I believe that no one can find a permanent way of being happy. Before being called a narcissist, I would like to say that I am only trying to be realistic. As someone who has taken several courses in anthropology and psychology, I have come to learn in an objective viewpoint on how emotions operate.
People can have a sense of being satisfied with their life or feeling as though they have sense of purpose. I a young and still have a lot of work to do to reach that state of satisfaction and having a sense of purpose. When I live through my day to day life, I do not always feel happy. Instead, I feel thankful for the life that i have been given.
I am a hard worker; I like to work towards something then get rewarded afterwards. I am the most relieved and relaxed on a Friday. Then, the weekend rolls by and it's over in a blink of an eye. When I sit at a desk, reading articles of psychopathology, I wonder if I really did feel happy in those brief moments of time on the weekend.
Happiness can be so fleeting. I believe that people get stuck with the idea that they always need to be happy in order to feel satisfied with their life or have a sense of purpose. This is not the way to go, and we were not designed to always be happy. For example, if I win the million dollar lottery, I will be enthusiastically ecstatic. A month will roll by and i will be content will all the quality products I have and the new place I got. When a year goes by, I will not be as enthusiastically ecstatic or happy like the time I won the lottery. I would become insanely bored and lose sight of what i would need to accomplish next in my life.
The recipe to being happy involves a strive for something more in life. Reaching one's goals, enjoying the little things, and not taking life so seriously helps in reaching the state of being content with oneself. And, of course, not pushing oneself too hard to get where they think they want to be. i am guilty of thinking too harshly of myself. Honestly, i have never gotten anywhere with that mindset. Only disappointment. I take my time to enjoy the little things, not take things personally, and make time to relax. Life is too short to always worry and work hard to be simply happy.
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