Daily Vibranium: Extra Happiness Please

Lets explore happiness a little bit. Is it possible to remain happy at all times? Is happiness obtained on a daily basis or moment to moment basis. Is happiness a temporary emotion? Or are the things we depend on to make us happy temporary and therefore the feeling is short-lived.

Face it..you are not going to feel good ALL the time. Feeling good all the time is not the only requirement to being happy. You have to pause and ask yourself, what makes your life worth living? You will completely overwhelm yourself by trying to feel good all the time, and this will eventually undermine your ability to actually feel good at all. This is where it gets slightly problematic, because the over pursuing of happiness, can actually result in one becoming more unhappy. "Stay clear of placing too high a value on happiness, because our expectations for how things “should be” become too high and sets us up for disappointment".

Don't think of happiness as a " final destination". It takes a regular effort to maintain happiness. Putting countless time and work toward happiness, doesn't mean that one day you will magically arrive. It takes commitment and practice for happiness to become your natural state all of the time.

Only give power to the things you can control. When we stop grappling with how we think we should feel, and instead accept and embrace our true thoughts and emotions, the real joy and growth will appear. It is at that point that you will be making daily, unrehearsed contributions to becoming your WHOLE self. This will be a steady trot and along this journey, you can begin to build long-lasting habits for a more rewarding and fulfilling life.

Start by tricking your brain into happiness and smile a little more.