Happiness is a Choice
It is a choice we make. Perhaps the single most important choice in our lives. It is not something that happens to us, or a situation we stumble upon.
Consider that people can be happy in all sorts of situations. Subsistence farmers in rural India can be happy despite having few material possessions. Billionaires can be happy while riding private jets. Children can be happy playing with the silliest of toys. I often find myself happy just by watching animals.
If happiness is not predicated upon a specific event or situation, then it must be something that is chosen, consciously or unconsciously.
As such, if the ultimate pursuit of life is happiness….then we can all get exactly what we are here to get. We just need to decide.
true happiness can be difficult to achieve, you can be rich but still not be truly happy .’;
Sugar Alcohol
December 16, 2010 at 12:28 am
everyone aims to have happiness on their lives and live a life that is full of it.”"
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October 23, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Happiness is the goal of every human being in this planet , everyone wants to be happy:,-
Sleeper Sofa `
October 12, 2010 at 2:05 am
Happiness is a state of mind that really depends how we see the situations in our lives each day. you can have all the riches in the world but still see it as a lonely place.;.”
Lewis Robinson
May 24, 2010 at 6:10 pm
Hey Darri, spending time with my baby niece (10 months old) over the weekend it struck me how babies are naturally happy…even when they are crying or needy, they seem to have this undercurrent of happiness throughout their being. Perhaps then, that we just need to unlearn how to be unhappy…and let our natural happy way of being shine through!
Ravi Raman
December 1, 2008 at 4:52 pm
[...] To me, it is about being thankful for being who I am right now, living in a free country where I am able to work and play in ways that I choose – without fear. I may not like everything that has happened to me or everything I have done or do, but at least I have a choice in the matter. [...]
Thanksgiving — Set Higher Standards
November 29, 2008 at 12:02 am
Yeah, I agree. I think that people often times people get caught up with doing something to achieve some perceived stature only to realize that none of it really matters if your missing out on all these other simple pleasures.
Happiness is an abstract concept, I think that sometimes you really have to mentally condition yourself to become a happy person.
Darri
November 27, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Hi there, it’s really good to see a well written blog that’s insightful as well as entertaining. cheers!
dontloseyourhair
November 26, 2008 at 8:18 pm