How We Attain Great Happiness

If someone were to tell you that you can have a happierhappierexperiencing greater happiness or becoming increasingly happy and moremorerelatively greater in number of amount successfulsuccessfulthe condition of having done something desired, planned, or attempted; instance or condition of having experienc… lifelifethe span of time an organism is alive; the condition of being alive; cumulative experiences of organic being; aspect o… by consciouslyconsciousfocused on or being aware of something with a measure of deliberate thought or observation investing no moremorerelatively greater in number of amount than about ten minutes a month, would you be interestedinterestconcern about or involvement with something or someone; something that arouses curiosity or draws attention? If so, read on.

Let’s startstartto begin something or to come into being by specifyingspecifyto identify or to state clearly exactlyexactnot deviating from truth or reality; characterized by accurate measurements or strict adherence to standards or rules… what we mean in this discussion by the wordworda unit of language that conveys meaning happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life.

How we thinkthinkto use one s mind to remember, ponder, imagine, plan, decide, or otherwise produce thought and talk about happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life can be confusing. Happenings in our liveslifethe span of time an organism is alive; the condition of being alive; cumulative experiences of organic being; aspect o… sometimes affectaffectto act on or cause change our immediate happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life and long-term happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life differentlydifferentnot alike in nature, form, or quality. Things that sometimes make us happyhappyfeeling satisfaction, contentment, or joy can at other times make us unhappyunhappyfeeling sorrow, regret, or displeasure. We oftenoftenmany times or frequently are happyhappyfeeling satisfaction, contentment, or joy about some things and at the same timetimea point in or the indefinite continuance of the past, present, and future; a non-renewable and ultimately finite resou… unhappyunhappyfeeling sorrow, regret, or displeasure about other things. And finally, what makes us mostmostgreatest or largest in quantity, extent, or degree happyhappyfeeling satisfaction, contentment, or joy and what makes us mostmostgreatest or largest in quantity, extent, or degree unhappyunhappyfeeling sorrow, regret, or displeasure can changechangeact or instance of becoming different; to alter or modify constantlyconstantcontinuously occurring or recurring.

All these things make it difficult to pin down exactlyexactnot deviating from truth or reality; characterized by accurate measurements or strict adherence to standards or rules… what beingbeingthe state of having existence happyhappyfeeling satisfaction, contentment, or joy actuallyactualexisting as fact, not false or incorrect meansmeansmethod, way, or resources to do something. So laying out a happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life goalgoala precisely defined intention; an object of ambition or effort or visionvisionan idea or a mental image of something is a logicallogicalrelating to or in accordance with reasoning that involves correct or reliable inference first step to achievingachieveto accomplish something important a higher levellevela position or rank on a scale; a point of comparison of personalpersonalanything that relates to an individual person s own self; relating to or associated with a single or particular pe… happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life. If you have not already consideredconsiderto regard or believe; to think carefully about something what happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life meansmeansmethod, way, or resources to do something to you personally, perhaps this example of a happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life goalgoala precisely defined intention; an object of ambition or effort may be helpful.

Knowing the state of happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life we wantwantthe act or instance of desiring something to achieveachieveto accomplish something important enablesenableto provide with means or opportunity, to make possible us, at some level, to choosechooseto select or determine what actionsactionsomething done or accomplished we need to take. An interestinginterestconcern about or involvement with something or someone; something that arouses curiosity or draws attention thing is that we cannot justjustconforming to a standard of fair treatment and due reward decide to have happiness and expectexpectto anticipate or think likely it to occuroccurto happen or to come into existence. The path to happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life is moremorerelatively greater in number of amount indirectindirectdeviating from a direct line or course and far moremorerelatively greater in number of amount complexcomplexsomething comprised of many interdependent parts whose dependencies may be imperfectly known or unknowable.

