Have you ever said, “I don’t deserve to be happy”? You’re not alone in this statement, and there’s a reason for this feeling. Many times in my past, I’ve said that I don’t deserve to be happy. I truly felt like a burden on other people’s lives. It was often a starting point of my [...]
We all crave true happiness. What more could we want from life than to feel completely at peace and content with ourselves and our lives? This type of happiness is often called spiritual happiness. What Is Spiritual Happiness? At its core, spiritual happiness is based on internal forces. In order to be spiritually happy, you [...]
Happiness is something we’re all striving for. Most of us say that all we want for our children, our friends and ourselves is to be happy. Happiness is also incredibly difficult to define. It looks different to everyone. One person’s happiness might not match another’s. There are so many different types of happiness because “happiness” [...]
It isn’t always easy to become a higher version of yourself. There are ugly truths that must be faced in order to change for the better. I’m not here to say you are a bad person. I cannot make that judgment. But the truth remains, there is always room for improvement, and you can see [...]
What would make you happy? A big lottery win? Finding the love of your life? Dining at the finest restaurants every day? Well, the hedonic treadmill theory stipulates that even if you managed to achieve all of the above, you’ll be no happier than you were before. What Is the Hedonic Treadmill? The hedonic treadmill [...]
With current coronavirus lockdown in many countries of the world, the regular flow of life has stopped. Basically, our lives have been put on hold. We are asked to stay at home and to reduce our social and outdoor activities to the very minimum. Sounds like an introvert’s definition of paradise, doesn’t it? Yes, in [...]
Modern life is getting busier and louder by the day. Pressure mounts and stress becomes the norm, and we just accept it. Some refuse to embrace the chaotic nature, though. Downshifters, those who practice downshifting, are saying no to the typical overwhelming nature of our day to day lives. Downshifting is a method by which [...]
When we dream of winning the lottery, we imagine that we will always be happy. But what if the way we imagine the future is not reflective of how we truly experience it? The impact bias explores the phenomena whereby we tend to overestimate our emotional response to future changes in our environment. In this [...]
