Tag: happiness
Social Policing
People see you happy, being yourself, or feeling yourself, and the balancing mechanism is to apply their internalized burdens (“responsibility”) … More lint
happiness is a dumb choice
In response to yesterday: happiness may be a choice, but it is a political choice.
We are socially compelled to … More lint
being happy is a choice
You’ve heard happiness is a choice, but don’t believe it.
When we pursue status and toys we lose happiness.
Happiness … More lint
recycling happiness
Can you envision your a moment of supreme happiness?
Envision a moment of contentment, or when you were firing on … More lint
Subtraction: Ever-Present Happiness
Happiness is not finding something or adding something. If it were, rich people would be happy.
To discover happiness you … More lint
Losing your self to find joy
Happiness is found when “I” disappear.
The paradox of identity is we identify with something, which often has desires, demands, … More lintTaking risks is necessary to feel good
Staying silent and non-reactive will never allow you to shine, challenge yourself, or try something new.
Without risk, you will … More lintThe joy of losing yourself
I am happiest when I cease to identify with myself. When I am actively engaged in a project (or entertainment) … More lint