The true measure of success and happiness isn't what you have, what you do, but the journey you took to get there. Anyone can make a substantial amount of money and have more "friends" than can be counted, but at the end of the day, they are alone and feel poor. Sure, monetarily they are on top, but at the cost of their happiness, fulfillment and sense of freedom.
As the world progresses faster into the future, there are many amazing inventions. Having the newest and fastest (sometimes most expensive) gadgets somehow gives us a sense of achievement. Unfortunately, that feeling of achievement is only short lived. What price is actually paid to have the newest and most expensive? Happiness, fulfillment and freedom.
Happiness is more than a mere emotion; it is a state of mind and a state of being. Too often there are those who are hopelessly waiting for that magic moment when they will all of a sudden be happy. Unfortunately, if those who are waiting continue to live in that belief, they will be waiting a long, long time.
Happiness is something that needs to be sought and recognized in the day to day events and interactions. It isn't always an earth shattering moment; its subtleties sometimes barely perceptible. So if you are having difficulty feeling happy, slow down and look at what is right in front of you. Stop being so stubborn and seeing only through tunnel vision; challenge your deepest core beliefs and shrink the chaos.
1. Stop, slow down and see things that on a normal day you would go by and never notice.
2. Find your happiness, don't wait for it to find you.
3. Realize you control your happiness.
4. You are deserving of happiness and you need to seek it.
5. Look at and list all the positives in your life, and stop focusing on the negative.
Only through this opening of your mind and self-exploration can you achieve happiness, fulfillment, ...freedom.
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