Way to be, 9 Ways to be happy and make something of your life

 9 Ways to be happy and make something of your life.

Gordon B. Hinckley

The Nine Ways to BE:

1. Be Grateful 

2. Be Smart

3. Be Involved in Good Works 

4. Be Clean

5. Be True

6. Be Positive

7. Be Humble

8.Be Still

9. Be Prayerful

The Nine Ways

2.Be Smart

Reflection : I think the second way be smart, means to make the choices you think are the best for yourself and the people around you. Meaning to choose the right path and think about how you want to get there. So be smart about your decisions and you will benefit from them and so can the people around you. Not only make smart decisions but live your life in a smart way and that is how you can be smart. If you try your hardest to become successful not only make most of the right choices but have the opportunity and use it right then that would be living in a smart way. Another way to be smart is to be selfless and help other people because in a way that also helps you. Many people can go through life the opposite way of being smart and will never become successful or happy. Being smart about the way you choose to live can be pretty easy after a while if you really try. You will gain the most if you choose to live your life this way instead of the lazy way which is to do nothing in life. Most people who choose to live their life this way become successful because they dedicated their life to being smart.

" Action is the real measure of intelligence"- Napoleon Hill 

3. Be Involved in Good Works

Reflection: I think this way means not only volunteer but to do things on your own time, everyday be involved in something good that maters. Not only do things for others but do things for yourself too. Be involved in good things that can help you throughout your life and others. Some examples are charity work, non profit organizations, and helping people when help is needed. If you can live your life being involved in good works then maybe you could help yourself. If you are involved in these good works maybe you could become a good person if you focus on this and set it as your goal. I think this means to be the good you wish the rest of the world was and if you try your hardest to achieve this then your life and the lives of the people around you could improve. It also means that if you do the things you are supposed to do, the right things like going to school or work then you can be happy. Being involved in good works wont be that easy but if you focus on it then you can be fulfilled. This can help more than one person and can apply in many ways even if its in little ways. You can even do the things you want to do as long as you do them the right way then you can be happy living this way. You can even teach others to be involved in good works to help them and more people. 

"If you're a good person, the goodness will continue through your descendants" - Diane Von 
Furstenburg

4. Be clean

I think be clean means is to keep not only your body clean but your whole life and everything you do should be that way. Being clean is better than being dirty and is better for you and the people around you. Some ways of being clean might be to follow the rules and do the things you are supposed to, even if  you don't want to because it might be better for you. To be clean is to live the right way instead of the wrong way. Most of the time it can be easy to be dirty and do things the wrong way but it is way better to be clean. If you are clean with the way you live your life most of the time you can do what you want and live the way you want. Being clean can help you become happy if you work really hard at it. If you work towards living a clean life free of the bad things then you can live it happily. Most people who aren't clean don't get to do the things they want because of the mistakes they've made. People who choose to live dirty/wrong won't be as happy as those who live clean/right because they didn't do what was good for them and the people around them. Those people who are selfish and never thing of others will not be as happy as the others who do live clean. Ways you can live clean are doing good even if you do not want to. Living clean is better than living dirty.

" Clean fighting solves everything. It ends all bad blood and any ill feelings people have."-Conor MCgree

5. Be True

I think this way means to not lie not only to others but to yourself. Also to be honest about how you feel without disrespecting someone else. If you have opinions it's okay to voice them as long as you are being honest and not just following someone else. And to be smart about what you say and do so it doesn't affect others badly. Never lie about who you are to other people or yourself because it matters. Honesty is best for everyone as long as it's not too  much or that it might hurt someone. If you choose to live by this way and all the other ways you can live a happy successful life as long as you try. Being true is more than just being honest it's also about doing the right things the right way. Also about think of others more than just thinking of your self and being helpful in these ways. If you stay true you won't have may regrets or feel much guilt as long as you try. Being true and staying true can be harder for most people because it's easier to be dis-honest. Most people don't like to put in the work, even if they know it is better for them and everyone. If you can follow these nine ways without giving up then you can be happy and make something of your life.

