Happiness is almost always conditional. How many times have you uttered the sentence in your head ‘I’ll be happy when…’.
You’ll remember the following thoughts that flow through your head on a constant and never-ending basis.
- when I have enough money
- when my parents leave me alone
- when I get the right job
- when my partner stops doing annoying stuff
- when I am my ideal weight
- when my boss stops hassling me
- when my neighbours move away
- when my ex stops controlling me
- when I have the right house/apartment
- when they stop bullying me on social media
And many more variations and examples, which I am sure you can think of.
These constant and never-ending thoughts will guarantee to never make you happy, ever.
A better thought process is to think about the things that already exist in your life that you can be grateful for. A much harder thought process to adopt, because we’re so programmed with those negative thoughts that we’ve hardly got any space to replace those thoughts.
Every habit starts with a tiny little step. I love Leo Babauta a mindfulness blogger who has perfectly captured the art of changing habits in his blog, ebooks and books. You can find his details via:
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Happy thinking!