Working Towards Happiness

Written By Colēgia

Happiness can be found in many different shapes and forms. Knowing what you value is one way to help us be more in harmony with what we truly care about. Another thing that we need to do is work towards what makes us happy. Today we want to discuss some ways to do so and why it matters.

Your Goals Play A Big Role

Having goals that are conducive to your happiness and well-being can play a big role in life satisfaction. Certain goals are much more long-term such as finishing college. Planning out what milestones you want to reach is an important part of being more independent. Ideally, we want to be in charge of our own happiness which is why having goals that work for us is crucial. Having a more balanced lifestyle by implementing different goals for each aspect of your life is one way to do this. A good example is spending a certain amount of time with our friends and family each week or making an active effort to work on the things we love. Recognizing that goals are a means to push us toward what we care about can make a world of difference.

“Having goals that are conducive to your happiness and well-being can play a big role in life satisfaction.”

How You Get There Matters

While happiness can be a major goal, how we work towards it can matter just as much. Recognizing whether or not the process of doing something gives you joy is good to understand. A great example of this is playing an instrument. While there's nothing wrong with wanting to excel at it, we still need to find joy in simply playing for fun. Enjoyment can be found in many different stages throughout the process. This applies to other things such as exercise as well. While our overall goal might be to improve our health, gradual steps are needed to get there. Small victories such as improving our personal best for running or simply strengthening our lungs can go a long way toward our overall happiness.

“While happiness can be a major goal, how we work towards it can matter just as much.”

Always Cherish The Moment

One of the best ways to work towards happiness is by embracing the moment. The present is one of the greatest gifts we have because it's always with us. If we want to truly make the most of our time and energy, we need to practice gratitude with all the things we do. It's the little things in life that provide us with more joy than we expect. Whether it's playing a game we enjoy, talking to people we care about or even reading a good book, each of these contribute to our happiness in some shape or form. Learning how to be fully immersed in the thing we're doing can take some effort since we may be used to multitasking. It's worth the effort though since it can retrain our minds to value what we're doing in the moment. Happiness can be derived from our efforts at working towards the things we love and it can also be a result of the positive habits and mindsets we build throughout our lives.

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