Monday 16 November 2015

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.

I will say it again. End your pursuit of happiness.

Generation after generation we have been fed that our entire goal in life is to be happy. I'm not necessarily refuting that happiness is a great thing, but where this idea falls short is in the actual implementation of a "way of being" in order to achieve any level of worthwhile happiness.

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.

Happiness is deeply connected to personal growth.

A little bit of food for thought.




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