(November 16, 2017 at 6:45 am)Mr.Obvious Wrote: I don't know it this relates, but I find the quest for happiness overrated.
Trying to be happy means failure from the start. You can't try to be happy. Trying to be happy is proof that you are not happy. You can't chase happyness, it can only come to you. and the moment you ask yourself: 'am I happy', its a sign you are not.
As long as I'm just content, I don't worry about happyness. Our goal shouldn't be to strive for happiness, imho. Just try to remove and minimalize what actively makes you unhappy.
That sounds like a catch22.
I think it's possible to be happy and able to realize this, and proclaim that. I don't see why this shouldn't possible.
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool." - Richard P. Feynman
