Happiness Comes from the Inside, Part 2 (TMF:2348)

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
Peace to Live By: Happiness Comes from the Inside, Part 2 (TMF:2348) - Daniel Litton
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       A lot of people believe that happiness comes from your external circumstances. Yes, I do believe that’s what the majority of people think. And yet, not everyone reacts the same way to similar events. A person can be imprisoned in a concentration camp for several years, and decide to live the rest of their life very bitter and unhappy. And, a person can have the same experience and yet decide to forgive and move past it. We must remember that no matter what kind of negative life experience is gone through, there is always someone who has gone through a similar or even worse experience. And that person we are talking about has decided to handle it positively. So, if they could handle it positively, then can’t we? Are they a better human than us, or are they just like us? In reality, no external ‘thing’ can make us happy. Sure, good things can make us ‘happier,’ but they cannot truly become our foundation of happiness. We can lay a foundation in ‘things,’ and a lot of us do, but those things are subject to change.