Being happy on your own is the only way to thrive
If we truly want to thrive in this life, we have to learn how to be happy on our own.
by: E.B. Johnson
Everywhere we look, we are bombarded with varying ideas of happiness, but almost all of them are rooted in the idea of “romantic love”. TV’s sell it to us in the shape of their products and wares, and magazines and self-help books scream it from their frontmost pages. Happiness is the end all and be all in life, but it plays second fiddle to the traditional romance; it’s a worldwide obsession and craze, and one that is damaging to our true joy.
As humans, we want to be happy. That’s what’s in our natures. We spend almost every single hour of the day chasing the things we believe will make us happy — even when those things are based on empty promises and shallow magazine cover models. We work hard to achieve a standard of happiness we find acceptable, but in this we often lose sight of the fact that happiness comes only from within. If we truly want to create a life that’s permeating with authentic joy, we have to learn how to be happy on our own.
What is happiness?
Happiness is a state of mind, and one that can dramatically impact our day-to-day lives. Rather than being a long-lasting or…
