The Authentic Happiness

When we hear the word- Happiness, either we think of some moments spent in the past, or a person that our most of those memories are associated with. Some are lost in an event they hope to see in the future, while some just have given up on it.

The thing I want to bring to all your notice is that the idea of happiness starts with you, and must end with you. It should flow from you, and surround you fully. Basically, your happiness is always, and will always be -inside of you, not associated with an external event or person.

You don't achieve happiness, you be it.

For some, happiness might still be a distant idea, depending on achievement of a position, materialising a desire, creating a life you wanted, or simply living a certain way.

All of the above ideas of happiness have one common flaw, they all have the element of happiness either in the past, or the future.

What about present?

Why present is so non-prioritised? Why have we devoid a whole timeline from such a beautiful thing everyone deserves to have?

If you are thinking that how can I be happy in the present, now, you are not alone. The quest to start being happy in the now, begins by acknowledging what your personal idea of happiness is.

For a lot of us it may be:

• Rewards: If I will receive the best student award, or employee of the month, then I will be satisfied and happy.
• Money: If I have this much amount of money to my name, then I will be happy.
• Personal Goals: I have achieve this goal (fitness, career, relationship, or life in general), then I will be happy.
• Travel or vacation: If I go on a vacation or travel to this place, then I will sit and relax, and be happy.

Our happiness is stuck in more or less the above areas, or the subset of them. But why does it have to be that way?

You yourself are complete, full and authentic. Human beings are capable of being happy and satisfied, as their default biological setting. What keeps us away from that default setting is influence. We get influenced by a certain side quest posing as the centre of our thoughts and subconsciously adapt it as a primary belief. But beliefs can change, and can be challenged.

So how to be authentic? Where this authenticity lies?

The answer lies inside of us. We all are authentic, and capable of utmost happiness throughout our lives. We just have to realise it, focus on it.

Let's shift our focus from external mediums, to our own spiritual selfs. Instead of putting our efforts into an uncertain future and being stuck in an unreal past, focus on the inner real you.

Life is not about figuring out fundas and philosophies to live. Life is about remembering who you are.

Meditate, enjoy silence, de-clutter, detox digitally. It's that simple.

When the focus is inside, the chaos will subside. Eventually, world outside will feel calmer as well.