Happiness
Posted By Corey On 19th November 2007 @ 22:18 In Happiness | 3 Comments
Happiness is a way of traveling, not a destination. I have been so consumed with reaching my goals and checking off one more item off of my to do list that I have forgotten that the process is the reward. I have been finding myself in that place where I guess in some way I have been wishing my life away. I keep saying I will be so happy when I get my book published, I will be so happy when we build our dream home, or I will be so happy this or that. This list just goes on and on. I have realized what this does is limit my happiness. It limits when I can be happy. It is not that it’s not good to use emotional forecasting, ( the use of combining visualization of your goals and how you will feel). This combination is absolutely paramount in helping you achieve your dreams. This way of traveling is more of a reminder to be in the moment. I needed to remember that joy or happiness is found in loving what you do, not the outcome.
3 Comments To "Happiness"
#1 Comment By Greg Hankerson On 20th November 2007 @ 07:39
Very true Corey. I find myself at times feeling that way. “As soon as I meet my financial goals, then I will live my dream.” With those thoughts, I’ll never be content. Because I have everything I need right now. I am living my dream. Every moment is precious, but only if you realize it is. And to realize this and truely be yourself, and feel the moment, well that is a wonderful thing. And mundane things like going to buy milk at the store, become life lessons.
It is good to hear from your again Corey. Thanks for the insightful post. It made me stop and think about how I’ve been lately. I look forward to reading your book! And your website looks very sharp too.
#2 Comment By Aigerim On 20th November 2007 @ 20:08
For me happiness is a mood with which I live my whole life: happiness is not only one great moment in your life, but a lot of moments which take our breath away, such as a sunshine, a stranger’s smile, funny old woman walking in the street with her little dog… happiness is all these small moments that make our life rich and bright. 
#3 Comment By HP van Duuren On 8th February 2008 @ 15:43
Thanks for this great post, ‘Happiness is a Way of Traveling’ that’s a nice way of putting it.
Recently I did a blogpost about a book about Happiness a book titled: ‘Happy for no Reason’ the author of the book has a similar message.
You can also find an interesting interview with the author via my blog, You can find my this post at:
All the Best,
HP
P.S. I also have a ‘Happy TRAVEL Blogspot’
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