When I ran across this illustration on a web site, I thought, “If only it were as easy as this simple diagram suggests”. But if you stop and think about it, there’s a lot of truth within this image. Think about it.
Do you WANT to be happy? So many people sabotage their happiness whenever they reach a point of potential breakthrough that it causes me to wonder if the answer might be, “NO”.
Are you willing to CHANGE something? The axiom “to do the same thing over and over and expect different results is the definition of insanity” carries much truth. Yet it seems part of the human condition to look for the answers to our challenges, issues, relationships and happiness externally. We’ve got to change if we hope to see progress.
Do you want to be happy?
DC
All of those challenges you go after is what makes you happy so in the end you really are pursuing your own happiness. I know exactly what you mean though re: false goals of happiness, big cars, huge houses, lots of money. It really is sad that most people don’t reflect on what they have as happiness/success until a tragedy happens. Great vidcast, hope you do more.
-Michael
Thank you for this blog. I never thought about happiness like this, but in many ways it is true. Happiness is a choice. Although it may not feel like it in the depths of depression or when you are having a bad day, it is a choice that we make on a day to day/ minute to minute basis.
Thank you for this reminder.
Great blog. My personal decision every day is do I want to be happy or do I want to be unhappy or negative. I choose happiness. Sometimes it isn’t easy with life’s ups and downs but I always want to end the day saying It was good. Thanks for your encouragement.