Happiness isn't somethign that just shows up in our lives whenever we feel like it. Happiness depends on our actions.
End your pursuit of happiness.
Most likely Hollywood, magazines, talk shows etc. would not like this concept too much because it would cut back on viewership if people followed through with it, but I'm going to say it again. End your pursuit of happiness.
Rather, recognize that it is in our daily actions and expansion in life that we actually find fulfillment, and in the end, deep and true happiness.
I'm not actually suggesting that contentment isn't an incredibly important aspect in each of our lives - it would absolutely be ignorant to claim such a thing. What I'm proposing is that possibly there really is a different path we can take that will guide us to greater happiness through our life. Possibly we really should be focusing more about the development of our mind, body, and soul every single day in tiny increments to guarantee that we are consistently growing and changing in positive ways? This could be a particularly interesting alternate path to take instead of looking for something that we will never really grasp onto.
If we are continually growing, we feel that we are making progress in our lives and are therefore happy with how things are going. Nevertheless aimlessly hunting for an emotion that cannot be gripped onto like other emotion we experience seems a bit hopeless when it comes down to it. There has to be an alternative way of doing things which will help us become more successful in life in the long run.
So what if you tried on this way of doing things for a bit and authorized yourself to focus on expansion instead of happiness?
Who knows what might actually happen?
All I know is that development in life is connected to personal deepening and that happiness really isn't far behind.
Food for thought.
End your pursuit of happiness.
Most likely Hollywood, magazines, talk shows etc. would not like this concept too much because it would cut back on viewership if people followed through with it, but I'm going to say it again. End your pursuit of happiness.
Rather, recognize that it is in our daily actions and expansion in life that we actually find fulfillment, and in the end, deep and true happiness.
I'm not actually suggesting that contentment isn't an incredibly important aspect in each of our lives - it would absolutely be ignorant to claim such a thing. What I'm proposing is that possibly there really is a different path we can take that will guide us to greater happiness through our life. Possibly we really should be focusing more about the development of our mind, body, and soul every single day in tiny increments to guarantee that we are consistently growing and changing in positive ways? This could be a particularly interesting alternate path to take instead of looking for something that we will never really grasp onto.
If we are continually growing, we feel that we are making progress in our lives and are therefore happy with how things are going. Nevertheless aimlessly hunting for an emotion that cannot be gripped onto like other emotion we experience seems a bit hopeless when it comes down to it. There has to be an alternative way of doing things which will help us become more successful in life in the long run.
So what if you tried on this way of doing things for a bit and authorized yourself to focus on expansion instead of happiness?
Who knows what might actually happen?
All I know is that development in life is connected to personal deepening and that happiness really isn't far behind.
Food for thought.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author of The Words Of Encouragement, a website dedicated to bringing the best quotes, motivational content on the web, and blogs all to one place. Want to learn a little bit more about happiness? Check out these quotes about being happy for some serious perspective on life.
