other people to find  how much you may have in common such as where you work or after school sports. These are just few ways that will be helpful in establishing greater relationship.

Many people believe they do not need friends in their lives but without friends life may feel lonely.  When I was sixteen I kept myself isolated from other classmates and peers, thinking that no one could understand my life but me. So for a while I felt lonely. While other class mates went to movies, shopping malls or other places as a group, I would just stay home. And when everyone would come to school the next day they would talk about the exciting time they all had together.  When I turned seventeen, I started to ask myself questions such as, why I did not go out and meet some friends. After giving much thought, I started to interact with other classmates and soon they invite me to the movies and shopping malls.

Having friends in my life, made me happy and my school years fun and exciting. I thought to myself why I did not make friends earlier in my life such as in middle school. Then I came to the conclusion, the reason I did not want to make friends was because I thought if I try to interact with other people and make friends, they would laugh at me because English was a second Language for me at the time. And I was not fluent with it, since I just moved from Indian to the United States. But after making friends not only was I happy but I learned English well and quickly, also I started to know a lot about American life styles.

When making friends we must choose the ones that are loyal and honest to us. The key to cultivate friendly relationships is to be built upon trust. If there is no trust between you and friends, then people may feel more like a stranger to you and may not care about your feelings and thoughts. So, we need to choose wisely who we expect as our true friends. For example,  someone experience peer pressure they may do something such as drinking or smoking one can tell that person feels more like an enemy who is trying to hurt you rather than being a loyal friend. According to Adolescent Substance Abuse “30% of teens are offered drugs in high school and middle school” and “32.2% teens try their first drink of alcohol before the age of 13”. But sometimes we are confused is our about who is our friend. Often they may not be friends. Example, when I was in high school a someone who I thought was a loyal and a honest friend told me if I do not smoke I will not fit in with the cool group of people. From that point on I knew that the person was more of a enemy than a true friend and I stayed away from him.  As one grows older and has better education and common sense he/she will realize right from wrong and can choose friends from foes.

Another way for people to have an even wider spread and cultivate happy relationships is to interact with colleagues at work. When you interact with other colleagues that work with you, not only does it make the day go faster but one can become good friends and can benefit from each other. For example, if you live far from work and it is raining or snowing, you can call a friend from work and ask him/her to give you a ride to work. If you are a student you can join an after school program such as football or soccer. When meeting people you need to decide whether you and the other person have things in common to for a cultivate friendship.

There are many ways for one to cultivate happier relationships with friends such as, to give time to understand each other, be honest and spend time with other people to find  how much you may have in common such as where you work or after school sports, which will cultivate a happier relationship.

Happiness and Work

Work and Happiness

                    When I was seventeen I thought to myself I need a job to be independent so I didn’t have to ask my parents or anyone else for money. My first job was a cashier, at first I was unhappy because I had to wake up early on the weekends and some days work after school and other employees were strict and not any fun to be around. But when I received my pay check at the end of the week it made me happy even though I was unhappy for the four days I was working. I also tried many other jobs but none really made me happier even though the pay was well.  Later I realize I wanted a job where I could be happy throughout my work hours

                  When I turned nineteen I started to work in construction, for the first time I was happy to be at work and the money was also great. Other employees were also friendly which made work even joyful and easier. Later I realize I wanted to attend college to achieve a degree in engineering and construction.  Because I know it will benefit me in the future and make me happy. And I could see myself as engineering in construction ten years from now saying that was the right choice to make.

                  Even though I did not find the right job that made me happy right away. But after searching and working at different places with different people I found the job which will succeed to my expatiations. I am glad and happy that I found a job that I am happy with in a early age rather than find it later in the future were it might have been too late.

Education

Happiness’ has always been in education but most students and even I tend to miss it. By thinking school makes us miserable when it actually puts our future and happiness together. For me what distracts me from not being happy during my education in school is procrastination. Procrastination is one of my biggest obstacles to overcome. Also with procrastination brings me stress and anxiety. By have those three feelings it makes me unhappy during my education and I tend not to finish my work on time and fall behind.  

