What Makes Us Happy?
For one thing, it’s clear that happiness is a feeling, not
a circumstance. Happiness is more than just fun or pleasure. It’s a more
durable sense of well-being.
Our happiness depends not on what happens to us, but what
happens in us. In other words, it’s the way we choose to think about our lives.
Abe Lincoln said, “People are generally about as happy as they’re willing to
be.” A Buddhist proverb tells us that pain is inevitable, but suffering is
optional.
So, what are the most common attributes of happy people?
Well, it’s not money, fame, or good looks. It’s not even intelligence or
talent. No, the two most important factors are gratitude and rewarding personal
relationships.
The formula is simple: count your blessings and enjoy your
family and friends.
Sadly, simple is not always easy.
People whose natural instincts produce a gloomy outlook and
pessimism need to re-train their minds. It’s one thing to say happiness is not
getting what you want but wanting what you get; it’s quite another to really be
satisfied with what we have.
For many people, it takes discipline and practice to think
positively.
Sometimes it’s just a matter of changing one’s perspective,
choosing to see and appreciate the silver lining, the half-full glass. In other
cases, what’s required is refusing to dwell on pain, disappointment, or envy,
and instead force one’s mind toward good thoughts, including all the things we
should be grateful for.
Interestingly, the ability to maintain a positive attitude
is also important in forming and sustaining meaningful relationships – seeing
and bringing out the best.
Michael Josephson
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