Why is happiness so very difficult to achieve, for so many people ?
Why is happiness at the same time,
both what we all individually desire in our lives,
and,
what seems to be, so very difficult to achieve ?
I would describe the
feeling of happiness as achieving a feeling of 'contentment', within the human psyche.
HINT;'Happiness' is a
feeling.
And, 'happiness' is an internally generated feeling.
i.e.
'Feelings' [i.e. our own 'feelings'] are what we ourselves, generate [create] and 'give' to ourselves.
e.g.
No one else, has the ability to make us feel angry, or happy, or sad.
We do 'that', to ourselves!
When we feel angry,
we ourselves are creating that feeling, and we are giving that feeling a place to 'reside', within ourselves. !
An old idea, but a very sensible one when dealing with what is going on in the world around us;
If you have the 'feeling', that the world immediately around you is 'not perfect',
then seek to change
what you can change [for the better],
and,
always choose to accept those things which you can't change.
Handbook to Higher Consciousness - by Ken Keyes Jr
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Yadda said....
http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1293669294/0#0 Quote:
A simple definition of SANITY/INSANITY.
Typically, an unrestrained sane person will act in ways which are harmless to others, and in ways which are creative, and productive [for himself, others, and society].
And typically, and conversely, an unrestrained INSANE person will act in ways which are harmful and destructive to himself, and, or, others around him.