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How to Be Happy and Develop Self Esteem

In the SHM Community Forums, Lily tried to help someone who can't figure out how to be happy and talked about not having self esteem. Lily responded: To find happiness, I started focusing on what I needed for a change, rather than trying to make everyone else happy.   I started to take better care of myself. I took all medication I WANTED to take exactly as prescribed, rather than just...

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Working at Being Happy by Making a Gratitude List

In the SHM Community Forums, Lily shares her own list of things to be grateful for. She  said: Some days I have to work to find even a moment of happiness. On those days, I force myself to write things I appreciate – I think some groups call it having a "gratitude list." Like this: I'm grateful for having this website to come to when no one in the world seems to care about...

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