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Getting What We Want Isn’t What We Really Want
The enjoyment of arrival is usually short-lived; the happiness envisioned and rehearsed for years is unlikely to last. Why? Because it does not arrive quite as satisfyingly as suspected; because we quickly get used to it; above all, because when one arrives one is still oneself, with whatever tendency towards dissatisfaction or restlessness that ma
... See moreDerren Brown • Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine
If happiness within is the solution, why do we still cling to external things to make us happy?
Lazy (but true answer): Society trained us that way. That’s what keeps the economy going and consumerism's wheels spinning. That’s an old story, and I won’t elaborate on it here.
A more interesting (and also true) answer is this.
We recognize the sparks o
... See moreAnother false belief: If all your desires are fulfilled you will be happy. Not true. In fact it is these very desires and attachments that make you tense, frustrated, nervous, insecure and fearful. Make a list of all your attachments and desires and to each of them say these words: “Deep down in my heart I know that even after I have got you I will
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