The Importance Of Happiness In My Life

Have you ever truly sat and considered what makes you truly happy? Often times, people answer directly with the response of money. We say this without deeply considering all that we have to be grateful for. Happiness is not achieved through wealth instead through experiences, the family we love, and the nature that surrounds us, literature has created a great impact upon the ideals we consider to create our happiness.

Sometimes in life, growing up can in fact be difficult. We must face challenges that can sometimes be difficult to overcome, we have to persevere, and overcome the obstacles we have, however when you are born with special needs like Autism, it can be harder to overcome these obstacles. Living in the same household with my brother, Declan O’Neill, who since a young age has had to deal with Autism. Which makes things that is easy for us to do, like talking to people, and socializing, more difficult for him because he is afraid he will be judged.

To live a good life is the proposed goal of everyone and anyone on the planet who has not yet lost their will to live. As living beings native to this beautiful green Earth it is the intrinsic of the human species to not only survive but to pursue the highest quality of life available. In nature it more desirable from the lion to entrap an elephant than a gazelle, simply because while both result in the pride being fed, the elephant will feed them more comfortably. In nature it is never simply about surviving as it is about living. Most people will work to surround themselves with shiny trinkets of gold, luxurious fabrics, decadent foods, and high-ranking people under the pretense that those are the hallmarks of the good life. This idea permeates human culture across the globe, the idea of wealth a status being essential to a happy life. It becomes a pressure that, in the profound words of David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, burns a building down, splits a family in two, and puts people on streets. From the the skin bleaching epidemic in the third-world resulted from the fervent desire to reflect standards of wealth and beauty, to the powerful drug cartels that run entire countries, to the the poisonous music that resonates with the youth of today, many things are all in the pursuit of wealth and perceived status, at the expense of both the individual and the community. The good life equates to happiness. The definition of a good life is not marked by worldly goods and

To gain happiness, people believe that they should have to change everything about themselves. Meanwhile, when they change themselves they would eventually go back to their old habits. It’s imperative that you’re happy with yourself and have determination to change for the better. The wrong determination to have is to try to fix everything that has gone wrong in their lives. You would need to plan how you’re going to change the way you live. Also, plan how to bring happiness into your life. Assuming changing my relationships with people, how I think of cognitively thinking about things around me, and change the way I see the world.

My most memorable experience started my first day of my Junior-Senior year. I walked into class with my small group of friends and the teacher that

My parents are from Mexico, they came when they were just teenagers. They found work wherever they could. I hear stories from my father about the first pair of shoes he ever had in America where some Chuck Taylor All-Stars, and the time he ever had a hamburger at whataburger and how he could finish it because of how massive it was. My mother tells me stories of her childhood. She talks about how her and her other siblings would work day after day in the fields they owned, how she learned how to be self dependant before the age of 10. When we go back to Mexico, everyone in the whole town knows. I can’t go anywhere without someone asking if i’m Miguel and Juana's’ kid.

A quote I would stand by or approve of is, “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’”– Muhammad Ali.

Happiness is defined as having a meaningful life. I believe that a meaningful life would be defined as understanding the separation of this life and the afterlife. This goes on to engaging and understanding your role in life and effect the world in a positive manner based on that role, yet still strive towards a spiritual connectedness by contributing to the human world in order to achieve spiritual connectedness. This also means finding truth in the world and reasoning that one still needs to work towards a spiritual afterlife in the end but must do this by understanding the truth of the world and educate yourself so that one can also live a virtuous life in the human world and focus on transcending to the afterlife after living a virtuous life.

How important is money to your happiness? What are you willing to do - or give up - in order

What is considered a good life? Many people in this world have different ideas on what a good life is, and how to fulfill their dreams and feel accomplished. It also depends on if you are a male or female, there can be many different reasons and ideas of a good life. Many people say money is the most important key to a good life. There are also many people that have never had the opportunity to make their life a good one. There are so many obstacles that could get in the way of making your life great. Many people will continue to grow up and live in poverty without the resources to get a good education, make it to college and obtain a decent career with a good salary. Others might have the opportunity, but do not have the will power and

Relationships and Family. An important factor in happiness is having healthy relationships. Claudia Wallis wrote an article called, “The New Science of Happiness.” In this article she examines happiness, what it is and how to obtain it. One thing that she mentions is how relationships can affect your mood. “Almost every person feels happier when they’re with other people” (7). A person can have one or two close friends or have a whole platoon of them, but it has

Throughout history, people have been trying to become happy. Plato and the Stoic Greeks saw fulfillment through brotherhood and virtues. In the Middle Ages, the idea of people finding fulfillment through power, fame, and debauchery was discarded by thinkers like Thomas Aquinas. But, maybe radical new idea came from Michel de Montaigne, who made the claim that happiness is subjective and that satisfaction differs from person to person.

H,a,p,p,y. Even little kindergartners know that it spells the word happy. But how many people actually know what happiness is? For many kids, it might just be as simple as playing outside with friends, but to me it's not. To me, happiness is knowing that I belong somewhere. Specifically, knowing that someone loves me makes me very happy, and everyone deserves to be loved. When I help bring people’s smile back on their face, I always feel like smiling with them. Lastly, I feel happy when I achieve my goals because I worked hard for it, and I feel very proud because of it.

I have always preferred to show up early to events. This trend seemingly began as I was born prematurely at 32 weeks, a tribulation that nearly took both me and my mother's life. Unlike most newborns, I spent the first few hours of life in a neonatal intensive care unit as doctors rushed to mend my collapsed lung. Although I was not as big as expected and I came partially broken, my three siblings sat in the hospital waiting room with my father, eager to get their small, stubby fingers around their early gift of a little brother. I came into this world similar to an unripened fruit, but fortunately I sprouted in an exceptional community with the most valuable mentors.

When I think about what makes me happy, I often reflect on my greatest accomplishments and my most competitive situations. Having competition in my life is what strives me to do my best. When I excel through any situation, it brings me great joy. I often see my happiness coming from competitive situations in my academic and sporting events. With my happiness coming from my two most competitive activities; I know that if I put all that I can into a situation, I can leave knowing I did the best I could. When I am able to leave a competitive situation knowing that I did the best I could, the feeling of happiness comes upon me. Whether it would be in volleyball, basketball, or academics, I am overwhelmed with great competition, which brings me