I think everyone wants to be happy. I’ve never heard anyone say they want to live a miserable life. One of the reasons we seek to know ourselves is to actually achieve this happiness. So, what does happiness mean to us? Today, we will ask ourselves questions about happiness.
How do you define happiness? What comes to mind when you think about happiness?
Is happiness a goal for you, something you can achieve?
Is happiness a priority in your life, something you actively pursue?
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The same thing applies to everything we want in life. If we want to achieve something, we must first define it well, understand it well, and think about how to achieve it. The same is true for happiness.
To be happy, we must first think about what happiness means to us. For some people, it is their possessions and money; for others, it is friendship, watching a good movie, reading a good book, or drinking a delicious coffee at a cafe.
I think happiness should not be a goal. Happiness is more of a moment lived, the pleasure felt. When we tie happiness to material or reduce it to “things owned,” I feel like we are mortgaging the moments we could be happy. This includes goals such as “having a good social circle,” “having a good job,”…
