Being Mindful of your Happiness

I wonder how many of us actually ask the questions, what needs to happen for me to be happy? or how do I take care of my happiness?

I know a mistake I’ve made is to think that my happiness is something that will take care of itself, and therefore, don’t need to spend time and energy looking after it. With this kind of attitude though, all I’m left with, is depression and/or frustration.

It’s important for us to consider our needs – for happiness – and ensure we maintain them. This is achieved through mindfulness

We cannot simply assume happiness will come naturally to us. Perhaps for some it does. On the whole though, most of us need to ensure we’re aware of what we need to be doing to bring us a general sense of these positive feelings, and to then mindfully pursue these things always.

How and what we think has a direct influence on our feelings

The act of being present with our minds still and aware can bring a sense of happiness provided we have the right conditions for this. Improving our awareness can help us understand that there often only needs to be a few simple conditions (perhaps just a sunny day or a rainy one for that matter) for happiness to manifest. However, if our internal environment isn’t calm and contented (how many of us have this?) simply doing nothing and expecting the conditions for happiness to present themselves is insufficient. We must be actively involved in improving awareness of these conditions, through being mindful of how and what we’re thinking, and taking good care to maintain this awareness.