Did you know that there are gifts that will multiply your happiness exponentially when you aspire to share them for the benefit of others in your care?
Have you ever considered your unique gifts and identified the ones that bring you the most joy when shared with others? It’s worth exploring as you discover new ways to empower and positively influence others through your actions and words.
When we reflect on the power and influence of happiness, we realize that happiness is more than just a state of being; it’s a conscious decision to cultivate an optimistic attitude toward life. The desire for happiness is an exercise of self-leadership that requires dedication and continuous training. By bringing forth our best selves, we can best spread joy to those around us.
Below are seven gifts that allow us to share our most authentic selves with others. As you read about these gifts, think of ways to share them with someone today and every day. This is the magic of making every day a holiday. By serving others, we also serve ourselves and find true happiness.
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Share Gratitude
Tell someone how much you appreciate the faith they’ve shown in you. Thank them sincerely for being part of your life. Tell them how much they are needed. Taking the time to share the gratitude you have for others in your life is one of people’s most important needs. This is not an interruption of your day but rather the purpose of it. When you share your appreciation and gratitude with someone, they will not forget you or the mark you made in them to open them up and follow your leadership, thus sharing themselves for others.
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Share Time Wisely
Discriminate intently your use of time so that you are exposed to those seeking your leadership and relationship. Focusing on (seeing) who you are and acting upon (taking) what is required to grow and then executing outwardly in harmony with your inner spirit (living), you will then be blessed by those attracted to your unique nature and shed others who would otherwise be a distraction. Balance your time expenditures so you can spend time with the people you love. When we pause to focus on what’s important in the rush of life, we discover gifts and talents that were once hidden from our sight. Taking the time to be still and decompress, then record findings, will empower and enrich everyone called to you. This brings happiness on an infinite scale.
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Share Knowledge And Wisdom
Having a platform to communicate to others what has been learned, what is being learned, or what struggles you are attacking is of great value. Take the time to mentor, partner, and take the time to listen intently, and then act in private to discern findings and share strategy and execute. The more knowledge we share for the benefit of others, the more wisdom we receive in return. A wise man is always bested by a wise man and a half. As such, stay not as a lake with permanent shores but seek the ever-evolving flow of a river as it cuts through pass after pass on its journey to the ocean’s bounty.
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Share Friendship And Gather Relationships
Understand the needs of others and acknowledge others’ importance in your life. Appreciate the strength their presence in your life provides you. Let them know you will be there when they need you to help them overcome. Be vigilant and accountable to friendships so that the path is always clear and direct. Build community by sharing commonly aligned friendships into another’s life. The results are a tremendous positive change for all, as again, you expand your community through the uncommon light of who you are. Simple, small acts, yes, but the small acts always make the biggest impacts! We succeed with the help of others. People grow by growing together. If you’d like to have many friends, then share friendship with others generously, openly, and honestly.
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Share Kindness
Perform a random act of kindness and courtesies for others: a smile, compliment, or a favor just for fun. These will multiply and spread very rapidly. There is a powerful quote by Stephen Jay Gould, who said, “The center of human nature is rooted in ten thousand ordinary acts of kindness that define our days.” Kindness is priceless. The love, kindness, and value we have given authentically to others will be our remaining treasures at the end of a rich, significant life.
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Share Experience
Dedicate yourself to a process of reflection and written accountability. Set a consistent time to measure yourself and assess. Record successes, the struggles, and conversely, the actions you are dedicating yourself to so that you grow from the findings. Then, share them with others. Give them your model of measured effectiveness. Share happy experiences or liberating moments that have come from your process. When shared, the value of these experiences multiplies. Our unique experiences and perceptions of life are priceless. Sharing experiences builds relationships that are unwavering and solid.
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Share Enthusiasm and Unique Light
Be an irresistible force of nature as you live your authentic role. If you are excited, then be so. Your enthusiasm will inspire others to move forward with actions that bring rewarding achievements and highness. Enthusiasm keeps us looking forward to the future. It brings many of those exciting days that we can savor with gratitude. That kind of glowing excitement for life is impossible to hide. It is contagious and will quickly spread to others.
Think about this statement by Norman MacEwan:
“Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
Sharing these gifts, yourself and your passion sends your thoughts on a far-reaching journey where they will touch and impact many lives and reconnect with your own.
“As you journey through life, choose your destinations well, but do not hurry there; be purposeful in your step. You will arrive soon enough. Wander the back roads, sharing your unique gifts with those that cross your path. Seek out those in need and lend them a hand; such experiences are riches for the soul. And if, upon arrival, you find that your destination is not exactly as you had dreamed, do not be disappointed. Know that the true worth of your travels lies not in where you come to be at the journey’s end, but in the lives you touch and impact along the way.”
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