A short guide on why detachment is important to happiness and how to detach on a background of beautiful artwork by Alvarez and with content based on detachment principles of al-anon.

1. What detachment has to do with
happiness and how to detach for a
happier everybody.
Detachment
and Happiness
art work in this tool for happiness is by Jose Alvarez &
content based on al-anon principles of detachment

2. Detachment doesn’t mean
you don’t care.
Detachment
means you trust.

3. Detachment means you
trust others and do not do
for others what they can do
for themselves.

4. You do not judge others.
You do not condemn
others.
You do not give uninvited
advise or instructions.
You do not rush in to save
the day without being
asked to do so.

5. Detachment
means you
trust
yourself to
take care of
you.

6. You do not allow others to
abuse you with speech,
actions or deeds.
You do not chastise
yourself or make yourself
suffer because of someone
else’s speech, actions or
deeds.
You do not take
responsibility for someone
else’s speech, actions or
deeds or their
ramifications.

7. Detachment means you
see things as they really
are.

8. Detachment means you
are objective about
people and situations.
Detachment means you
are realistic about
people and situations.

9. You do not create drama
or seek out a crisis.
You do not prevent a crisis
someone else is creating if it
is the natural course of
events.
When you are
realistic and
objective…

10. art work by Jose Alvarez
Detachment allows you to be
wise in words, actions
and deeds.

11. Detachment allows you to use
speech, take actions and commit
deeds that lead to
happiness
for you
for others
for our planet

12. Detachment allows the
love you express to be
just…
Love