HAPPINESS IS THE WAY

 

Are you wondering why some people are very happy? Whether they have something which we do not have. What could that special ingredient be?

Well, I feel a compelling need to share the early years of my life. My life revolved around my son. Motherhood is something I eagerly looked forward to. I always wished to be a homemaker and take care of the family.

But a couple of years after I had my son, I had to join school. I was very new to the profession, learning how to run a school, at the same time, my little son, all of two years, needed my attention, he being the apple of my eye. I had health issues and also challenges in my work place. But nothing stopped me from enjoying motherhood, though it took me a while to achieve work-life balance.

I never felt the need to watch television, or go out with my friends or watch a movie. I did not miss any of these. My happiness has always lain in supporting my son in his growing up years and nurturing my students in school.

I could have chosen to either complain or be happy. What I choose will decide the quality of my life.

If complaining is our nature, if we are constantly finding fault with the world, if we are carrying a baggage from the past, if we are looking only at the negative aspects of life, if we are always judging the actions of  people and getting ego involved with them, or if we are wallowing in self-pity, we are sure to be unhappy in life.

It is up to us to find our happiness. Don’t hand over the keys of your happiness to the world.

Being with children in school gives me happiness. If you enjoy what you are doing, there will be no stress in life.

My happiness is not dependent on what people talk, or how they perceive me, or whether things work out in my favor. I have decided to gift myself a happy life. Who else will give me happiness besides my own self?

“Nothing for happiness; everything out of happiness.

There is no way to happiness

Happiness is the way.”

I am sure you too have your happiness zone. For some it is cooking, for some it is gardening, while some enjoy playing a game, painting, writing, dancing or singing. We can create our own happiness.

We invariably search for happiness in the world outside. Little do we know that it is within us and in the small things of life. Unhappiness is our reaction to life. Let us be grateful for what we are blessed with. An ungrateful heart can never see the good things in life.

A few tips on living a happy life;

>Develop a positive mindset

>Practice gratitude and mindfulness

>Sit in meditation

> Connect with nature

>Laugh and have fun

>Practice self-love

>Celebrate your blessings

>Adjust, Appreciate and Accept

Happiness is a state of mind. Let’s fill our space with happiness. Everybody would love to nestle close to a happy person. Walk around with a smile and remind yourself that you are going to leave the world happier than you found it.

According to the Bhagavad-Gita, true happiness isn’t found in fleeting external pleasures or material possessions, but in inner peace, self-realization, and a life aligned with one’s true purpose and spiritual growth.

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