Being consistentlyconsistentfree from variation happyhappyfeeling satisfaction, contentment, or joy requiresrequireto stipulate as necessary, indispensable, or mandatory constantconstantcontinuously occurring or recurring thoughtthoughtthe act, product, or result of thinking or reasoning. Fortunatelyfortunethe chance and unpredictable happening of favorable and unfavorable events for our personalpersonalanything that relates to an individual person s own self; relating to or associated with a single or particular pe… productivity, this thinkingthinkingusing one s mind to produce thought occursoccurto happen or to come into existence mostlymostgreatest or largest in quantity, extent, or degree in our subconscious mindssubconscious mindrefers to the capacity of the human brain without awareness of or direction from the conscious mind to st…. Our conscious mindsconscious mindrefers to the capacity of the human mind to be actively aware of what one is currently thinking or experienc… apparentlyapparentseeming to be but not necessarily so; easily or readily understood are generallygenerallyusually, typically, or in most situations; absence of reference to anything particular or specific limitedlimitsomething that bounds, restricts, or restrains to directingdirectcharacterized by proceeding from one point to another without deviation or interruption; to provide supervision, reg… the focusfocusto concentrate on or pay particular attention to something of our thinkingthinkingusing one s mind to produce thought and to imaginingimaginethe act or instance of forming a perception of something in one s mind that which does not yet existexistto have actual being. This means that we first must consciouslyconsciousfocused on or being aware of something with a measure of deliberate thought or observation decide what is enhancingenhanceto improve the value, worth, or quality of something or impairingimpairto weaken, damage, or diminish our happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life. Only then can our subconscious mindsubconscious mindrefers to the capacity of the human brain without awareness of or direction from the conscious mind to st… take on the heavy lift of keeping our behaviorbehaviorthe manner in which one acts; anything that involves action or response to stimulation alignedalignto agree with or support a faction or cause; to bring or fall into line with our ownownrelated or belonging to oneself uniqueuniqueexisting as the only one, implies being without a known parallel visionvisionan idea or a mental image of something of happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life.

As changeschangeact or instance of becoming different; to alter or modify we make in our conductconductthe act or instance of behaving in a particular way or situationsituationcircumstance at a particular time and place, a state of affairs move us towardtowardin the direction of something achievingachieveto accomplish something important our happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life goalgoala precisely defined intention; an object of ambition or effort, which they almost assuredly will, our successsuccessfavorable or desirable outcome; accomplishment of something desired, planned, or attempted is an incentiveincentivea reward offered to encourage one to do something; an extrinsic inducement that can or does incite determination … to make a long-term commitmentcommitmentobligation or devotion to something to a perhaps new waywaya particular direction, choice, opinion, method, or means of thinkingthinkingusing one s mind to produce thought. And as it turns out, it is a waywaya particular direction, choice, opinion, method, or means of thinkingthinkingusing one s mind to produce thought that not onlyonlyexisting as a single and exclusive instance; most suitable enablesenableto provide with means or opportunity, to make possible us to maximize personalpersonalanything that relates to an individual person s own self; relating to or associated with a single or particular pe… happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life throughout our liveslifethe span of time an organism is alive; the condition of being alive; cumulative experiences of organic being; aspect o…, but also to achieveachieveto accomplish something important greatergreatlarge in size, amount, importance, or degree personalpersonalanything that relates to an individual person s own self; relating to or associated with a single or particular pe… successsuccessfavorable or desirable outcome; accomplishment of something desired, planned, or attempted.

This probablyprobablelikely but not certain to happen or to be true is a goodgoodmoral excellence; the quality of being honest, just, and fair; favorable or pleasant; adequate to satisfy a need, requ… placeplacea particular location or situation; relative position or rank; to set in position for a short detourdetoura roundabout or less direct way to pointpointa particular place, exact moment, or stage of development out a couple of things about happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life and successsuccessfavorable or desirable outcome; accomplishment of something desired, planned, or attempted.

