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Happiness - Not so Good

February 27th, 2010

"This latest finding adds to a wealth of data suggesting that being happy isn't all it's cracked up to be.... Happiness seems to make people more selfish, the latest in a series of revelations suggesting it changes how you think – and not in a good way."

via Happiness ain't all it's cracked up to be - life - 26 February 2010 - New Scientist.

Something to seriously thing about. If you seek your own fulfillment, it will usually be at the expense of those you love simply because what makes you happy may not necessarily make them happy. If you love them and they love you, those same people contribute to your state of happiness. Life is about compromises and while happiness is a worthwhile pursuit, getting to a comfortable state, a state of contentment is the ultimate aim. Beware those who suggest that all must be sacrificed in the search for success and thus happiness, you are likely to die a lonely person surrounded by those things that long stopped making you happy.

May you find the balance.

[First published on my Talking2Myself blog on specified date]