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Article #111: Genuine Happiness Comes from Within

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Life isn't the sweetest candy. Sometimes, time you take a step forward, you make
when I feel like the world is just too scoring points. Wouldn't it be nice to
heavy, I look around and find people who look at that board at the end of each
continued to live fascinating and game and think to yourself "Whew! I got a
wonderful lives. And then thoughts come point today. I'm glad I gave it a shot.",
popping into my mind like bubbles from instead of looking at it all blank and
nowhere - "How did their life become so murmur "Geez, I didn't even hit a score
adorably sweet? How come they still can today. I wish I had the guts to try out.
manage to laugh and play around despite a We could have won!" and then walk away.
busy stressful life?" Then I pause and Genuine happiness isn't about driving the
observed for awhile… I figured out that hottest Formula 1 car, nor getting the
maybe, they start to work on a place employee of the year award, earning the
called 'self'. highest 13th month pay, or beating the
So, how does one become genuinely happy? sales quota. Sometimes, the most sought
Step 1 is to love yourself. after prizes in life doesn't always go to
My theology professor once said that the fastest, the strongest, the bravest
"loving means accepting." To love or not even the best. So, how do you
oneself means to accept that you are not become genuinely happy? Every one has
a perfect being, but behind the his own definition of 'happiness'.
imperfections must lie a great ounce of Happiness for a writer may mean launching
courage to be able to discover ways on as much best selling books as possible.
how to improve your repertoire to recover Happiness for a basketball rookie may
from our mistakes. mean getting the rookie of the year
Genuine happiness also pertains to award. Happiness for a beggar may mean a
contentment. When you are contented with lot of money. Happiness for a business
the job you have, the way you look, with man may mean success. So, really now, how
your family, your friends, the place you do we become genuinely happy? Simple. You
live in, your car, and all the things you don't have to have the best things in
now have - truly, you know the answer to this world. Its about doing and making
the question "how to be genuinely happy." the best out of every single thing. When
When we discover a small start somewhere you find yourself smiling at your own
from within, that small start will mistake and telling your self "Oh, I'll
eventually lead to something else, and to do better next time", you carry with you
something else. But if you keep a flame of strong will power to persevere
questioning life lit it has never done that may spread out like a brush fire.
you any good, you will never be able to You possess a willingness to stand up
find genuine happiness. again and try - that will make you a
I believe that life is about finding out genuinely happy person.
about right and wrong, trying and When you learn to accept yourself and
failing, wining and losing. These are your own faults. You pass step 1 in the
things that happen as often as you inhale project "how to become genuinely
and exhale. Failure, in a person's life happy".For as long as you know how to
has become as abundant and necessary as accept others, you will also be accepted.
air. But this should not hinder us from For as long as you love and know how to
becoming happy. love, you will receive love ten folds
How to be genuinely happy in spite all back.
these? I tell you… every time you exert Again, throw me that same question "how
effort to improve the quality of life and to become genuinely happy?". I'll refer
your being, whether it is cleaning up you to a friend of mine who strongly
your room, helping a friend, taking care quoted- "Most of us know that laughter is
of your sick dog, fail on board exams and the best medicine to life's aches and
trying again, life gives you equivalent pain. But most of us don't know that the
points for that. best kind of laughter is laughter over
Imagine life as a big score board like self. Coz then you don't just become
those which are used in the NFLs. Every happy… you become free.






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