How do you fill in that blank?
I’d be happy if only I had a new job.
I’d be happy if only I had someone to love.
I’d be happy if only I had someone who loved me.
I’d be happy if only I had a new baby.
I’d be happy if only I had a new house.
I’d be happy if only I had a million dollars.
If you think you can only be happy by filling in that blank with someone or something, you’re making a huge mistake.
That’s not to say that those things won’t add happiness to your life. However, if you feel like you can’t be happy until you get whatever is in that blank, you’re unlikely to ever be happy. The reason is that as soon as you fill that blank, you’ll be looking for the next thing to make you happy.
Be Happy NOW!
Instead, you need to be happy with where you are now, not at some point in the future. Be happy with the person you are in this moment. You can certainly strive to improve yourself and your life, but if you’re convinced that you’ll only be happy at some point in the future, you’ll never get there.
To your happiness!
Some other posts you may enjoy:
- It’s “I Want You To Be Happy Day”
- Trying Too Hard To Be Happy
- Don’t Expect Others To Make You Happy
- Happy Planning
- More Happy People
Tags: Happiness
I really like your blog, everytime time I visit here I feel enlighten. I always try to be happy everyday. And I know that you shouldn’t try, but you should be. I mean you choose to be.
Unfortunately, most think happiness is a station one arrives at when instead happiness is really made of fleeting moments in time that we must learn to catch. It could be as simple as making someone smile to sharing tears with someone you care for. Happiness is knowing that the small moments count.
Bart, thanks for stopping by. Happiness can be one of those fleeting things but even if you have a few moments every day where you recognize that happiness in you it’s a good day.
Hi Shopper, you’re absolutely right. You’ve got to recognize those little moments in time. String enough of those moments together every day and the happiness in your life increases exponentially.