Genuine Happiness Originates from Within

The sweetest candy isn't life. Occasionally, when I feel like the world is simply too heavy, I glance about and see that people are still leading amazing and intriguing lives. Then ideas suddenly appear in my head like bubbles: "How did their lives get to be so adorable? In spite of their hectic and stressful lives, how come they are still able to play and laugh?  After that, I stopped and watched for a while. I came to the conclusion that perhaps they begin working on a location known as "self."

But what does it mean to be genuinely happy? The first step is to love who you are. 

According to a quote from my theology professor, "loving means accepting."  Love for oneself is acknowledging that one is not flawless, but it also requires a great deal of guts to find methods to develop one's repertoire and learn from mistakes.

Contentment is also a component of true happiness. You know the solution to the question "how to be genuinely happy" when you are happy with your current situation, your job, your appearance, your family, your friends, your home, your car, and everything else you own.

When we find a tiny beginning inside ourselves, it will eventually lead to something else, and to something else. However, you will never be able to discover true happiness if you continue to doubt life because it has never been beneficial to you.

Life, in my opinion, is about learning right from wrong, trying and failing, and winning and losing. As you breathe in and out, these things occur more frequently. In a person's existence, failure has become as common and essential as air. However, this shouldn't stop us from finding happiness.

How can one be truly joyful despite all of these? I tell you. Life grants you equal points for every effort you make to better your life and yourself, whether that effort is cleaning your room, helping a friend, caring for your sick dog, failing board exams and trying again, or anything else.

Think of life as a large scoreboard, similar to those found in the NFL. It is you who scores points each time you advance. At the conclusion of every game, wouldn't it be wonderful to gaze at that board and exclaim, "Whew! Today, I received a point. Rather of staring at it blankly and muttering, "Geez, I didn't even hit a score today," I'm delighted I gave it a try. I wish I had the courage to give it a shot. We had a chance to win! and then turn to go.

Driving the sexiest Formula 1 car, winning employee of the year, receiving the greatest 13th-month salary, or surpassing the sales target are not the keys to true pleasure. The fastest, strongest, bravest, or even the best aren't necessarily the ones who get the most coveted awards in life. So, how can you find true happiness?  Everybody defines "happiness" differently. Launching as many best-selling novels as possible could be the definition of happiness for a writer. For a basketball rookie, winning rookie of the year may signify happiness. For a beggar, happiness could be worth a lot of money. For a businessman, happiness could be a sign of success. Now, how can we actually find true happiness? Easy. It is not necessary for you to possess the finest things in the world. It's about taking action and making the most of every opportunity. You carry with you a strong drive to endure that may expand like a brush fire when you find yourself grinning at your own error and promising yourself, "Oh, I'll do better next time." You are a truly happy person because you are willing to get back up and try again.

When you come to terms with your own shortcomings. You complete the first phase of the "How to be genuinely happy" project. You will be accepted as long as you understand how to accept others. Love will come back to you tenfold as long as you know how to love.

Ask me the same question once more: "How can I find true happiness?" "Most of us know that laughter is the best medicine to life's aches and pains," said a friend of mine, and I'll share this with you. However, the majority of us are unaware that laughing over oneself is the best type of laughter. Because you become free instead of just joyful.