"Why aren't I happy?"
It is a question that plagues so many people. You can't get on Facebook without seeing a status about someone being depressed, bored and/or dissatisfied with life. You would think, being the second wealthiest generation in history and being in an age where we vaunt scientific progress that we would be the happiest people the world has ever seen!
But we aren't. And we could create a long list of things that contribute to our being unhappy. But I want to address the root cause...you've been lied to.
In fact, you've been lied to thousands of times about happiness. "Buy this, you'll be happy." "Achieve that and you'll be happy." "Date someone and they'll make you happy." "Get sexy and get happy." "This drug fills you with joy." "Relocate and you'll find bliss." The lies echo around us every day.
The worst part is that these lies have confused us about what happiness is. We are the first generation ever to think we deserve happiness and we are confused about what it is. Is it pleasure? Is it the absence of pain? Is it feeling good? Is it having what you want?
I believe happiness is a way of life. A decision that you make.
In my next post I will explain how it works with a concept called "eudaimonia".
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