Take responsibility for making yourself happy. Give yourself permission to make yourself happy – even if in so doing, others make themselves unhappy. Make time for yourself to do things which bring you pleasure and enjoyment in the short-term without sacrificing your long-term goals.
The most familiar version of the Golden Rule says, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Moral philosophy has barely taken notice of the golden rule in its own terms despite the rule's prominence in commonsense ethics.
Scientists have found that the three things that make people most happy are PLEASURE (doing things you enjoy), ENGAGEMENT (feeling interested in your activities and connected to others), and MEANING (feeling like what you do matters).
Many studies show that being thankful is associated with greater happiness, helping people to feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships, according to Harvard Health.
The Golden Rule guides people to choose for others what they would choose for themselves. The Golden Rule is often described as 'putting yourself in someone else's shoes', or 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you'(Baumrin 2004).
The Golden Rule is a universal principle that says "treat others the way you want to be treated." The message of the Golden Rule is simple, universal and powerful and is the most prevalent and universal moral principle in human history.
"The golden rule is steeped in empathy: the basic premise of do to the other as you want done to you or even what you hope for others is what you hope for yourself," says Ramani Durvasula, a professor of psychology at California State University, Los Angeles. "That actually means attending to other people."
The golden rule is best interpreted as saying: “Treat others only as you consent to being treated in the same situation.” To apply it, you'd imagine yourself on the receiving end of the action in the exact place of the other person (which includes having the other person's likes and dislikes).
The Golden Rule is used as a tool to direct the behavior of people towards an end that we assume is positive – if you want to be treated well, you should treat others well. But if we dig a bit deeper, we find that the Golden Rule is really selfish and not selfless. It is about ourselves.
Feeling some positive emotions every day has a big effect on our happiness and well-being. That's why it's so important to do things that give us positive feelings. Even simple actions like playing with a child or a pet or going for a walk outdoors can inspire these feelings.
