Happiness is not in our circumstances, but in ourselves. It is not something we see, like a rainbow, or feel, like the heat of a fire. Happiness is something we are. ~ John B. Sheerin
I saw this quote today and thought WOW, I know when I see a beautiful sunset or rainbow it brings a smile to my face and joy. So what is happiness? A while back I wrote a blog post called What is HAPPINESS? The blog post discussed the poll results from What are the ingredients of happiness? at that point in time the poll results were Joy, Love and Peace. At this moment of writing the poll results have changed to “Joy” being number one and “Love” number two.
The definition of “Happiness” according to Merriam -Webster’s Dictionary is the following:
: the state of being happy, well-being, contentment and joy
: an experience that makes you happy, pleasurable or a satisfying experience
: good fortune
The quote above by John B. Sheerin stating “happiness is in ourselves” I agree with that phrase and believe true happiness does comes from within. The last part of the quote “happiness is something we are”, I’m not totally sure about this statement. I would love for this part of the quote to be everyone however there are many people who are not happy within. As a certified professional coach I work with clients to pursue happiness in all aspects of life. Many of my happy moments were camping at the lake!
What are your happy moments?
More questions to ponder:
What are your thoughts about this quote?
Do you think happiness is not in our circumstances, but in ourselves?
Share your thoughts and answers to the questions in leave a reply below. ~Patti 🙂
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“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.” Lao-Tzu
Previously a while back I did a poll on “What does having CONFIDENCE mean to YOU?” The results displayed that “All the above” had the most votes and next was being “Comfortable”. Why do you think being comfortable increases confidence? Do you think when you are comfortable with yourself or a subject matter this improves feeling more competent and promotes self-confidence? By having self-confidence are people more apt to take risks, which may open up more doors of opportunities? What do you think these results tell us? ~ Patti