I read an article a few days ago about happiness and it started my ramblings about happiness.
What is happiness?
Wikipedia says: Happiness is a mental state of well-being characterized by positive emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy.
This definition lead to more ramblings about the subject.
Can you taste it?
“This taste so good,” said my friend, June, as she ate the chocolate cake, “it makes me so happy.”
What does it feel like?
“I feel so happy,” said Annette, after speaking to her boyfriend on the phone.
What does it sound like?
“Listening to that beautiful jazz piece makes me so happy” said my friend to her husband.
What does it look like?
“When I look at that beautiful sunset, my heart is filled with happiness” my sister said to me, while vacationing in the Caribbean.
Can some one or something make you happy?
“I want to marry you and make you happy’” the young man said to his girlfriend.
Can you buy happiness?
“If you buy me those shoes,” Julie said to her dad, “you will make me so happy.”
Can you sell happiness ?
“You will make your husband happy,” said the avid salesman, “if you buy your husband this HDTV for father’s day.”
Does happiness resides inside or outside of us?
“I just want to be happy,” said a tearful Susie to her co-worker.
Can you create happiness with your thoughts?
“I think am happy” Cynthia said to her friend.
Can you turn happiness on and off?
“Leave me alone,” Jill said to her husband, “I am not feeling happy now.”
Given a choice between happiness and unhappiness, most people will choose happiness . Why, then, is being happy, so illusive for some of us?
A baby rambles about happiness.
Heh mom, dad, happiness is at the core of my essence. Stop telling me I am not happy. When I ignore you, I am still happy. When I refuse to smile for our annoying neighbors, I am still happy. When I cry to get you attention, I am still happy. When I throw up, I am still happy. And when I have a tantrum, I am still happy. Why do you want to take my happiness away?
Mom, Dad, I own my happiness, it’s inside of me. If you keep telling me I am not happy because I show unwanted behaviors, I could grow up trying to find my happiness. When my relationship ends, I may do something stupid because my happiness is walking out the door. When I have challenges, the discomfort may be interpreted as unhappiness. I may reach for food , a drink, or search endlessly for my happiness.
Mom, Dad, leave my happiness alone and let it thrive right here inside of me.
My Conclusion
- Nothing or none one can make me happy.
- Happiness is a mind thing. It comes from within, (controlled by my thoughts) not without.
- I choose to be happy or not.
Yes, we have experiences that create dominant feelings of pain/suffering etc., however, our happiness is right there, at the core of our being, waiting to be the band-aid for our wounds.
Happiness is energy and it’s limitless. Let your happiness radiate outwardly to the people you meet, it may influence them to do the same.
Other helpful resources:
Books:
“>Happiness For No Reason
Article:
Tune into happiness
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
What does this “thing” called HAPPINESS mean to you? What does it taste, feel, smell, sound, and look like to you. Free your mind and share your thoughts. Facebook mentions and Re-tweets make me smile.
To your life filled with happiness!
Thought Stimulator: If you search the world for happiness, you may find it in the end, for the world is round and will led you back to your door – Robert Brault
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