subject: Memories Can Bring Joy and Happiness [print this page] Relationships and friends make for a happier life for most people. When they are missing, life can be lonely and sad. When people are not surrounded by those they love and they do not have enough interests to make their days enjoyable and productive, life can become difficult to bear. Getting up out of bed can be a drag. Feeling no purpose in life can cause a person to wish for the end to come sooner rather than later. When sadness engulfs their very soul, people feel no will to live. The days are long and meaningless. It is a matter of merely existing.
There are many ways for a person to find enjoyment in life. Some are:
Find a senior citizen center and meet new friends
Learn a new skill or craft
Study a foreign language
Read books and stories
Do crossword puzzles and play games which require thinking
Watch interesting programs on television
Visit someone in need
In most cases, it is possible to find someone in worse shape than yourself. Giving of oneself is a way to feel useful, and to feel some purpose in living. There may be someone waiting in the wings who would welcome your friendship.
The memories of yesterday and of days gone past can bring joy and happiness into a person's life. Although it is not good to continually dwell on the past, remembering the good things is a way to bring some peace and enjoyment back to life.
An older person can recall good memories and keep them alive by:Telling someone else stories of happy times gone byWriting down memoirs of your own lifeEmailing or writing letters to children and grandchildren about happy experiencesLooking at photographs which bring a flood of memoriesCalling grandchildren and letting them hear your storiesMaking new memories is a way to bring some joy into an otherwise drab life. Find new interests and purpose in living to build more good memories. This is an amazing world in which we live. There are new discoveries being made everyday. The technology which has been developed is nothing short of miraculous. There are still lots of ways to grow and develop even for a senior citizen who may be alone without much to do to spend the hours of each day. There are also so many everyday happenings within nature and the universe which can bring interest into the daily lives of all people. If it is difficult to get out into the world, let the world come to you through the magic of television.Recalling memories and making new ones is an easy way to bring some joy and happiness into life.Memories Can Bring Joy and HappinessBy: Irene Mori
