Is There a Key To Happiness?
Many people confuse excitement and pleasure with happiness.
One day people are happy and content, the other day the happiness disappears and they feel anxiety or discomfort again.
Did you ever have that experience? When your happiness depends on the external environment and the external environment changes and thereby your happiness changes, it is not true happiness but it happens to many of us all the time.
That means your happiness depends on anything outside of yourself.
So what is the difference between happiness and excitement and pleasure? Excitement and pleasure is usually short term, it comes and goes and seems to be never lasting.
For example you go out for a few drinks with friends to the bar and you enjoy the experience.
After this the excitement goes away.
Excitement comes from the external.
Happiness however is long term, it is a state of being that lasts forever and is not affected by anything external.
Here, happiness comes from within.
Happiness comes from the internal.
The key to lasting happiness is finally the realization of the self.
I don't mean self-understanding, what I mean is if you can close the GAP between your mind and your heart.
Why? The mind is always fixated on external pleasures ''if I only have this or that'' then I can be happy.
If I only get promoted I will be happy.
These are external factors and are only temporary.
Happiness from within is being content with yourself and who you are, the true self.
The true self is whole and complete and it is that completeness which is true happiness and everlasting.
So, how do we do this? 1.
Practice the art of non-resistance or as they say in Chinese, WU WEI.
By practicing the law of non-resistance the external environment will affect you less which results in more inner peace.
Allow things to happen naturally and don't give meaning to these events.
2.
Find your purpose in life.
If you love what you do, you will be more happy with yourself, the happiness within you will thrive because you enjoy your work.
3.
Follow your heart (intuition).
By listening to your intuition life will lead you in the right direction, meet the right people and your heart will tell you what is the next step for you.
At the end of the day life is a journey it's not something to be achieved.
The road to happiness is a journey it is a daily practice and implementation of above strategies that will lead you to more happiness.
I can honestly say that most people seem happy on the outside but often within they lack the true happiness.
If you want to experience lasting happiness, practice the art of non-resistance, find your purpose and follow your heart.
If you can manage those 3, you are well on your way to lasting happiness.
One day people are happy and content, the other day the happiness disappears and they feel anxiety or discomfort again.
Did you ever have that experience? When your happiness depends on the external environment and the external environment changes and thereby your happiness changes, it is not true happiness but it happens to many of us all the time.
That means your happiness depends on anything outside of yourself.
So what is the difference between happiness and excitement and pleasure? Excitement and pleasure is usually short term, it comes and goes and seems to be never lasting.
For example you go out for a few drinks with friends to the bar and you enjoy the experience.
After this the excitement goes away.
Excitement comes from the external.
Happiness however is long term, it is a state of being that lasts forever and is not affected by anything external.
Here, happiness comes from within.
Happiness comes from the internal.
The key to lasting happiness is finally the realization of the self.
I don't mean self-understanding, what I mean is if you can close the GAP between your mind and your heart.
Why? The mind is always fixated on external pleasures ''if I only have this or that'' then I can be happy.
If I only get promoted I will be happy.
These are external factors and are only temporary.
Happiness from within is being content with yourself and who you are, the true self.
The true self is whole and complete and it is that completeness which is true happiness and everlasting.
So, how do we do this? 1.
Practice the art of non-resistance or as they say in Chinese, WU WEI.
By practicing the law of non-resistance the external environment will affect you less which results in more inner peace.
Allow things to happen naturally and don't give meaning to these events.
2.
Find your purpose in life.
If you love what you do, you will be more happy with yourself, the happiness within you will thrive because you enjoy your work.
3.
Follow your heart (intuition).
By listening to your intuition life will lead you in the right direction, meet the right people and your heart will tell you what is the next step for you.
At the end of the day life is a journey it's not something to be achieved.
The road to happiness is a journey it is a daily practice and implementation of above strategies that will lead you to more happiness.
I can honestly say that most people seem happy on the outside but often within they lack the true happiness.
If you want to experience lasting happiness, practice the art of non-resistance, find your purpose and follow your heart.
If you can manage those 3, you are well on your way to lasting happiness.