Just A Thought:

Everything will be all right in the end. If it is not all right, it is not yet the end.

Paulo Coelho

Thoughts on Happiness

“I think where we go astray when we’re seeking out happiness is that we have these misconceptions. We think happiness is about achieving accolades. It’s not. We often think happiness is about self-care, treating ourselves, and giving ourselves these luxuries. It’s not. In fact, if anything, it’s about doing nice things for others. That gives you more of a happiness bang for your buck than spending time on yourself.

(We have) this notion of happiness, that it’s only positive emotions all the time. I think we each have this misconception that’s a little on the toxic positivity spectrum where we’re like, “If I’m feeling sad, or I’m feeling angry, or I’m feeling scared, something has gone horribly wrong and I haven’t done it right.” When in fact there are times when it’s normative to feel sad, or frustrated, or scared. ... We can become much happier if we work towards it, but often the conception we have of how to do that isn’t right. That means we go about it wrong, and that can be problematic in and of itself, in part because you’re like, “I’m seeking happiness, I’m seeking happiness,” and that makes you not present. It might make you a little selfish.”