Is Happiness Obtainable????

Are you happy?

Is happiness even obtainable? Or is happiness present but we choose to let our circumstances deter it?



If our circumstances do not determine our level of happiness what does then? When everything is going correctly we easily find fault in anything that apparently does not go the way we planned. So is happiness real or a figment of imagination? I feel the ultimate issue is that we are either selfish or instant gratification is not occurring fast enough. Ultimately, we define our own happiness as we should be grateful for where we are in life because another could have it much worse. In which many are experiencing life's difficulties far beyond that in which we can comprehend. When we start to value and appreciate where we are, where we are going, and the progression we have made happiness will appear. I read this morning that if we just allow ourselves to live our lives without worry, happiness and blessings will find us instead. Often we don’t understand that we are where we are because we haven’t learned to fully appreciate the blessings we already have. Peace.

Happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. {wikipedia}


According to ThisEmotionalLife.com :

What does happiness mean to you?

Defining happiness can seem as elusive as achieving it. We want to be happy, and we can say whether we are or not, but can it really be defined, studied and measured? And can we use this learning to become happier?

Psychologists say yes, and that there are good reasons for doing so. Positive psychology is “the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive.” These researchers’ work includes studying strengths, positive emotions, resilience, and happiness. Their argument is that only studying psychological disorders gives us just part of the picture of mental health. We will learn more about well-being by studying our strengths and what makes us happy. The hope is that by better understanding human strengths, we can learn new ways to recover from or prevent disorders, and may even learn to become happier.