The Pursuit of Happiness

2008-09-23T10:59:00.003+08:00

My happiness
With them, even when my pocket is empty, I can still smile.

True happiness is said to be both an inner glow and an outer radiation that you can feel together with a total satisfaction.

Dictionaries will give you the meaning of happiness as an emotional feeling which parallels with pleasure, joy, and contentment. But then these things are just temporary. In your pursuit for happiness you have to dig deeper into the real meaning of happiness, a happiness that is true and never ending.

True happiness is a great feeling of satisfaction which is incomparable to the instant pleasures you get when you see your favourite soccer team winning. It is felt when you overcome an obstacle which has been presented to you. There are many people out there who do not know much about true happiness. Let me share an article by Andrew Chin, to let you learn how to find happiness and be happy.

What really makes you happy?

Is it the material things such as money, clothes, jewellery, brand name footwear and bags? Do you go for long-term states of happiness such as security, good health, and love? Which is most valuable to you? Have you gotten access to true happiness? When was the last time you felt really happy? Does happiness quotes and happiness poems make you fell good inside and out? Have you given your all to a certain challenge and you felt satisfied with all those efforts you have placed?

Recognizing true happiness is a must.

There are several occurrences when you have been misguided to the real deal in your pursuit to happiness and simple pleasure. To mark a definition between the two, it is vital that you know the exact difference that comes with both terms. Simple pleasure is a thing of feeling terrific about something. Examples of pleasurable experiences are a family cruise vacation, a spa treatment during the weekend, a great basketball game, and so on. Meanwhile, true happiness is far from feeling emotionally happy. It goes more way beyond enjoyment. In True happiness lies contentment and engrossment.

So what is it that let people have true happiness?

Researchers have identified several factors that can fully describe true happiness in a person. They say that people from all walks of life find happiness but are just too busy to pay any attention to it simply because they fail to recognize what true happiness and pleasure are.

True happiness in a person is actually a state where in you feel like going along with the flow. You seem to be going along with the flow that sets off smoothly, hassle free, and effortlessly. It can be compared to an experience wherein the ticking of the clock stops suddenly and you become totally oblivious of the things that surrounds you.

Among the significant clues of happiness are being totally immersed with what you are doing, when you have your full participation on an engagement, when you are enjoying to the extreme but you have certainly have no idea with regards to the day, to the passing time, to the other things taking place in your surroundings, and the genuine satisfaction that you feel. These are the instances that can inform you that you have got nothing but true happiness in your mind, heart, and soul.

There is chance of true happiness for every person. Do not be taken aback by the negativity that happiness is only meant for other people. In your pursuit for happiness, just remember that you also deserve to experience and find happiness. When it comes your way, you can attest to how lucky you are as a person. Therefore, take time to reconcile occurrences and things in your life. Give importance to the value of true happiness everyday.

About Eds

2001-01-01T22:16:00.011+08:00

Simple. Happy.

A silent type, 28 year old Filipino.

Happily married with 1 kid and residing in a small house at Rizal, Philippines.

Graduated on May 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and lots of interests in arts.

August 1999, started working as a technical support that sets-up computers and local area network at GB and Associates, Cubao, Quezon City while studying Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Dreamweaver and JavaScript via online tutorials.

June 2000, worked as a web designer at Prime Logic, San Juan, Quezon City and been involved with Active Server Page programming.

August 2001, worked as a graphic artist at AsiaBiz1, Ortigas, Pasig City and been exposed to Macromedia Flash and other art media with the help of a friend, Ferdz Decena.

October 2002, started as a web designer at CoreBuilt Technologies, Inc., studied .NET programming with the help of the company and some online tutorials and became a multimedia developer (print/digital/web) and part .Net programmer up to the present.

Loves pencil drawing, digital arts and photography.

Listens to bossa nova, reggae and rock music for inspiration.

Interested in learning other art media, interior and landscape designing, mountain climbing, swimming, snorkelling, playing musical instruments, cooking and solving rubik's cube.

Always willing to learn new things.

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