Life Is Not A Race To Be Won; It Is A Journey To Be Enjoyed.

What is success? What is happiness? Are they one and the same, or do they differ? Most equate happiness with success. Others, although they may have accomplished many of the things they set out to do, still are not happy. They have achieved their goals, but without happiness what good has it done them?

People are not searching for success. There are thousands of books on success – all containing steps, formulas, and techniques on how to succeed. Many are great books, but much of what they teach doesn’t bring happiness to a person’s life. People want to be happy. Happiness isn’t a gift God gives to some and refuses to give to others. You can be happy. In fact, you have a right to be happy.

Are you happy?

Let me ask you, do you think all happy people are successful? Are all successful people happy? Interesting questions, aren’t they? They are difficult to answer. How you define success and happiness determines how you answer.

What Society Would Have You Believe:

Society would have us believe that happiness is what we have, not who we are. You probably have heard people say things like, “I would be happy if I had a million dollars,” “…owned a yacht,” “…lived in a mansion,” or “…drove an expensive car.” Sure, it is possible to have these things and still be happy, but these material possessions do not produce happiness.

Ask the wife who has all the jewelry and all the clothes she could ever imagine who discovers that her husband is cheating on her. Is she happy? Certainly not! Ask the celebrity who supposedly has it all, but winds up in the mental institution. Is she happy? Although someone may have all the money, cars, houses, and toys one could ever want, that does not mean they are happy. Life is more than achieving your personal goals and acquiring material possessions. True happiness is the direct result of knowing your purpose and making forward progress toward its fulfillment. Without purpose, life is meaningless and ultimately very dissatisfying.

Purpose:

Without purpose, people lose sight of the larger picture of life. They become unhappy because they want to be somewhere they are not. They don’t understand where they are currently is an important stage along the journey to their destiny.

Would you rather be somewhere than where you are presently? Many, including myself at times, probably could answer YES! If you think about it for a moment, we torture ourselves when we constantly focus on being somewhere other than where we are. When you focus on how far you still have to go and where you are not, are you happy? Definitely not. When you focus your attention on how far you still have to go instead of how far you have come, you will feel discouraged and disappointed.

Choose To Be Happy:

Let’s face it, if you are still hoping for happiness, it means you don’t have it. Sure, maybe things are going pretty well, but what happens when things don’t go according to plan? Does your happiness go on vacation until things are going better? If you haven’t found the self-sufficient happiness that you would like by now, maybe you do not know where to find it. So where are we supposed to look? Happiness is a choice we must all make. If you want to be happy, make the decision today that “no matter what comes your way, or where you are, there is always something to be happy about.”

Take Action:

1. How happy are you on a scale of 1 – 10? Why?

2. What must happen in order for you to feel happy and successful?

3. Who do you know that is truly happy? Schedule a time when you can get together with them.

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Author: Robb Thompson
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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