Is Happiness Elusive?
I just read a blog comment from a woman that I respect a great deal. She noted that – and here I bring in the quotes, “Happiness is elusive. Reach for it and it vanishes. But then when you are looking away it can surround you and fill every pore of your soul like a warm bath.”
Hmmm….
Those are wonderful words of peace and tranquility and especially soothing for a soul that is constantly striving for the next best thing. Do they ring true? Yes, I believe so. Many of us spend our lives wondering what is around the corner and thinking that we would be happy if only …. If only we had a new car; if only we lost 10 pounds (ok, 30); if only I could get this specific job; and for some people, if only they had children.
This is not a ticket out of trying to reach your dreams. At your core there are things in life that you just know you need to achieve. It could be as complex as education, as physically challenging as skydiving or as long-term as having children. Whatever you dream, you should dedicate yourself to achieving this.
But you should understand that simply achieving the goal is not what will make you happy in life. It is enjoying the path along the way. And learning and growing and interacting with others while you do that.
And the champagne when you are able to grasp that brass ring!
Hmmm….
Those are wonderful words of peace and tranquility and especially soothing for a soul that is constantly striving for the next best thing. Do they ring true? Yes, I believe so. Many of us spend our lives wondering what is around the corner and thinking that we would be happy if only …. If only we had a new car; if only we lost 10 pounds (ok, 30); if only I could get this specific job; and for some people, if only they had children.
This is not a ticket out of trying to reach your dreams. At your core there are things in life that you just know you need to achieve. It could be as complex as education, as physically challenging as skydiving or as long-term as having children. Whatever you dream, you should dedicate yourself to achieving this.
But you should understand that simply achieving the goal is not what will make you happy in life. It is enjoying the path along the way. And learning and growing and interacting with others while you do that.
And the champagne when you are able to grasp that brass ring!
posted by y-vonne at 4:43 AM
2 Comments:
Yes happiness is elusive, and it does surprise you when you least expect it, but you are very right. Life requires that one keep reaching, growing, touching, feeling, making mistakes and smiling about them in retrospect. Even as an old woman with all the hindsight of a lifetime, you still second guess...because you love so much. Yes, your children will be happy and successful because you also validate them in so many ways. When you least expect it, happiness will be there to surround you like a warm bath.
Amen. Putting that into practice is sometimes hard. But wise words they were.
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