" Happiness includes chiefly the idea of satisfaction after full honest effort. No one can possibly be satisfied and no one can be happy who feels that in some paramount affairs he failed to take up the challenge of life"- Arnold Bennett

6. Be Positive

What i think the sixth way to be happy, (be positive) means is to be positive about the way you live your life. And to look at the world in a positive/optimistic way rather than a doubtful way, or to maybe have more than one perspective. Changing the way you think and feel can actually make you happier. Being positive is easier then being negative it makes you and the people around you feel better. Most people don't want to be around someone who is always negative because people who are negative are usually unhappy. Being positive can make you even smarter and more grateful about life. Some examples of being positive are working hard on something and knowing it is going to turn out good rather than worrying. Being positive about your grades, your friends and family, set goals. Having faith is not easy but it's better than being doubtful and hopeless. Most people who don't have hope are un-optimistic and see the world a different maybe more honest way than people who do have hope. Being positive during a time where you feel the most sad or hopeless can actually make you feel better. Being positive is a very important way to live your life and to have a happy and successful one.

" In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision"- Dalai Lama

7. Be Humble

What i think this way means is to never think that you are better than anyone no matter how successful you are in life because there will always be someone who is better than you at something. Treat everyone equal and how you would want to be treated and be nice to everyone because you never know when you will need them. Also to try your hardest to be successful and some ways you can do this is  by choosing to live by these nine ways. Being humble not only makes you a better person it makes you a batter friend and brother or sister. Being humble it's not only about the way you see and treat others but also the way you see and treat yourself. For example respect yourself also like your body and your reputation don't treat them harshly. Choosing to live by this way can improve your attitude which can improve your relationships which can improve your life. Being humble and being grateful are very important you need in life to help you become succsessful. 
"Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a Humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.

8. Be still

What i think being still means is to not be in such a hurry to live your life and to plan for what kind of future you want. Instead of hurrting you can take your time and work hard to do what is best fot yourself.

9. Be Prayerful

Final Reflection: The nine ways to be happy and make something of your life are very useful and can help most people improve their lives. It can show you how to live  your life differently and improve it in a positive way. Most of the nine ways can be very easy to apply in your daily life fir example being positive can be easy with the right attitude. Being true which is also honest can be easy if you really try to apply it in your actual life and the people around you. You can also inform other people about the nine ways so they can live a happy and positive life too. Choosing to live by the nine ways won't just improve your life it can improve the lives of the people around you and can affect everyone. I commit to apply these nine ways in my daily life because i think it is important to live a clean, and smart way to have the life you want for yourself. Some ways i could apply these ways are to live smart and make good choices for the kind of future i want to have.

The 9 Ways Concluding words by Gordon B. Hinckley

"There they are, nine Be's which, if observed, will bring handsome dividends to any young man or woman. They will add sparkle to your days and peace to your nights. They will save you from heartache and pain. They will bring purpose into your life and give direction to your energies.
   They will bring you friends of your own kind. They will protect you from associations that would pull you down and deflect you from your course.
  This is a time to be happy. This is a time to feel joy and make friends and enjoy the best this life has to offer. 
What I have tried to put fourth.... are simply a few suggestions, gained from many years of living, to help you do just that. The world will tell that certain kinds of things will bring you happiness- things such as popularity  and possessions and satisfying your baser desires.
If today you find yourself only drifting as a leaf in a stream, get hold of yourself and determine you will do better.
At railroad grade crossing, signs of warning were once common. Two cross arms were emblazoned with the words, "Stop, Look, Listen." They meant that a train could be roaring down the tracks and you had better be alert.
 I was riding a train in the Midwest years ago. I looked out the window to my left. A road ran parallel to the tracks. A car with a boy and a girl was speeding down the road a little faster than the train. The car moved ahead until I can no longer see it. Suddenly, the locomotive whistle sounded and the train screeched to a halt as the brakes gripped the wheels. We looked out the window on to the other side. There was a mangled car. Police cars soon converged, followed by the ambulance. The boy and girl were both dead. The road they were traveling crossed the tracks. They did not stop, look, or listen. It all happened in an instant.

The better way to Be is the way of these nine Be's.

The years will inevitably pass, and pass quickly. Today is your day of resolution. Promise yourself to make something good of (your) precious life."