Happiness is like trying to hold water
in your hand.
We spend our lives chasing things
that we think will give us this happiness.
Most of the things we chase bring us
happiness for a very short time.
But the process of getting them is
long and does not usually make us happy.
It has been proven that humans share
a constant of happiness, like an average.
It doesn’t matter what happens in your
life, good or bad, eventually you will go back to that average.
This means that if you suddenly earn
a lot of money your happiness will spike
But eventually over a small period of
time you will plateau back to the average.
The same goes for when you experience
a bad situation.
This means that we search for things
that at best will provide us with happiness only for a small time. We become addicted to getting these small
pieces of happiness because they feel good, like a hit of adrenaline or a drug.
We can also decide to simplify our
lives by enjoying the moment and the process and getting rid of all the things
that complicate our existence. This
allows for more clarity in our worlds and allows us to focus on the things that
give us happiness for more time even though they may not provide the same short
fast rush.
It has been proven that objects
don’t make people happy for long, when you think of your happy moments they are
usually based on a situation, a time of your life, you don’t think of what you
had or what you were wearing but where you were, who you were with, what you
were doing. I can assure you that your
happiest times are full of simplicity.
Take time to get rid of things you
don’t need, that’s a good start. Throw
them out or give them away. Focus on quality not quantity; you need to create
space for happiness.
The secret of life is this my
friends:
Less Of More
Carlos Camacho Psychologist
