Sunday 1 November 2015

End Your Pursuit Of Happiness

By Evan Sanders


End your pursuit of happiness.

What?! Why?!

Like any other emotion, happiness is fleeting. It shows up when it wants to and often exits when it feels fit. Happiness isn't really something we can "obtain" but instead something we can experience. In the end, happiness seems to be connected to our daily actions towards growth.

So seriously, end your pursuit of happiness.

Society has fed us this story that we must always be in the pursuit of happiness throughout our entire lives. However, there's not really much support in terms of how to live a happy life. Sure books have been written and countless movies made, but there's still a hole in the entire teaching of the concept altogether.

While many will decide to chase happiness their entire lives, those who begin to understand that constantly growing and evolving will make them happier in the long run will find great joy throughout their lives.

I would never suggest that happiness isn't a critical aspect to living. It is. Who wouldn't want to be happy? What I am simply suggesting is that maybe there's a different way we can take to end up being happier in the long run than trying to chase after happiness itself? I think it's possible that building your dreams, constantly growing and developing and looking to help others would lead to a more fulfilling life than seeking after an emotion that can't really be grasped.

In order to truly feel like you are living you have to be growing. Chasing happiness does not necessarily guarantee that you are going to grow. However, if you focus on daily actions and tasks that can help you develop as a person over time, there's a good change you will find that happiness you've been looking for in the long run.

Give it a shot. Decide that you are going to dive into the world of development, growth, dreams and goals and eventually you might become happier in the long run.

All I know is that true fulfillment in life is connected to personal development and growth and that happiness isn't far behind.

Just some food for thought.




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