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happiness?

These last few days I have been on a perennial high! If you ask me the reason…I have no answer to offer. Would an over used and oft repeated phrase like ‘Just because’ suffice? Maybe, maybe not!

Well…I actually got down to analyzing this whole feeling! That’s always a bad idea, but then what the hell! I have never been an advocate of extremely good ideas to begin with!

There I go meandering and wandering all over instead of answering my own questions…. and this is when I sat down to make an honest attempt to answer my own question. And boy! Did I come up with some interesting answers!

Hang around and prepare to be surprised!

Reason 1: I decided to BECOME happy! Sounds like an overblown stuffed shirt leading the ‘heal the world’ scenario? Not really! I really did make that resolve!

Reason 2: Close friends and family achieving personal and professional goals. Always a very nice feeling!!! But when they come close on the heels of each other, they really do build up to give you that high!

Reason 3: I have finally climbed the fence and come onto the other side of the ‘What If’ scenario!

Do all these actually help a person to stay happy? No clue…but some other things that definitely do help…and I mean it…actual material things that you can physically see and grasp:

- Having a friend around who gives you the space but yet is there
- Having family around who is never there in person…but always there in spirit
- Listening to good music first thing in the morning – other than traffic updates and the latest hits (how do they become hits if none of us listen to them????)

I can go on…but then I am the one going to be jobless soon with nothing to do! So will probably have more to add to this list.

Keep checking!

Comments

abhijit said…
Great stuff Anamika
2:02 AM
Abhishek* said…
yes Anamika, I agree that DECIDING to be happy means a lot. Its about assuming a positive outlook towards the world.
Also, as youve said, people matter the most. When we get people we feel enriched and happy. On the other hand, losing a person can be the cause of greatest misery.
You also feel happy when someone reads and comments upon ur blogs. :)
It strengthens your existential position.
ciao
5:10 PM
Anamika said…
Hey Abhishek!

Existential position in life??? Hmm...as regards posting comments...well that post of yours...just got my shero shayari going...
5:31 PM
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