Seeking Happiness Novels & Stories

Yet here I am, drawing circles on her lower back as she drifts in and out of consciousness. Me, though, I'm wide awake. Sated, but awake. And I can't stop thinking about what Mari said earlier about being content. People always talk about chasing their happiness, but what if that's the root of most relationship problems? What if that's been part of my problem? What if there is so much pressure to be happy, when happiness isn't something you can be every minute of every day anyway? What if being content, with lots of sprinkles of happiness, as Mari describes it, is actually a healthier, more realistic goal?

he attempts to convince me. “You speak as if you truly care for my well-being, but does that future you plan so meticulously include happiness?” I inquire. My gut knows where this line of questioning is going, but this confrontation is long overdue. “Happiness is something we may find, but it is fickle. Success on the other hand, is something we build and it supports us. If you manage to find joy and pleasure on the way to the top, then luck is on your side,” he lectures as if it were law.

I'm not sure 4 People think that they will feel happy during the holidays because of relaxation and freedom from all the burdens and enthusiasm, and it really is. To aim for happiness, to aim for the greater, is a goal that you can reach; Because there is no ultimate limit. Rather, you will find yourself always looking for more, and more all the time. Instead of your goal being happiness, it is better to aim for satisfaction or contentment. That's something you can buff, it's a worthy goal.

When Trevor said these words, he looked elsewhere. After a long time, Jenna understood how cruel reality was. She sobbed and asked, "Dad, do you think I can still be happy after Hansen marries Liya?" Trevor felt his hand tremble slightly and he held his glasses with his hand. Then, he placed his hands behind his back and paced a few steps. He said firmly, "You have to find happiness on your own, unlike what others perceive. I called you here today to tell you that happiness is actually very simple. As long as you're willing, you'll be happy. It's the threshold that you have to surmount in your heart."

"I consider happiness to be something relative." "Like... What makes you happy may not make someone else happy too?" "Yes, exactly!" I look at him surprised. "I see it as an achievement." "An achievement? Like... For example... Seeking it during the path you trace and not just after reaching the end?" "Yes! Many people think that they will only be happy when they get where they want to be. When in fact, happiness can be found in small things. You just have to allow yourself to see it." "So, it's a point of view."

I paused, answering frankly, "Just thinking about what to do in the future." "Cleaning and cooking. What else can you do?" he scoffed. His casual jab didn't rattle me. I was used to it. For eight years, I had dropped everything for him. My life had been centered around him. I had forgotten the dreamer I once was. Eight years back, my mom was dying. When I desperately needed money, Gideon showed up with a contract, offering five million dollars for me to marry him and help him deal with the opponents in his family.

There's no point sitting around and waiting for fate to do the work because believe me, I did that and I was nowhere near happy. So, the age-old question, Are you happy? It's not really a good question if you think about it... It should be more like, 'Could you be happy?' or 'Are you trying to be happy? or even 'Will you be happy?'. No one is happy all the time because happiness is the result of learning and learning is the result of pain. It's the people that don't know what to do with that pain that can't be happy. I didn't know what to do with it! Sometimes, I still don't. Other times, I just take it and I cherish it, I cherish the way it made me feel and I declare that I never want anyon

I could feel him around me, despite the longing I felt a satisfaction that he is mine, and we are going to tred the life together hands in hands. We could float through all of the eves and flow with a confidence that we will come out stronger and more connected. Life is short, the biggest mistake we commit is we end up wasting precious transient phases in chasing ephemeral things. But this way we could never achieve happiness. Finding happiness is not as difficult as it seems, it is simple. As the smile that arrives while I read his message. Small act of tenderness, could bring happiness to your life. My happiness, is him. Being with him, talking with him, thinking about him or simply just l

She paused, looking out at the horizon of attentive faces. “We are much more afraid of being happy than of suffering. Because suffering is familiar — we have learned how to move through it. Happiness is unknown territory. It’s where we wait for the other shoe to drop. This book is about learning to stay in unknown territory without waiting for catastrophe. It’s about discovering that you can be happy without being wrong for it.” And this third one was a declaration. The passage she chose to read was from the central chapter, the excerpt that had been the hardest and most honest to write:

“It’ll upset your stomach. Don’t push it.” I slouched dramatically. “Do you think my mom will ever find the right guy—someone who’ll take care of her like you, Auntie?” Grace asked suddenly. I paused, then turned to her. “Baby,” I said, touching her head. She looked at me. “It’s a bonus if someone comes into your mom’s life who makes her happy. But happiness doesn’t only come from someone else.” I told her happiness is everywhere. It just depends on how someone chooses to appreciate what they already have.