Most of us would like to really and truly be happy, but there aren't many of us who can honestly claim that they are. Experts say that one of the things that gets in the way of our happiness is not having a good understanding of what it really means to be happy: that there is a disconnect between the things that we think will make us happy, and the things that really do.
We might think that if we just get physically fit then we'll be happy, or if we have a nice house in a nice neighborhood, with the right job and the right spouse. That mindset assumes that our happiness is tied to external changes. But researchers who study happiness say that those things really don't do much for our happiness in the long run. At best, most positive events like dropping a few pounds or getting married only have a short-term bounce, and that before long we end up with our old outlook on things.
So what do we have to do to really get happy and stay that way? These same researchers say that true happiness comes from within. You might find it by exploring the spiritual side of your being, however you might have difficulty defining those words. The trick is developing an approach to life in a way that lets you, as an old song goes, “walk on the sunny side of the street.” That doesn't mean that you have to be chipper and upbeat all the time. It means that true happiness comes from characteristics like optimism, love and security.
Brandy Cohen is the founder and owner of Insane Cookies. She possesses an internal happiness that others find infectious. That has a lot to do with why she opened Insane Cookies, her innovative gourmet online cookie business that ships its happiness-provoking products to customers across the United States.
We might think that if we just get physically fit then we'll be happy, or if we have a nice house in a nice neighborhood, with the right job and the right spouse. That mindset assumes that our happiness is tied to external changes. But researchers who study happiness say that those things really don't do much for our happiness in the long run. At best, most positive events like dropping a few pounds or getting married only have a short-term bounce, and that before long we end up with our old outlook on things.
So what do we have to do to really get happy and stay that way? These same researchers say that true happiness comes from within. You might find it by exploring the spiritual side of your being, however you might have difficulty defining those words. The trick is developing an approach to life in a way that lets you, as an old song goes, “walk on the sunny side of the street.” That doesn't mean that you have to be chipper and upbeat all the time. It means that true happiness comes from characteristics like optimism, love and security.
Brandy Cohen is the founder and owner of Insane Cookies. She possesses an internal happiness that others find infectious. That has a lot to do with why she opened Insane Cookies, her innovative gourmet online cookie business that ships its happiness-provoking products to customers across the United States.