The Pursuit of Happiness

Due to ignorance, we strive to find happiness in places where it cannot be found. We keep on doing this because superficial appearances delude us into thinking that it can be found where we seek it – within the world of desires and senses. However, true happiness cannot be found there.

One way to be happy is to count your blessings. Happiness cannot be far behind a grateful heart and a peaceful mind. Happiness comes naturally when we are thankful for the little things in life. And those who can’t appreciate what they already have, will never be happy.

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The continual search for happiness is a primary reason that so many people are miserable. If you make happiness your goal, you are almost certainly destined to fail. You will be on a continual roller coaster, changing from successful to unsuccessful with every mood change. Life is uncertain, and emotions aren’t stable. Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success. - John C. Maxwell

I kept looking for happiness, and then I realized: This is it. It's a moment, and it comes, and it goes, and it'll come back again. I yearn for things, but at the same time, I'm just peaceful. - Nicole Kidman

Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. - Guillaume Apollinaire

The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase; if you pursue happiness you’ll never find it. - C. P. Snow

We all seek happiness so eagerly, that in the pursuit we often lose that joyous sense of existence, and those quiet daily pleasures, the value of which our pride alone prevents us from acknowledging. - Arthur Helps

Don’t seek happiness. If you seek it, you won’t find it, because seeking is the antithesis of happiness. - Eckhart Tolle

He who leaves his house in search of happiness pursues a shadow. - Unknown

If you pursue happiness, it will elude you. But, if you focus on your family, your friends, the needs of others, your work and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you. - Unknown

Simplicity is extremely important for happiness. Having few desires, feeling satisfied with what you have, is very vital. - The Dalai Lama

Social scientists have found that the fastest way to feel happiness is to practice gratitude. - Chip Conley