What Is Happiness and Why Is It Important?

                      Happiness

Happiness is a sense of well-being, joy. When people are successful, or safe, or lucky, they feel happiness. it is the thing we want  for the people we love the most. That’s why it matters so much. We also can say that happiness is about being able to make the most of the good times but also to cope effectively with the inevitable bad times, in order to experience the best possible life overall. Being happy is not just about feeling good. Research shows that it also makes us more productive, nicer and healthy.

But perhaps most importantly of all, people who are happier are more likely to make a positive contribution to society. In particular, they are more likely to vote, do voluntary work and participate in public activities. They also have a greater respect for law and order and offer more help to others.

Why Happiness is Important

The fundamental reason why happiness is so important is that it’s extremely vital to our own goals in life and can help us achieve many other cherished personal ambitions and goals. Also, by being happy, we have the potential to change many other lives just by being ourselves.

Although we may sometimes neglect to cultivate our own happiness, feeling happy is intrinsically important. If we are happy it will added knock on effects and benefits. These include us becoming more compassionate and feeling healthier both physically and emotionally. We become more creative, witty, energetic and fun to be around and it can also lead us to become more financially successful.

So how is Happiness Attained?

For happiness to be attained, it’s important to be open and willing to the concept that it can be attained. For us to do this, we need to rid ourselves of the negative energies which occur in our lives on a regular basis and which cause us to feel unhappy or at best, make us feel as though we are simply existing or drifting through life.

In truth, no one can ever make someone feel anything. Outside behaviours and influences have the power to trigger off negative thoughts but that can only happen if you allow it to. Change the way you respond to those triggers and consequently they can have no effect on inflicting any kind of misery upon you.

Here are 10 steps you can take to bring more happiness into your life:

• Be with others who make you smile.
• Hold on to your values.
• Accept the good.
• Imagine the best.
• Do things you love.
• Find purpose.
• Listen to your heart.
• Push yourself, not others.
• Be open to change.
• Bask in the simple pleasures.

1. Be with others who make you smile: Studies show that we are happiest when we are around those who are also happy. Stick with those who are joyful and let rub off on you.
2. Hold on to your values: What you find true, what you know is fair, and what you believe in are all values. Over time, the more you honor them, the better you will feel about yourself and those you love.
3. Accept the good: Look at your life and take stock of what’s working, and don’t push away something just because it isn’t perfect. When good things happen, even the very little ones, let them in.
4. Imagine the best: Don’t be afraid to look at what you really want and see yourself getting it. Many people avoid this process because they don’t want to be disappointed if things don’t work out. The truth is that imagining getting what you want is a big part of achieving it.
5. Do things you love: Maybe you can’t skydive every day or take vacations every season, but as long as you get to do the things you love every once in a while, you will find greater happiness.
6. Find purpose: Those who believe they are contributing to the well-being of humanity tend to feel better about their lives. Most people want to be part of something greater than they are, simply because it’s fulfilling.
7. Listen to your heart: You are the only one who knows what fills you up. Your family and friends may think you’d be great at something that really doesn’t float your boat. It can be complicated following your bliss. Just be smart, and keep your day job for the time being.
8. Push yourself, not others: It’s easy to feel that someone else is responsible for your fulfillment, but the reality is that it is really your charge. Once you realize that, you have the power to get where you want to go. Stop blaming others or the world, and you’ll find your answers much sooner.
9. Be open to change: Even if it doesn’t feel good, change is the one thing you can count on. Change will happen, so make contingency plans and emotionally shore yourself up for the experience.
10. Bask in the simple pleasures: Those who love you, treasured memories, silly jokes, warm days, and starry nights—these are the ties that bind and the gifts that keep on giving.

What is unhappiness?

You can think of unhappiness as being:

• A negative emotion that does not provide happiness
• Something that you feel inside you, and a signal that there is something that you could improve in your life and lead to depression
• Something that you can create with negative ways of thinking

Effects of unhappiness.

The primary reason to stop being unhappy is that it prevents you from enjoying all the benefits of being happy.

With this in mind, here are 5 effects of unhappiness, which are also 5 ways that unhappiness prevents you from enjoying the benefits of happiness. 

1. A less enjoyable and less worthwhile life instead of a more enjoyable and more worthwhile life
2. Less peace of mind instead of more peace of mind
3. Less fun and less enjoyable social interactions instead of more fun and more social interactions
4. Less energy and success, instead of more energy and success
5. Less health benefits instead of more health benefits