Discover Your Own Unique Source of Happiness

Whenever we consider the concept of a true source of happiness, we find that it is unique to each single human being.  The make-up of what delights us and what puts us in a state of bliss can be said to be our fingerprint. A fingerprint that each of us are destined to discover if we really want to be happy.

However, in spite of this unique path that awaits us, there are still some commonalities that we all share. These are elements that everyone needs for our own individual source of happiness.  This is akin to comparing different cakes to one another. Every cake has the same basic ingredients, but yet a German Chocolate cake tastes much different than a Red Velvet cake because of the special additions and varying amounts of ingredients. The same can be said for our own brands of happiness.

So in this article, it is our intent to examine those basic ingredients of happiness. It is therefore up to you to apply your own unique flavors and spices. So let us examine each of these basic ingredients in their order of importance.

Faith is Always the First Source of Happiness

If you have been around happy people, then you will have witnessed the presence of faith within every one of them. Keep in mind that faith doesn’t always have to necessarily mean religious. Although many happy people are religious, there are also those whose own personal philosophies embrace faith as a cornerstone.

These people have strong senses of faith in virtually every aspect of their lives. They believe in their fellow man. They believe people eventually do the honorable thing. And most importantly, this is what they expect. And when we live as if good things will happen, then guess what? Good things begin to happen.

Contentment is the Second Ingredient of Happiness

Happy people seem to have a strong sense of contentment. They have learned to accept the world as it exists. They have learned to let things go – especially those things over which they have no control.

When we go through life judging others and holding onto strong opinions, then we tend to spend lots of energy defending those opinions. Even when others are not around, we use energy defending them in our own minds.

Life is so much easier when we let go of judgments and reclaim the energy it robs from us. Not only that, letting go reduces own stress level and improves our personal health. You might even say that this potential source of happiness is critical to a long healthy life.

Self-Love Must Exist to Be Happy

As the old saying goes, “if you don’t love yourself, then you have no love to give to others.” I couldn’t agree more with this statement and that is why it is listed as the first humanly love in this list of happiness sources.

We must first have self-love for a variety of reasons. In addition to having love to give to others, when we have self-love, then we are able to attract things and people into are lives that support our state of mind. When we are bitter and angry, then we attract things to us that support our state of anger and bitterness.

Self-love means that we take care of ourselves. It means that we avoid people and situations that tear us down. It means that we seek out things that support and empower our spirit. It means that we nurture ourselves whenever we are mentally, spiritually, and physically depleted.

Loving a Significant Other

One of the greatest things that we human beings possess is the ability to love one another. Whenever we have a strong sense of faith, contentment, and self-love, then we have the ability to attract a soul mate that will support of these.

The fascinating thing about nature is its ability to filter and screen elements of life that don’t belong. If you have a strong sense of these happiness ingredients, and you attempt to enter into a relationship with someone who doesn’t share your strong spirit, then they eventually leave the relationship.

Many times this is a very hurtful thing to go through, but it is necessary for your happiness in the long run. And over time, you realize this and move on. The fact is you never have to worry about sharing love with someone who doesn’t support your spirit. That’s how self-love serves you.

Embracing Our Loved Ones

It is indeed a blessing to have a family and loved ones to share life’s many blessings. We will often find that very happy people draw from the energy of a loving family. This is a huge source of happiness for them.

What you will also notice with happy people is their uncanny ability to repair relationships – especially those with family members. As we go through life, having differences with family members is inevitable. The key is being able to patch those differences and quickly move on to better things.

Happy people understand how important these relationships are and are always willing to forgive and admit to any wrongdoings on their part. Carrying grudges and resentment will only take up toxic space in their minds and cause too much spiritual damage. They repair relationships out of love for themselves and for others.

Maintaining Close Friends

Human beings are social by nature. Therefore, we need to have many types of relationships to be happy. One such source of happiness is that which we derive from close friends. We often have many friends, but we usually don’t have very many close friends.

You will find that happy people tend to have some very rewarding relationships with close friends. This is important because these bonds are quite different than our other relationships. Our close friends tend to have access to our thoughts and feelings that very few others have. We confide in them and share things that few others know about – aside from perhaps our spouse or significant other.

Thus, close friends is something we should always cherish and embrace.

Conclusion

As we review this list of ingredients that we tend to find in happy people around us, we can’t help but compare those to what exists in our own lives. The key here is to understand yourself and know what you personally need for your own spiritual well-being.

In the end, our unique source of happiness is simply our own personal blend of the ingredients listed above. As we compare these ingredients among various happy people, then they have varying amounts of these ingredients in their lives. Thus, we seek that to find that special recipe for ourselves.

Finding our unique happiness blend should be the most important quest of our lives. Because when we find it and learn to maintain it over time, then our joy will be boundless.

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