When asked, many people will state their goals in life in a
somewhat typical fashion; health, wealth, freedom, and happiness. I have always
viewed the latter as something that seems outside of yourself. It’s like making
the statement: “I want to be happy in… (insert typical area of want here. i.e
work, family, career, myself etc), or “I’ll be happy when…” The problem with
making such a statement is that it is like dangling the carrot just in front of
you. You can see it, but can’t quite reach it. It is there, and if only you
could get that promotion at work, or if only you could get along better with
your co-worker then you would be ‘happy.’
I propose a slightly different option for you. What if
instead of aiming for being happy, you became content instead? I say this
because being happy in my humble opinion is also like a finite resource. You can
be happy for a time, but then it goes away when one of life’s unexpected upsets
transpires. By aiming for contentment, it is something that is more within you.
It is something that you choose, as opposed to an outside force that needs to
occur before you can catch a brief moment of the all elusive happiness.
Check out the video
below about contentment. Certainly makes you think a little.
So, the next time you catch yourself saying; I wish I was…,
or I will be happy when… just stop and focus for a moment on what you already
have, and be content.
Have a healthy, happy (ah, content) day...
Ok, so being 'happy' is pretty cool too, but you get the idea!
A really good blog post, thank you. The video is very poignant......
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