Happiness…

What will it take to make you happy?

Most people answer this question not from a place of deep introspection but from what feels like their greatest need at the moment…what you feel deprived of always feels like your greatest need and the thing that will bring you happiness…you get it and suddenly it didn’t bring the waves of delight about life that you expected. Soon, another need moves up and you think, nope I got it wrong last time, I now know what it takes to make me happy…same thing happens…think, if I had more money, if I only had a car…if only I had my own home, if only I had a significant other, if only I had more importance/power in society. Many people have these things and they are STILL unhappy. So what the hell is it??

I think when you are conscious of your character, motives and desires (self awareness) and fully accept yourself (self acceptance) you reach a level of intrinsic happiness that is less dependent on external forces…(high self awareness meets high self acceptance) external forces can create spikes of highs and lows but they do not affect so significantly that they veer you far from your trend line.

May you find your happiness in life