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The Pursuit of Happiness
The pursuit of happiness is one of the primary goals of all
humans. This, along with life and liberty, was declared as an
essential right in the US declaration of independence. Every
religion and philosophy has offered its pathway to happiness.
Happiness is a state of mind and there are many paths to it.
There are common prerequisites to sustained happiness as well as
common causes of unhappiness. These usually transcend all
classifications of gender, age or race. There are other factors
which are very individual specific.
What is Happiness
Happiness is a state of the mind. The dictionary definition is
'feelings of joy and pleasure mingled together'. A feeling of
happiness is more than just an experience of joy or pleasure. It
is a state of mind where the individual feels that 'life is
good'.
Becoming Happier
Happiness is a state of mind which can be induced by many means
- some result in short term happiness while others result in
long lasting happiness. One way of inducing long lasting
happiness and bliss is meditation. For a busy person, a more
practical way to becoming happier is to make steady progress
towards meaningful goals. Even though this seems simple, it
really is a very powerful technique to attain a state of long
lasting happiness. The goals may vary from individual to
individual, but for everyone happiness comes from merely making
steady progress towards goals that are meaningful to them. The
key is that goals have to be meaningful to you. Progress towards
goals set by some one else will not bring happiness (unless you
too desire the same goals).
There should be a balance in your goals to ensure that the
prerequisites of happiness are fulfilled. These prerequisites
include good health, sufficient income to meet basic needs,
affection, some productive work or activity, defined and
achievable goals and good attitude. All the money in the world
will not make you happy if you ignore your health or have bad
relationships. Also you must try to remove the causes of
unhappiness from your life. These causes are - lack of any of
the prerequisites for happiness, failure to achieve goals, envy,
relationship problems, loneliness and fear of the opinion of
others.
Studies have shown that a number of factors contribute to
sustained happiness. Some of these are * Good self esteem *
Feeling of control over one's life * Supportive and warm
relationships (marriage/friendship ) * Satisfying work *
Enjoyable leisure activities * Good attitude * Good Health *
Moderation in everything * Impersonal interests
Thus a very effective process of becoming happier is to set
goals for improvement in each one of these areas, start working
towards these goals and then periodically reviewing the progress
towards the goals.
So the first step is to set goals for yourself in the major
aspects of your life. These goals have to be meaningful to you
and they have to be specific and time bound. If the goals are
not
meaningful to you, you will derive little happiness from
achieving them. Also if they are not specific and time bound,
you will not be able to measure your progress towards these
goals and thus will not experience the increased happiness which
comes from making steady progress towards your goals. Goals need
to be set for the major aspects of your life which contribute to
happiness - Health, Financial, Relationships, Career, Attitude,
Self Actualization etc.
Then you must assess where you currently are in relation to your
goals. Say if your financial goal is to have savings of twenty
thousand dollars in five years, you need to assess your net
worth today and also your current income and expenses to know
how much you are currently saving.
Next you must set up a time bound action plan to achieve your
goals. For your financial goals this means determining the extra
amount you need to save each month, either by earning more or
spending less or both. Then you need to have a plan for earning
more and for reducing your expenses. This plan needs to be
specific with amounts and timing e.g. you will reduce expenses
by $50 a month by eating out less often and you will increase
income by $300 a month by taking on a part time job.
Then start implementing your plan and monitor the progress. As
you see yourself meeting your periodic targets, you will find
your happiness increasing. Many of us have experienced the
happiness which comes from steadily losing one pound per week in
a weight loss program. Imagine having the same effect in all
aspects of your life. The important thing in this is to make
steady progress towards your goals. Happiness will grow as you
see yourself making progress. Once you achieve your initial
goals, you need to set new goals - maybe in different areas of
your life e.g. if you have achieved your fitness and financial
goals, aim for making a difference to the world around you.
(Making a difference is a source of deep and long lasting
happiness). Being without a goal after achieving your earlier
ones will reduce your happiness. Say you suddenly inherit some
money and achieve your financial goals, you will be happy for
some time, but the effects will soon wear off as your mind
adjusts to the new level of affluence. To sustain happiness you
will have to set new goals for yourself, maybe in different
areas of your life.
If you faithfully follow this process of making steady progress
towards meaningful goals, you will become happier day by day.
Please visit http://www.myhappiness.com for more information.
Copyright © MyHappiness 2005-2006- All Rights Reserved.
About the author:
Sanjiv Sahay is the editor of My Happiness-Making Life Happier
http://www.myhappiness.com , a website that helps you to find
your own path to sustained happiness by using Happiness
Information, Directory of Resources, online tools and the help
of an online community of your peers. He can be contacted at
editor@myhappiness.com .
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