Happiness

Posted by Ben Lumley on Mar 3, 2010 in Think Differently | 55 comments

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Today's post is by Paul Worswick. Paul, is a professional coach working with individuals to support them in their decisions, about where they are going and how they are planning to get there.  He is also the blog writer of diary4life.com and has a great passion for helping people.  Diary 4 Life is a personal growth blog providing tricks and tips for your personal development diary.  Paul has previously worked in Further Education (FE) colleges and training organisations, helping adults, including young people achieve their goals.  His work with Adults and Young People allowed him to experience working with both adult and young offenders. If you've enjoyed reading this post, please consider subscribing for regular updates in your favourite reader or by email.

Happiness is something many of us seem to insist be part of our life's mission; making it our sole purpose! The rather unusual thing is we've search for it and claimed to have found it in a number of different places. In our search for happiness it always seems to entail us looking in the most extraordinary places. Fame and fortune maybe! There are so many different sources of happiness presented to us, from the many 'metaphorical salespeople', each day and all very tangible opportunities. Salespeople who, themselves are seeking the happiness of a sale! Happiness is a much sought after item; you would think that with so many people searching for it that its true source would have been found by now! It's similar to when the police are searching for clues, the more officers they employ in the search, the more chance they have of finding the clues. Eventually they find what they are looking for. So why is that not the case with happiness? With so many people searching for it, why has it not been found? Or has it and we are just not taking any notice. The answer is, yes it has been found and it's been with you all the time. What is it that encourages people to seek happiness from fame and fortune; the Hollywood dream or simply winning the X-Factor? Or maybe it's something more achievable by them; like making their fortune, owning a big house, their dream partner or their favourite car. What are they really searching for? Even more important what happens if they don't achieve their 'happiness item'?

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