If I had a child, I would be happy. If I had a partner, I would be happy. If my partner was rich, I would be happy. If my children were smart/independent/caring I would be happy.
These are the biggest misunderstandings about happiness. If you are unhappy, you will not be able to enjoy any of the things mentioned. Partners and children of unhappy people feel the pressure of the unspoken task: they have to make their parent or partner happy, because that person is not able to do it on his/her own.
A task like this will always fail. Be happy with yourself and do not compel others to bring happiness to you. Being happy is a choice. The hard part is finding the happiness in yourself by being satisfied with who you are and where you are.
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Posted 15 Nov 2009 at 5:46 pm ¶Living in the present is the key to all of this. And that’s a lot harder than it seems. Good thoughts!!
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Posted 16 Nov 2009 at 8:22 am ¶I really love what you wrote about Happiness Suzanne. That’s why I try to be happy at all times. I try to find beauty in tragedies. I try to be more optimistic in life. And I found this article to be helpful. Thanks for writing it.
Posted 17 Nov 2009 at 5:24 pm ¶I totally live by this rule. It’s very important to feel happy and you are the only one responsible for it…cannot put the blame on others if you aren’t.
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