Tag Archives: how to be happy

How I Maximize My Happiness

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Steve Simms

I am the happiest when I focus on what makes me happy. I maximize my happiness by focusing on “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Letting Jesus live in and through me makes me extremely happy! Learning to live … Continue reading →

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I Want My Blog & My Books to Help People “Worglee”

Posted on August 8, 2025 by Steve Simms

I coined a word in my book, “Mindrobics–How to Be Happy For the Rest of Your Life” (in addition to the title). (It’s now out of print.) The word is “worglee.” Worglee is the opposite of worry. To worry is … Continue reading →

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Happiness Comes from Within, Not from Things

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Steve Simms

Happiness comes from within. It can’t be found merely in things or circumstances. True happiness has a spiritual component. Keeping in mind that God the Holy Spirit won’t contradict what He has revealed throughout the Scriptures, (Matthew 22:29) it’s never … Continue reading →

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Chirp, tweet, & cheer up

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Steve Simms

Tweet, chirp,And cheer up,Like a birdSinging on a branch. Glad words can interrupt your misery and point you to victory. When you talk to yourself, it helps if you’re kind. Life is full of overlooked beauty that is patiently waiting … Continue reading →

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Happiness lies beyond self-focus

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Steve Simms

If you’re discouraged, get out of your self-focus and do something to encourage others. Self-focused decisions often cause more problems than they solve. When minor things get an emotional hold on you, life becomes consumed with triviality. Much, that clamors … Continue reading →

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Joyful thoughts to give you joy

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Steve Simms

Too often we let the weeds of life overrun and destroy our joy, gladness, and delight. An unhappy heart needs weeding. Joy is contagious, but you can’t catch it from unhappy people or from people who mask their heart. Life … Continue reading →

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Diversion from self-focus is the road to happiness.

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Steve Simms

If you can use your thoughts to make yourself unhappy, you can learn to use them to make yourself happy. When your mind is focused away from yourself and on positive and enjoyable things or activities, that’s happiness. Diversion from … Continue reading →

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The Joy Of Early Christianity

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Steve Simms
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Let “The Joy Of Early Christianity” be your happy place!

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Steve Simms

Get it in paperback or Kindle at this link.

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Some things make more happy-sense . . .

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Steve Simms

People talk about common sense — basic wisdom for living well. But people also need happy-sense — the insight to live happy. Much unhappiness is self-made. Everyday decisions are determining your destiny: joy, mediocrity, or misery. To stop doing, thinking, … Continue reading →

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