{"id":280,"date":"2010-09-27T09:01:24","date_gmt":"2010-09-27T09:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/2010\/09\/mr-happy-shares-his-advice-on-how-to-be-happy-1.html"},"modified":"2010-09-27T09:01:24","modified_gmt":"2010-09-27T09:01:24","slug":"mr-happy-shares-his-advice-on-how-to-be-happy-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2010\/09\/mr-happy-shares-his-advice-on-how-to-be-happy-1.html","title":{"rendered":"“Mr. Happy” Shares His Advice on How to Be Happy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guest Blog by<\/b> Robert “Mr. Happy” Moyers<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

1. Raise your right hand. Repeat after me. I
\npromise, to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2. Start each day with joy. Declare the day
\nSuper Saturday, Super Sunday, Merry Monday, Terrific Tuesday, Wonderful
\nWednesday, Terrific Thursday, Fantastic Friday! <\/span><\/p>\n

3. Give and receive happy, healthy,
\nhandshakes, high-fives, and hugs with as many people as possible. <\/span><\/p>\n

4. Don’t give permission for the mad, bad,
\nand sad feelings and emotions to take away your glad. Laugh, love, and make a
\njoyful noise and sing. <\/span><\/p>\n

5. If you know God loves you, raise your
\nright hand. If you know that God accepts you, raise your left hand. If you know
\nthat God forgives you, move one foot. If you love, accept and forgive others,
\nraise both hands, move both feet, and say Hooray! <\/span><\/p>\n

6. When you do something bad or wrong, go
\nand tell someone, “I am wrong. I am sorry. Please forgive me.” <\/span><\/p>\n

7. Always say these happy words: Thank you.
\nPlease. Your welcome. <\/span><\/p>\n

8. Say “I love you” as many times as you can
\neach day. <\/span><\/p>\n

9. Always ask God to forgive you and always forgive
\nothers every day so you will not lose your joy and happiness. Say these words
\nof forgiveness: Please forgive me. Please forgive them. Help me to forgive
\nthem. Please take away my anger and bitterness. Please restore my joy and
\nhappiness. Bless those who have hurt me. Please help me to forgive myself. <\/span><\/p>\n

10. Always remember the happy word “we”. We
\nbelong to the family of God. We have the power to love one another as God loves
\nus. When God made us, God said we are very good. God always tells the truth.
\nGod loves us no matter what even when we make mistakes and do dumb, stupid
\nthings. We are the family of God.<\/span><\/p>\n

Robert Moyers goes by the name “Mr. Happy” because he is all about
\nsharing joy and optimism. As founder of the Center for
\nUnconditional Love and National Forgiveness Day, he encourages people to trade
\nstress for joy and faith.  <\/span>These 10 tips
\nwere reprinted with permission from his website<\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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