Why are so many people unhappy? It’s actually
pretty simple. The thing that keeps most
people from being happy is fear.
Think about it for a minute. Look over your life
and what feels bad in it.
Do you get the blues every Sunday night
because you’ll have to go to work Monday
morning? That’s probably because you’re afraid
you’ll have to do a lot of stuff you don’t like,
or
a lot of stuff you’re afraid you can’t do, or
both. Maybe there are also unpleasant people
at work and you’re afraid you’ll have a run-in
with them.
When you sit down to do the bills, do you get a
heavy knot of dread in the pit of your
stomach? Chances are, you’re afraid you don’t
have enough money to pay for everything.
When someone cuts you off in traffic, do you
blow your top? Well, who wouldn’t—they could
have killed someone! That’s fear, too—you’re
angry because they put you in danger.
Most unpleasant feelings boil down to fear. If
you’re stressed about work or money, your
relationships, what people think of you, or all
the things you have to do, it all comes down to
fear. This is important: fear is the enemy of
happiness
How Happiness Doesn’t Work
People try a lot of things in attempt
to become
happy. Most of them don’t work, so
people just
try them again, harder! Here are a
few:
_ Getting more money or possessions
_ Getting more power or status
_ Pursuing indulgent pleasures
_ Focusing on their weaknesses and trying to
improve them (instead of playing to
their
strengths)
_ Striving to be perfect (and accepting
nothing less)
_ Trying to force happiness, using false
affirmations or other tricks
When someone cuts you off in traffic, do you
blow your
top? Well, who wouldn’t—they could
have
killed someone! That’s fear, too—you’re
angry
because they put you in danger.
Most
unpleasant feelings boil down to fear. If
you’re
stressed about work or money, your
relationships,
what people think of you, or all
the
things you have to do, it all comes down to
fear.
This is important: fear is the enemy of
happiness.
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