BerrySmoothieMy Retreat, Auckland New Zealand4,733 posts
The Pursuit of Chronic Happiness is an Unhealthy Expectation.
"Rather than chase happiness and pleasure, which are short-lived states, I would recommend people focus on more broad-based emotions (ex: mood stability across time) and quality of life. Living with a sense of purpose(s) provides a framework that makes us less reliant on day-to-day emotional states, and more concerned with where our lives are moving, and consequently who we are becoming as people.
By letting go of the need to feel and sustain happiness, you are ironically more likely to feel it in the future."
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