Aldous Huxley, in his essay "Distractions I", said "Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities". Not having read this essay, yet, I can agree that happiness is mostly the by-product of our other activities.
Activities like continually learning new and interesting things, enjoying hobbies, sharing good times with friends and family, and reading and writing.
I believe happiness is also accepting changes in our lives. Some of these changes may be hard to accept. Others may be welcomed. Life is always presenting us with new challenges and opportunities. How we react to them determines, to some extent, how happy we will be.
So, although our activities may give us most of our happiness, our experiences and what we learn from them also factor into the equation. It's certainly something to think about.
Good post. Yes learning to deal with the cards we are dealt in life helps to keep us sane and happy. Finding activities that bring joy and weeding out people that are toxic also leads us to positive experiences.
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