Happiness is all in the mindset

We all have emotions and our emotional stage at any one time can affect and has a bearing on our mindset on life. As such, I strongly believe that the ability to control and 'manage' our emotions is very important as it is a deciding factor of our 'happiness index'.

If one is thankful for what one already has and perceives one's state of life as 'satisfying' in one's life, one will naturally feel happy. Conversely, someone who is forever not satisfied with whatever he/she has will never be happy.

Simple as the saying goes, it is usually easier said that done. It is often a great challenge for many of us to get over irresistible temptations that pops up all around us! Whenever a new luxury product is launched and people get to see and witness its powers, it is often difficult to resist the urge to acquire it and this urge gets stronger when they see others in their community owning and using it in no time! Soon, people start to think of excuses and reasons to want more things for themselves in addition to basic needs by calling it a way to reward themselves for working so hard or see it as a move up the social ladder or a mark of prestige in their own right. The list will go on and as people engage themselves in this never ending material pursuit, their emotional state changes according to the progress of this pursuit.

To people who enjoy the process of the pursuit for new and more advanced way of life, they naturally also enjoy happiness in their pursuit experiences. Thus, their mindset is tuned towards this direction for as long as they still have the energy and passion to continue with their trendy pursuits.

To those who lagged behind in the pursuit for some reasons, dis-satisfaction will start to set in and their happiness index also plunge as they find it increasingly more challenging to continue with the pursuit.

Hence, it is very true that we are the masters of our own destiny and therefore can decide the type of life we want, the level of comfort and the amount of luxuries we aspire to have to fit into our own definition of a good life for ourselves.

As such, I believe that everyone of us can 'bring happiness' into our lives by adjusting our own mindset to be in line with the status of our life which includes our income level, demands of our changing commitments and perceptions of life as and when necessary. Just as beauty is in the eyes of  the beholder, happiness is in the mindset of the being.

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