What is Happiness??? I have been wondering this lately. What makes someone happy?? Some would say that having money would make them happy, or being famous would make them happy. But if you look towards the so called celebrities..who have money and fame…very few of them seem truly happy. Money is NOT the answer to ‘make you happy’, it may make things easier but its not the be all and end all of happiness. Some people who seem to have nothing are very happy.
Some people who seem to have everything are not. Some jet-setters seem happy while some moral crusaders are miserable….lol… Happiness seems very unpredictable, inconsistent, irrational. So what is the secret? What makes a person happy?
I think that happiness is an emotion like anger, fear or guilt. That it is a state of mind, where we have to enjoy life and look at each day as a gift where we have things to be thankful for. Of course bad things will happen but we need to look at the day, week or month in the long term and see what we can be happy about. To see what we can truly enjoy about life and all that goes with it.
So happiness is something more permanent and refers to your life in general - if your personal and professional life are great and meet or exceed your expectations, then you can be "happy". I guess that its something that only we can do for ourselves…..that deep inside ourselves we have to evaluate what is important to us and what we need to make us happy… I don’t expect to be a millionare….nor a celebrity…. All I can do is be me and enjoy the gifts that god and fate has thrown my way….love, friends, family ….a job I love….and take each hurdle as it comes.
Thank YOU for making me smile each day and for making me happy!
So my friends I wish you happiness in your lives. And feel free to leave me a comment and let me know what makes you happy!
Love
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