It’s Time YOU Own it; Happiness Factor 11!
Monday, July 28th, 2008
Flickr by jon|k post: Mitch W. Steel (excerpt "The 3 C's")
“There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.”
– Buddha
Sounds a little like a Zen riddle, doesn’t it?
And while it may sound to some like some trite slogan, these two sentences carry a world of profound truth in them. One of the saddest things I’ve seen in my life is the amount of depression that people carry with them. And I would know: I suffered from depression throughout my early 20s.
If everyone wants to be happy, then why are so many people depressed?
Well, for starters, “happiness” becomes a place or destination that is sought out “somewhere else.” People literally and figuratively seek out happiness throughout their lives. They are searching for it -– the next lover, job, house, car, etc. — and are hopeful that such external pleasures will imbibe them with happiness. Can a new car make you happy? Sure. Such happiness might last a week or it might last a year, but it’ll be temporary.

Flickr: by Delphien Experiences. Post by: Mitch W. Steel
