Where happiness begins?

We all spend so much time trying to find happiness. Once the next big change or big break happens in our life, we will be happy. Once we get married - we will be happy, once we land that 6-figure job - we will be happy, and once we start a family - we will be happy. Sadly, once we reach all of these life milestones, we choose another milestone and again say, then we will be happy. We can’t find our happiness in all these happy moments in our life because we are looking in the wrong place and direction for our happiness. Happiness begins inside us, through the love we share with others and from looking to and leaning on our higher power. 

BEGINS INSIDE

The biggest problem with finding happiness is that we look for it from external sources. We expect our parents, spouse, job, money, and children to make us happy. It is not anyone else’s job to make us happy but ours. At any moment in time, the one person that knows what we need to feel fulfilled is ourselves. When we experience heartbreak and realize we need to be reminded that we are worthy of love, we should tell ourselves we are worthy of love and believe it. Waiting for someone to inform us or even show us we are worthy, contrary to popular belief, will not make any difference if we do not believe it ourselves. What we think, how we feel, and how we treat ourselves is the first step to experiencing pure happiness. 

BEGINS THROUGH SHARING LOVE

Anyone that has shared love or helped another person in need knows and has experienced that feeling of joy. We feel a tingle in our body and spirit by just being a good person. We smile more when we are loving and good to our fellow man. The act of sharing love brings a form of happiness that can last for days, weeks, months, and more. When we focus on ourselves, specifically, everything wrong in our lives, our happiness is taken away. However, focusing on our loved ones or people in need gives us a sense of purpose, pride, and satisfaction. We can see beyond ourselves, see the beauty in the world, and how we can contribute to that beauty. Happiness begins with our contribution to love. 

BEGINS FROM OUR HIGHER POWER

For religious, faith-based, or spiritual, our happiness is given to us by our higher power. Whether it comes from knowing that we are loved unconditionally and that HE/SHE created all this so that we could be happy. Or knowing when life gets too heavy, we can count on HIM/HER to supernaturally give us the happiness we need to survive. Our happiness begins with our higher power. Our higher power gave us our love for ourselves and others so that we will always find happiness.