What is the key to true, genuine happiness?
This is the question we’ve thought about many times - maybe even our entire life.
Do you look for happiness by trying to succeed in your career, making more money, becoming more popular and admirable among people, becoming physically fit, and many other things…
… But still don’t feel you have that wonderful feeling of “true happiness” inside your life?
Are you usually in a rush to get things done fast and it seems like you’re racing through life with yourself?
STOP!
… And realize the beauty of this very moment .
The world around you is full of beauty. You just need to pay a little attention to see and hear it.
Close your eyes…
Imagine you’re looking at the world from above and see these things…
Some happy children are laughing and playing together. A happy couple are in each others’ arms saying “I love you”. A mother is caressing her child’s head and talks to her kindly.
Birds are flying freely in the sky. The sun is shining. Flowers are blooming. Trees are growing. Rivers are flowing.
If you haven’t closed your eyes by now, do it now and imagine the above things. It will be a wonderful experience. I promise. 
Imagine these scenes as if you’re really there - seeing, hearing, and feeling everything.
You see, life goes on everywhere in the world .
And YOU are a part of it!
You are here in this world for a reason, so realize your value.
Realize the value of today, and this very moment.
Appreciate all the wonderful things you have.
Appreciate your every day, every hour, and every minute.
Appreciate your family, friends, and other people you care about.
They’re all valuable gifts that life has given to you.
… And appreciate yourself!
Realizing the value of your life and enjoying your every day is the key to true happiness .
Wish you all that is happy, all that is beautiful, today and every day! 
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March 26th, 2008 at 2:12 am
Interesting ideas, Ladan! I think we can find happiness in all sorts of different ways.
For me, it’s not something I search for. Happiness just appears when I’m busy doing something worth while, or when I’ve just accomplished something or built something useful.
But if you can grab happiness out of thin air whenever you want, that sounds 100 times better.
March 27th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
What a lovely post…thank you for reminding the true meaning of happiness
March 27th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Many people live in the past; or in the future. They don’t seem to realize that “what’s done cannot be undone” (Shakespeare); and “tomorrow is promised to no one” (Great singer Tom Jones).
It’s what you are doing now that keeps you going. Yesterday and tomorrow give you a false sense of happiness. Happiness is in the present. The world will be nothing when you’ll be no more.
I subscribe to your legitimate thoughts.
April 1st, 2008 at 4:37 am
Allan,
Thanks for dropping by. It’s a pleasure to see you here.
While we’re at it, thank you for your fantastic affiliate programs directory, your helpful forum, and also your very helpful newsletter on affiliate marketing… all 3 which has been helping me in the past few years of working in this business.
Yes, I agree that we get the best sense of accomplishment when we have done something useful - like finishing a successful business project.
Have a nice day,
Ladan
April 1st, 2008 at 4:40 am
Kendra,
You’re welcome. Thanks for dropping by.
Alfa,
I totally agree with what you shared. If we keep thinking about the past or worrying about the future too much, we miss what is most valuable now: The present.
Living in the moment NOW is what makes our life so beautiful.
May 27th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
You guys are Zen masters! To be able to breathe freely and to lead a sustainable life without harming our mother earth, is happiness to us!
Ghandhi: “The world has enough for everybody’s need but not for everybody’s greed”.
February 1st, 2009 at 1:39 am