Good afternoon,
Last year I discussed here some aspects of happiness and its causes (hint: look in the mirror).
This week, we'll take another look at what leads to happiness from a slightly different perspective, and arrive at the same conclusion. You can choose to be happy...or not, independent of outside factors. Sure, you won't feel very happy when a loved one has a bad accident or dies. You'll react to such events from a much stabler base, though, if you're a fundamentally happy person. And you can decide right now to be that person.
In large part being internally happy is the result of living life with integrity, knowing you're doing the right thing in your own honest opinion.
Not someone else's opinion
Not because it looks good to someone (or everyone) else
But because you know it's right.
Do you enjoy your own company? That's a pretty good test!
Your reaction to external factors (relationships with people, things, or achievements) are the
results
of true internal happiness, rather than the
causes
.
Want to be Happier?
Many people tend to depend for their happiness on their significant other, their friends, their parents, their children, even their compatriots at work.
Get this! In all things in life, YOU are responsible. Other people, possessions, achievements, travel experiences, etc, can certainly add spice to life.
Those enhancements are the icing on the cake. If the cake is not good, all the sweet icing in the world won't make it good.
Life is the same way. Adding nice relationships and experiences is great if you have a solid foundation as an internally happy person. Otherwise they're empty and fleeting. No amount of them will make you happy. You've got to be happy first.
Have a great day!
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