Happiness-Truest and Highest Expression of You

What is Happiness?

Surrounded by best of things! Surrounded by Best Of people!

Travelling the world luxuriously! No sadness in the world!

No Poverty! No pain! No war, No one Starving!

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Are you living in a Utopian age?

To quote Nataly Kogan,a corporate happiness sherpa, 'Happiness is not the absence of negative emotions. You’re not failing happiness because you feel sad or angry. Let yourself feel what you feel, but don’t lose sight of the little moments of warmth, compassion, or beauty that are always there,even if you have to wipe your tears to see them.'

You Are Enough. You are lovable, amazing and deserving of true genuine happiness exactly the way you are. May be you have to align your thoughts more towards being mindful of your happiness but You don’t have to do anything more to earn it.

You’re a being, not a doing. You are not your thoughts. You are not your feelings. They are part of you, but not the entirety of you. Learn to be aware of them rather than become them.

People care a lot less about what you do or how you look like than you think. Mostly we are all focused on ourselves, so stop worrying about perceptions and live your life. We are living in a narcissist world, so play by its rules.

All narcissist successful leaders, be it Obama, Putin or Modi have undeniable charisma, unshakable conviction who listen to their hearts and minds. Author Dr. Michael Maccoby calls such leaders as Productive Narcissist.

What we all need is a vision, vision of happier self. So Smile, Love yourself and pamper yourself once in a while.If you do something and it makes you feel spectacular, don’t ignore that feeling. It’s the universe trying to tell you, “This thing you just did? Do it more often.” Yes, this applies to what you do for work, too.In words of Oprah Winfrey:

'Live out the truest and Highest expression of Yourself'

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