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

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!

Aurelia wrote: Twink...You are absolutely right! I feel the same way...It's one of my better habits that I've formed. Turning on the computer and reading, writing and learning from Helpother Friends!
That's so neat that you saw your article in the magazine, I'm sure you are smiling from ear to ear!
:0) ~Aurelia

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