How to Create Happiness in Your Life, Right Now

Angela Choi
The Shortform
Published in
1 min readJan 15, 2022

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It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking I’ll be happy when ____.

  • I’ll be happy when I quit my job and get a new one.
  • I’ll be happy when I get promoted and make more money.

Happiness is about appreciating what is now, even if it isn’t necessarily where you want to be.

You can appreciate where you are in life now and want more.

You can be grateful for what is and hopeful for what’s to come.

Because the more you express gratitude, the more attention you place on what’s working in your life.

And because energy flows where attention goes, you’ll attract more good into your life.

And when you attract more good into your life, your gratitude will continue to expand.

Can you see the beautiful cycle that’s created when you appreciate what is, right now?

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