Some people claim that “happiness is connected to happy events” while some other people are of the opinion that “happiness is a feeling” as an expression of a happy moment or event.
Whichever it is, happiness is part of our emotion. A system that releases the feel-good hormone into our body that helps to brighten our mood and well-being.
Is happiness made or found?
Happiness is both found and made. You can find happiness from even the littlest things around you. From the rising of the sun, the beautiful scenery of nature as it basks in the sun rays, the colourful arrangement of flower petals and birds feathers and even the colourful splash of orange that the sun paints the skies with as it sets to end the day. All these are some of the little things you can find happiness in, if only you open your heart to it.
There's so much that we have been given to maintain happiness. We have been blessed with families, friends, children and even our dreams. A baby's smile is enough to provoke happiness in you. A child's cute laughter after an innocent display can also make you happy.
Your little wins and progress at your job or business can also make you happy. A display of kindness from you or to you, can also make you happy.
Now to buttress my second point. You can also make yourself happy. You can be intentional about prioritizing your happiness against every factor that might want to steal it. A wise woman I respect and admire so much once taught in one of her videos.
She said….
”Wake up in the morning. Take a glass of wine or juice (whichever you're good with), stand before your mirror and appreciate yourself. Tell yourself sweet things about you while sipping the wine. Make yourself happy”...... (Bishop Funke Felix Adejumo).
I have been doing this for years now and I can tell you that it works like magic. Sometimes I don't even have wine or juice but I use water instead and I make myself happy in front of my mirror.
Happiness is a choice
I believe this should be the overall answer to the prompt. You can choose to find happiness from the little things around you or not and you can also choose to make yourself happy irrespective of the many things that want to snuff out your happiness.
In case you didn't realize, there are a lot of factors waiting to steal your joy and happiness, from sunrise to sunset. This is why you need to be intentional about making choices that bring you happiness. Choosing happiness doesn't really take much. All you need is your mindset tuned in right and courage to face the challenges that life will throw at you.
My happiness is not dependent on any human being. The day I realized this, it saved me a whole lot of emotional hassles and strain. Humans will be humans no matter how good or how “perfect” we think they are. There's bound to be a time where they would slip up, sometimes unknowingly. What happens to me then if my happiness was anchored in that human? I believe you can tell the answer right?
Therefore, our happiness should not be hinged on another person. Life is too short for that. Hinging your happiness on someone or some particular thing is like handing over the keys to your life to that person or that thing. And trust me, that's not a good idea, nor will it turn out well in the long run.
Do you feel like sleeping in, dancing, eating a snack or watching a movie will make you happy, then go for it. Choose you and do you especially when it doesn't infringe on the rights of others.
Be happy always….everyday.
Thank you all for reading.💞💞💞
This is my entry to the #realtalkcommunity prompt for this week.
Images used are mine.
