{"id":1278,"date":"2010-03-08T17:30:15","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T21:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifewithhappiness.com\/?p=1278"},"modified":"2018-10-02T13:36:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:36:52","slug":"do-you-truly-value-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2010\/03\/do-you-truly-value-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Truly Value Happiness?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sigh.\u00a0 I just deleted from my mailbox YET ANOTHER newsletter that promised insights or wisdom about Happiness, yet turned out to be hawking STUFF.\u00a0 I sometimes feel frustrated that so many marketers — on TV, in print, and on the Internet — hijack the concept of happiness.\u00a0 Because that’s been happening so much, we’ve gotten to point as a society where we no longer value happiness for… itself.\u00a0 Seems it always has to be attached to something — an outcome, a promotion, a product, or a ‘system.’
\nThe other night I counted commercials across two hours of television, and nearly a third of them directly referenced happiness or being happy (products ranged from Wal-mart & cars to flowers & erectile dysfunction meds).\u00a0 Even some of the teachers I’ve followed and learned from over the years seem to be abandoning the pursuit of happiness as noble, and are replacing that with a sales pitch.
\nAm I just naive?\u00a0 Is it silly of me to believe that Happiness has value in and of itself?\u00a0 Am I fooling myself into believing that people find value in learning how to live a happier life if that “happier life” can’t be quantified with dollars or the accumulation of product?\u00a0 Should I give up my quest to provide people tools and practices for experiencing more happiness for it’s own sake?<\/em>
\nNo.\u00a0 Because you know what?\u00a0 On the other side of the marketing street stand many people who are strong enough to resist the message, and who have the wisdom to say, “I know more STUFF won’t make me happy.”\u00a0\u00a0 Those are the people to whom I speak.
\nAnd I hope that all of you who ‘get’ this message realize how important it is that you value Happiness for its own sake.\u00a0 As long as SOME of us hold steadfastly to the belief that we can control our own happiness, there is hope for the world.
\nSo, how about if we all take a deep breath together?\u00a0 Pull your shoulders back and open up your heart, breathe into your deep belly, and say, “I am enough, for now.\u00a0 I have enough.\u00a0 I am content.”
\nGive yourself permission to be happy, for a moment, with just what you have.\u00a0 And notice how rich you feel!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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