If truth is relative to what you believe, then happiness is directly correlated to what you pursue.
Happiness is just a state of mind—a feeling you experience when the things you believe in are true for you. The more time and energy you spend pursuing your goals, the happier you'll be.
Happiness is a relative thing.
If you believe that happiness is the most important thing in life, then you will pursue it. If you believe that happiness is an illusion, then you will not pursue it.
The pursuit of happiness can be measured in many ways. The things we do to make ourselves happy are just as important as the things we do to keep ourselves from being unhappy.
It's easy to get caught up in the idea that happiness is the same for everyone, but that's just not true.
Happiness is like a roller coaster—you can't always choose where you want to go or how high you want to climb, but if you're on your way there, there's always something new and exciting around every bend!
The key is figuring out what makes you happy, then pursuing it with all of your might.
If you're happy, then you must be pursuing something.
If you aren't happy with your life, then it's because you're not pursuing what you want.
If you read everything written above, those are written by an A.I.
You are not happy because you are sad. Agree? Nope. You are not happy because you expect many things in life. If you want to be happy, watch sitcoms, eat good food, have sex, and do all the good and bad things. Face the rewards and consequences. If you want to be happy, do something to meet your happiness or lowee your standard. If your happiness is the happiness of others, then you are a saint. Don't make other people your standard, metric or basis. You can't always please them, but you could always please yourself.
If life gives you lemons, make a f*cking lemonade.
It's true.
You can't be happy if you're not true to yourself. Your happiness is already right here, and it's just waiting for you to take a big deep breath and go with it. Maybe the dip shit that life is handing you is either wrapped in a luxury gift bag or a kraft paper. By the end of the day, it is still shit. You can't make lemonades out of shit, but you could fertilize plants with shit. The gift wrappers are irrelevant and only serves to boost the word count.
Also take in mind that all your methodologies should be aligned with your principles.
Your core values are not the same as your head.
When it comes to making decisions that go against those values, you can't just listen to what you think is right. You need to listen to the voice inside your gut—the one that says, "Yes! This is where I want to be."
It's important to stay true to yourself. When you do, happiness will find you.
We all have a story.
And sometimes those stories get in the way of our happiness.
It's easy to make a decision that goes against what you know in your core, your gut, to be right. Deep down, you don't want to do it--but you do it anyway. You listen to your head. You try to convince yourself that the raise is worth it, or the risk is too great, or it's better to just spend time doing what you love "on the side." Eventually, you fall into the comfort of routine and give up on the very thing that once brought you true joy. And for years, then, you look back in regret, almost basking in the statement: "I wish I could have".
It might take a while for you to realize it, but at some point you will. You will feel an immense sense of loss for not having stuck with the thing that once brought you true joy--even if you never make it your career or only do it for yourself still do it!