“My way of keeping myself Happy”

Waqar Shaukat
Aug 25, 2017 · 2 min read

Every person dream to live a happy life but unfortunately no one succeed in it. There are multiple reasons for it. Some people finds bad in everything happening. Contrary to this, there are some people who find a reason to be happy in everything happening even in disguise.

Being a beginner photographer, I always have dream of becoming a successful photographer. Before getting into photography, I had lot of negative thoughts. Whenever i look at any beautiful picture from a photographer, instead of encouraging myself to get up to that level, i was surrounded by lot of negative questions. I can’t do it. Will I be able to find correct angle to capture even more beautiful picture? This picture is already appreciated a lot, So i shouldn’t try this place again and similar other negative thoughts.

When I practically get into photography, I realized that although Photography is not that easy as people think but it is not difficult one as well. If I am really passionate then i can surely do it and i should not be afraid of capturing same place no matter if a successful photographer already covered that place. I can always find some new angle and perspective which that photographer might not have tried. So i gained courage and started practicing it.

From Shawn Achor’s TED talk, i realized that even in negative situation, i should think of something good. Like If i captured a picture from an angle that i don’t like because it had never been clicked from this angle by any successful photographer, then i shouldn’t be afraid of it and try to publish that click may be it is something new that people start liking and my work also start getting appreciation. I’ll never give up and will find positive in every situation. I have to find happiness in every situation.

At the end i would like to conclude it with a quote “There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path”

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