Happy.. always ?

“How can you be happy all the time? There are fleeting moments of sadness, negativity, hopelessness and dejection. You can’t shun the seeping emotions.We are humans, not mannequins” said one of my friends during a conversation.

The idea of happiness could be a tad misconstrued. Happiness doesn’t mean that we are always jumping in excitement. If you have just missed your flight, you can’t be excited about it.Happiness is when you are connected to a place of peace inside. It is a lack of conflict in that place no matter what happens on the outside.

Yes, we do get demotivated, sad, anxious, hurt, furious when we are confronted with the immediacy of an adverse situation. But the idea is to shift that state of mind as soon as possible by telling ourselves. It’s OK.Things happen. Now, what can I do about it? What is my responsibility and how can I make things better ? And soon the mind also starts comprehending that no matter how much you get mad, blame others,  shout or get upset,  it’s not going to make things any better. In fact, it can actually worsen the situation.It can make people anxious, who might end up making mistakes that they otherwise not make, in a calmer state of mind. Happiness has a lot to do with a stable feeling of contentment and is not always based on transient pleasures of life and incidentally, most of our miseries are self-created. We often see things in poor light because of our own limitations, fears, ego, attachment, and bias.

Can we just open ourselves a bit..a bit more? Yes ?  Happiness is closely associated with self-awareness as well.The more we know ourselves, the more we know what we want, the more decisive our decisions are likely to be,  and the pervasive feeling of contentment will start filling our souls.

Do you feel the same?

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