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5 Tips on How to Be Happier in Life

1. Change Your Beliefs to Get Rid of Negative Thoughts Negative thoughts don’t operate alone. They have an ally- something that gives them the confidence to attack you. That ally is your beliefs. No matter how hard you may try to change those negative thoughts into positive ones, if your beliefs are negative, being positive might be hard. If you believe that your house would be robbed one day, no matter how much you say, “my house is free from burglars”, you’ll always be scared to death whenever you hear your window creak. And you definitely can’t be a happy person, knowing that you could be robbed at anytime. If everyone around you has a common negative belief about something, let yours be different. You don’t have to shout it out loud so that everyone will hear it (I wouldn’t advise you to do that). But know it, deep down in your heart. 2. Ignore Your Beliefs to Clear Your Mind Changing your beliefs can be hard, especially when you grew up having that belief. The statement, “you ca

5 Steps Toward a Strong and Healthy Relationship

If you think your romantic relationship is on the rocks, don't worry, for an expert has offered tips to keep it alive and happy. "Keeping the love in a relationship is about understanding who the other partner is and working extremely hard to keep the lines of communication open," said Josh Klapow, of the University of  Alabama  at  Birmingham . Klapow said a relationship is doomed if the communication is not there. "Very often it's the little things, the daily hassles and decisions that couples need to make that lead to bigger problems; learning to make decisions together is critical for the survival of your relationship," he said. Here are the five things Klapow recommends for making decisions together: Set a specific goal "What do each of you want? Make sure you are very specific. Eating dinner out is not a specific goal. Going to a restaurant where you can get a steak, your partner can get grilled shrimp and you both can relax in a quiet booth is s