Happiness and the human spirit: the spirituality of becoming the best you can be

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

The pursuit of happiness

Spiritual deficiency syndrome

The unique human spirit

The ability to be self-aware

The ability to be humble

The ability to choose

The ability to be patient

The ability to make the most of circumstances

The ability to improve

The ability to be compassionate

The ability to have perspective

The ability to have purpose

The ability to search for truth

The ability to change

10 steps to happiness

Step 1: "I am aware that I have some shortcomings, and I want to become a better person."

Step 2: "I realize that I can be in charge of my behavior."

Step 3: "I realize that changing my character traits is a slow process, but I am willing to persist : I'm going to work on my character defects, one by one."

Step 4: "I am going to look for ways to overcome my negative character traits."

Step 5: "I will cultivate enjoyable spiritual experiences."

Step 6: "I will give serious consideration to the relative importance of things."

Step 7: "I will avoid things that are inimical to my spirituality."

Step 8: "I will laugh more."

Step 9: "I will work to keep setbacks from discouraging me."

Step 10: "I realize there is never an end to spiritual growth."