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Key takeaways from The Secret to Happiness

Deep happiness has one rule: you cannot put anything above your happiness. Open at source

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When we realize that we can still achieve happiness no matter what, we’ll find that all we have to do is flow with life and take each day as they come.

Happiness is our natural state, as long as we let go of certain "conditions" for happiness.

The hardest part is that we must want this happiness over everything. This isn’t always second nature for everyone and may take some reminders while we reframe our mindsets. But with time you’ll find that your inner peace will remain intact no matter what’s going on in the outside world, and that is a beautiful gift.

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