Finding Happiness Through Helping Others

--by twinkle, posted Feb 12, 2010

I have just found that a small article I wrote about this site, and my own experience of it, has been published on the letters page of a UK magazine. The magazine is called 'Natural Health'. I was so shocked when I saw it there.

If it interests just one person, then that would be fantastic!

Here is the article:

Finding Happiness

I want to share how my life has changed for the better: I thought happiness came from buying a new dress or lipstick, but no sooner had I bought one thing than I wanted something else. Life felt like I was forever seeking something, but never finding it. Then, one afternoon, I was at my computer and I remembered a postcard called 'Random Acts of Kindness'. I typed 'acts of kindness' into the search engine and found a site called 'helpothers.org'. This was the beginning of my journey into happiness.

The site is full of touching stories. The more I read them the deeper they touched my soul. I started doing kind things for other people. I smiled at people and started to look for opportunities to do something kind.

The more I did the happier I became. I've learnt that happiness does not come from buying something, but from giving something.

After years of searching for happiness, I have at last found it.

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Posted by twinkle
Feb 12, 2010
Comments (15)

Readers Comments

iferlamb wrote: that is terrific! How special to read your own words. I feel that way when one of my stories are featured here on HelpOthers.
smiles...

aishah1 wrote: keap it up

heartofflesh wrote: Please let us read that piece! Can you post it? Thank you.

unknown wrote: Lucky you :)
I have at last found it.
What a beautiful statement :)

Bluebell wrote: Just beautiful. Thank you. Love and Light, Ana

JuneBug wrote: I am so glad you wrote the article !!! Now many others will check into HO and get all happy too !!! GREAT JOB, TWINKLE !!!! WOO-HOO !!! :D

heartofflesh wrote: The more you give the more you receive - it is called LOVE.
In fact LOVE IS YOURS the moment you give it away.

TWINKLE IS A SUPER STAR. Glad you found us, poor souls -through the search engine.

MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: That is fantastic! More people are sure to be interested and touched by your thoughts. The more joining the Kindness Revolution the better! MWAH!

2cents wrote: I'm sure more people will be moved to do something kind after reading the article. Love how they printed it without you knowing about it!

madeusmile wrote: Awesome! How cool is that??? Great article!

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