Happiness

Are you happy? Am I happy? And what is real happiness?

If you would ask homeless person if they're happy, guess what answer you'd get. But what about someone who seems to have everything? What is really having everything?  In last few days I've been thinking about this a lot. I should be happy. Why?

Health. Nothing new, you've heard it many times and I have to agree. If you're not healthy you can't be happy. Proudly, I have to tell you, that in last six months (at least) I haven't been ill. Regular workouts, walks and (kinda) healthy diet. I like to call it making healthy choices. :) It's not always easy, but if it would be, everyone would be doing it, so it wouldn't be as challenging and rewarding, right? My lifestyle can seems a bit crazy to many people who knew me before, however they can't ignore the positive impact on my health.

Job. I've got a new job. Not the best job ever. Not the dream job. But it's a job, it pays the bills and I have to admit that part of me really does enjoy it. Like in every other job I had, I want to be perfect. Maybe I don't have to be the best. Just really good. After few weeks there, I now feel like part of the team and I know what I'm doing. So this is getting better now.

Love. This is the topic. I always thought about the happiness and love as one - same thing.. How can you be happy without love? Or how can someone be in love and not be happy? Impossible...  But, what is love? Is it the 'butterflies in the stomach' feeling? Flowers, dinners, gifts? Or is it the best sex in your life? In romantic comedies it would be all of it (in the same time with the same person). But what about real life? Yes. I do believe we all need to be loved to feel happy. This could be really long topic, so I'll try to get to my point now. It's not just about the romantic love. It's about all people in your life you love. I am lucky enough to have people in my life I do love and I know they love me. And this is the feeling which makes me smile and keep me going in any difficult situation.

Friends, family and relationships in general... Time you spend with your friends and family should make you feel happy. Of course, not all the time. Sometimes you need to have fights, days when you not talking to people you'd love to, not see them or they simply annoy you. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to realize how much you love them and enjoy every happy moment spent with them. So, although I don't see or talk to my friends and family as often as I'd love to I know I've got them and that is definitely something to be thankful for!   

Money, money, money... if you don't have them, you are trying to do your best to get them, asap ... If you have them, you want more. Because you think you need more. You change your lifestyle, so you can afford to spend more money for more things ... And that brings me to my original topic. I think we, people, are all exactly the same. We just can't be totally happy, because we always want more. We want to look better, have faster cars (or at least to have a car, because public transport is just so annoying!), bigger houses... We want to have better jobs, because we don't feel appreciated or challenged enough. So we keep running towards something better. Instead of that, what if we all just stop for a second and think about what we do have, instead of what we don't?