Even though we all like dislike school at times, it can be a fun learning experience that better helps us

in the future. By having a well education and being interested in school it can bring much joy and happiness to our life. But as for many students and even I tend not to be happy sometimes while attending school. The reason is there are many subjects in which I am not interested in for example when I have to complete homework assignments or study for test or exams for my history class. History for me is one of the boring classes I have in my first semester second year of college. I rather learn about what is happening in the present or what’s going to happen in the future then learning about the past.

I believe that procrastination was a bad habit that I never overcame during my high school years. When I’m in a class that’s not interesting, I tend to find something that’s fun or get sidetrack, rather than finishing my assignments. This causes me to finish my work at the last moment and never have time to look over my work and make corrections. I even tend not to study for a test or exam until the very last minute, which then I skim over my notes quickly.  As I know now how much procrastination has an effected my happiness but I am trying to overcome it. For example if I know I have five assignments due next week I do one everyday instead of trying to do all at once right before they are due. And if the class is not interesting I’ll try to talk to teacher or other students and make discussion more interesting for me.

When I procrastination it also brings me stress. When I get stressed out, I sometimes quite or think it’s not going to be perfect or I will end up failing. Which then I try to finish everything quickly and leave many details out or make mistakes that I shouldn’t have. One way that I am trying to help myself from being stressed out is taking some time to meditate right before I start a test or homework.  

Also with stress comes anxiety that I will be the only one who hasn’t completed or passed a test and feel left out. Sometimes when I do not study for a test when I knew I should have I always have anxiety and ask myself questions as will I pass, what will be my grade, and did or did not I study enough. With all those thoughts running through my mind, I sometimes even forgot what I studied for when it’s time to take a test. Sometimes when I over think I tend not to get enough sleep as I should have and feel very tired the following day. The steps I should take to reduce my anxiety is not think as much of what’s  going happen good or bad, be clam and relax.

With procrastination comes stress which then leads to anxiety. If I can overcome those three major feelings and thoughts I can be happy during my education and achieve the goals I want in life. And also stop making excuses for me to procrastination and try to enjoy what life and education brings my way. Even if I do not enjoy my class or it feels dull. There are always ways for us all to change the way we dislike school or a class by giving time to enjoying it and become more focused. 

Happiness in Education

Happiness in Education

          Education is one of the most important things a person can do in life to become more educated and happier. With education you can have a good job making money and stress free life which brings happiness. As I went to middle and high school I always disliked school, because it never made me happy most of my class felt dull and so were some teachers.

           By having higher education with a degree a person life can be happier. With higher education you can have a steady job with enough money where you don’t have to worry about bills and other financial stuff in your life. But since most young children dislike going to school at a young age because of teachers, homework or not enough school actives they have this idea school is useless to them and carry that idea with them throughout high school and such. As they grow older and realize how important education has an impact in their life, it’s sometime too late.

         By not having a good connection with students, they feel very much left out and unwanted. Which makes a student not want to come to school or expand their learning. Also when schools have variety of actives such as chess club, longer gym periods,  or even after school programs which makes students feel more interested and become more interested in school itself . Also rather than giving homework all week long have a few days were students and teachers can work within groups to interact with their peers to make school more comfortable for them.

        When I was in middle high school I heavily disliked it. I would have to wake up early, be in school for six hours, five days a week with more work then actives. Therefore school felt more like a drill routine, which made me less interested and unhappy in school. When I was in high school I had no interested in school and my grades dropped and I thought to myself after high school I would never go onto college. After graduation without degree of any sort I was working a 9 to 5 job. Then I realize how much education has a benefit in my happiness and future. As I stated college I feel happier then ever and interested in all my class because the class I picked are what will benefit me in the future and the teachers interact more trying to help students to succeed.

        Overall if schools have more fun actives and teachers that interact with students it will make students realize at a young age the happiness is in education rather than dislike school and keep the same feelings thought later schools years to come.