What is happiness?
Happiness is not mental, physical, or chemical stimulation, though sometimes it may feel that way. Happiness must be earned.
Happiness is not excitement, the anticipation of some future pleasure. Happiness exists only in the present.
Happiness is not just contentment, the feeling that your needs have been met. Happiness also addresses your wants.
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What are the attributes of a master?
Confident. You are valuable. You are worthy. Everything from good posture to deep, steady breaths, you exemplify calm. You are relaxed and at ease around powerful men and beautiful women alike. You move with deliberate purpose. You can wait patiently, comfortable in the knowledge that you will eventually get what you want. Therefore, you remain poised and unaffected by temporary setbacks.
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Words can hurt much more than sticks and stones. They can stab your heart deeper than the sharpest stick. They can pound your resolve harder than the heaviest stone. But they can also lift your spirits more than any amount of material wealth. Words have the incredible power to create or destroy belief by focusing or distorting the lenses through which you view the world.
So how do you recover from an ambush of two-faced slander? How do you deflect a barrage of insults? How do you defend against a sustained siege of condescension?
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Relationships, whether romantic or not, take work. When you enter into one with somebody, not only do none of your problems go away, but you inherit theirs as well. And when you find yourself beleaguered by too many of your own problems, it may feel nigh impossible to lend a helping hand. You may find it easier to be selfish, to focus solely on yourself.
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We humans are social creatures. Even if you think you are introverted (as I am), that does not override your instinct to seek the company of your fellow man. Even so-called “nerds” join book clubs, anime clubs, and gaming clubs simply because it’s more fun to talk about and share your experience with someone than to read, watch, and play alone. Even the most die-hard introverts feel lonely from time to time. We all seek a sense of belonging, camaraderie, and love whether consciously or not. We are not meant to live out our lives as hermits behind desks, ensconced within cubicles.
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