Enjoy The Present Moment (Part 2)

Happiness and success are actually deeply interconnected. They both share a common aspect- they cannot be pursued. 𝐈𝐟 𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟. The situations we come across in this life, which are also due to our past actions, are often scripted differently than what we desire.

➤The roots of human discontent lay in the fact that the situations often unfold themselves naturally, and they do not consider human desires. They are random and different in contrast to what we want to establish through our goals. However, in such circumstances, this awareness is important that we do have a choice to create something beautiful out of such unexpected situations, which can help build the inner worlds of our minds, which is contentment in life while embracing the joy of growing in every moment. It is, therefore, a choice to achieve happiness by controlling the direction of our thoughts.

➤In the modern world – wealth, status, and role have become important symbols of happiness. They can be genuine blessings and important, but only if they help us feel joyful. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. Materialistic success is only one aspect of life. Many other dimensions of life can give us joy and satisfaction.

➤This awareness can free us from becoming addicted to the attention and approval from others that often come along with being successful on a materialistic level. To overcome the stress of modern life, we first need to re-experience our original virtue of happiness. We can do this by defining what is important to us and what isn’t. We can then find enjoyment and purpose in our actions, and learn to reward ourselves, irrespective of its social importance and regardless of external circumstances.

(Continues tomorrow...)