How to Identify Happiness ?

(An elaborate article , analyzing the 'Happiness Project'  - not for the casual reader )

Everyone wants to be happy. 

Who doesn't want to sport a good , warm , confident smile on their faces , that lights up an entire room full of people. Somewhere down the lane, we however lose perspective of what happiness is and begin searching for it , trying to desperately bring it back and when the effort goes futile , claim that we are not happy.This piece of work may help you find that perspective of yours. It brings out the concoction of the various definitions and perspectives to happiness . If you find yourself smiling or becoming happy from within , as you read on , then that is the secret  ingredient of your happiness. Find it , as you dive deep and retain it no matter what. 

As , I always believe , we all deserve to be happy and be loved.

 

Most of us pursue happiness with such breathless haste that we hurry past it. 

Why to look for happiness ? Happiness is missed when one looks to find it . If at all they find it they don't stop to enjoy it. Something happy happens all the time.The trick is to be aware of it.The trick is, whatever that is to make us happy, god has placed either openly before us or close to us. We are not all by ourselves here. No one is alone here . Loving each other is the way to happiness. It is as easy and as difficult as that. To be able to find what this source of joy either in us, or in some other person's joy - is the very secret to happiness.Don't look for happiness in relationships, but rather take happiness into your relationships. You become happy when you make those who are near you happy , and those who are far will come to you automatically. Happiness comes to those who have found out to how to serve others.Shared joy is double joy. To love is to place our happiness in the happiness of another. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Let no one leave you without feeling better and happier. People or things , being happy is not about getting what you want , but rather wanting what you get. It is when , what you think,what you say and what you do are in harmony.Each time you conduct yourself with this honesty , you will be driven towards greater happiness.

You can even be happy by appreciating your troubles as they helping you build character and moral strength.It comes when you offer thanks for the troubles you don't have or in fact , when you realize the fact that you don't necessarily require happiness as ,very 'want' to be happy makes you unhappy.  Happiness just happens and doesn't require planning.It is not about perfection but rather the ability to look beyond the imperfections. Most people's definition of happiness leads them away from happiness  , so you better choose your's wisely.If we bring happiness to others,we cannot stop it from coming to us also. To be happy is easy , but to be happier than others is difficult because we believe others to be happier than they are.It is just an illusion.Don't go there.The illusion is caused by the temporal absence of reality. Lead a life that will make you friendly to others and you will be surprised what a happy life you will lead.Get real . The happiest ones are the ones that are not getting more , but rather the ones that are giving more. All of us want to be happy.So god heard us, and he sent help.He sent us. It is our very existence that makes us happy. 

 You can make yourself miserable or happy.The amount of work is the same.

The word 'happy' may lose its meaning if it is not balanced by sadness. It is between the intervals of unhappiness when happiness happens.So , don't be sad about the happier moments  that were a thing of the past ,but rather smile that they happened.The foolish person seeks happiness in the distance, while the wise grow it under their feet.Don't plan to be happy in the future - you may not be around. Enjoy the happiness that there is in today.

To have happy thoughts, count your blessings and not your cash.It is hard to tell what brings happiness  -poverty and wealth have both failed. The happy things in life aren't things .Seek happiness by limiting your desires rather than by trying to satisfy them.To be happy, live simply,expect little , give much and remove all hate from your heart.Happy people don't get the best of everything , they make the most of everything.It is in enjoying what you have, and losing the desire for all things that are beyond your reach.When you plunge yourself into a cause , a deed that you believe in with all your heart, you will find the happiness that you had thought could never be yours.Find this cause.Seek to do good and you will find that happiness will run after you. God is close to you.When you submit to the almighty, you will rise above happiness and unhappiness alike.Cherish all your happy moments as you live them.They act as a memory cushion to rest upon when you age.

If all you want to have a happy ending, it depends of course on where you want to end your story !!!