I have recently had a major aha moment on this subject.

My wife and myself are financially better off than we ever have been. We make more money than we ever have, our mortgage is paid off, we have no debts and money in the bank.

We are not mega wealthy but we can buy shiny things if we want to and go on little holidays. It actually took quite a while to realize this. Funny how the good stuff can creep on you and you don’t notice it!

But recently I saw a video by Frank Kern. He was talking about making millions of dollars and still feeling miserable and a lightbulb went on in my head.

I realized that the money and the things and the holidays we have now, have not made us any happier than we were before. Not that we are unhappy. It’s just that the way we feel has nothing to do with money.

If you are going to be miserable, you can still do it lying on a Caribbean beach with a sack of cash as a pillow. So many people have said this in different ways, but you still can’t help thinking that a bigger bank balance would make things better in some way.

Now that I have experienced it, I finally ‘get it’. Happiness a choice, and if you choose it now, the money might come along later. But if it doesn’t, it doesn’t matter.

Rich

What money allows you to be able to do and buy is nice but ultimately what life gives you (the good stuff, anyway, and sometimes the bad) can make you very happy. Learn from those mistakes and count your blessings.

Yes, the inclement weather is something that we all have to deal with.

Sure, bliss is an inner game, but if the weather outside is lousy, that makes me mad.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affects millions of people around the world. People who suffer from it report feeling unhappy. It makes them feel cranky (bad mood). Man, I don’t know how many times I have cussed at the lousy weather.

I don’t know about you, but I need plenty of fresh air and sunshine. I am rather sporty and outdoorsy, so staying cooped up–it just ain’t my cup of tea.

Please keep on going for a casual stroll with your girlfriend. It can do wonders to help improve your mood, and chances are your headache will disappear too.

Every time this happens to me, I try to work-out or engage in outdoor activities and that certainly helps to lift my spirits. If you get a chance, however, try swimming.

Maybe you and your girlfriend can join a gym and go swimming together. Swimming is a total body work-out. Once I went for a swim, and emerged a different person.
I felt like a million bucks. Before that, I felt like a loser. Hope this tip helps you.

Great post.

It’s interesting that Ingela said she was bored, not sad. Perhaps she was unhappy because she didn’t feel there’s an exciting challenge in her life.

No matter how much we achieve, we still want to push ourselves further and learn more. Some people possess a higher dosage of enthusiasm and desire for growth than others. I believe this feeling should be embraced rather than substituted.

Sure, we should feel grateful for what we already have, but aspiring towards new heights is perfectly healthy and human.

Karen

I started searching for happiness when I was a kid. When my life fell apart some years ago, I went in search of it with full intensity and as a result, I found happiness. Here is what I learned: happiness is internal. It will never ever be achieved externally. You can have every possible material thing you want (I know because I did) and if you do not have inner peace, you will be miserable.

Happiness is really a form of inner peace. That is cultivated from the inside and not the outside.