When the definitionsdefinitiona brief explanation of the meaning of a word, term, or phrase of happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life and success are seen together, it is apparentapparentseeming to be but not necessarily so; easily or readily understood that both conceptsconcepta generalized or abstract notion or understanding of something are related to many of the same things. Probablyprobablelikely but not certain to happen or to be true the biggest differencedifferencethe way in which things are not alike is that success is mainly associatedassociateto connect or be involved with someone or something with objectivelyobjectivethe quality or condition of not being based on or influenced by beliefs and feelings; a desired outcome toward wh… observableobserveto see or take note of something factsfactsomething that is consistent with objective reality and can be proven to be true, while happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life is a state of mindstate of mindreference to existing state of a person s cognitive processes involvinginvolveto take part or be included or engaged in something both emotionalemotionalrelating to or involving spontaneous mental reactions; a state of mind determined or activated by feelings and cognitivecognitiverelating to mental activities judgmentjudgmentthe ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions; a decision or position arrived at by rea… of factfactsomething that is consistent with objective reality and can be proven to be true and opinionopinionbelief that may or may not be based on fact or knowledge. In one particularlyparticularlyto a great or unusual degree importantimportantsomething that is necessary or that has significant worth or value way, however, they are remarkably similar. The same actionsactionsomething done or accomplished that make a person happierhappierexperiencing greater happiness or becoming increasingly happy generallygenerallyusually, typically, or in most situations; absence of reference to anything particular or specific also produceproduceto create or bring something into existence greater personalpersonalanything that relates to an individual person s own self; relating to or associated with a single or particular pe… successsuccessfavorable or desirable outcome; accomplishment of something desired, planned, or attempted.

Our happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life improvementimprovethe act or instance of becoming better effortseffortan exertion of energy to do something typicallytypicalhaving the usual or ordinary qualities of a particular occurrence or class are mostmostgreatest or largest in quantity, extent, or degree effectiveeffectivethe degree of success in producing a precisely defined intention; skilled or able to do something well when what is making us happyhappyfeeling satisfaction, contentment, or joy and unhappyunhappyfeeling sorrow, regret, or displeasure are identifiedidentifyto recognize or establish as being a specific person or thing and evaluated. This usually is done best by using a systematicsystematicmethodical, characterized by thoroughness and regularity appraisalappraisalaction of evaluating something or estimating its value processprocessa series of actions or changes; a series of tasks done to accomplish a particular result that producesproduceto create or bring something into existence reasonably detailed assessmentsassessmentthe action or product of determining the significance or extent of something of –

• The attitudeattitudegeneral way of thinking or feeling that reflects state of mind or disposition; normal or characteristic behavior and mindsetmindsetmental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person’s interpretations of and responses to various situations… one has.
• The statestatethe whole being of something; a politically organized body of people; to clearly describe or explain of one’s aptitudesaptitudea natural fitness to do something and personal skillsskilllearned ability to do something competently developmentdevelopto grow into or bring to a more mature, advanced, or effective state.
• The extentextentthe range, distance, space, or magnitude of something personalpersonalanything that relates to an individual person s own self; relating to or associated with a single or particular pe… charactercharactermoral or ethical quality; the things about people that make them distinct from other people and behaviorbehaviorthe manner in which one acts; anything that involves action or response to stimulation alignalignto agree with or support a faction or cause; to bring or fall into line with one’s happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life goalgoala precisely defined intention; an object of ambition or effort.
• The circumstancescircumstancea determining or causal factor or set of factors and conditionsconditiona state of existence as determined by a set of circumstances in which one liveslifethe span of time an organism is alive; the condition of being alive; cumulative experiences of organic being; aspect o….

An appraisalappraisalaction of evaluating something or estimating its value of the extentextentthe range, distance, space, or magnitude of something to which these things are enhancingenhanceto improve the value, worth, or quality of something or impairingimpairto weaken, damage, or diminish your happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life probablyprobablelikely but not certain to happen or to be true does not need to be done more than once a month. This should be sufficiently frequentfrequentoccurring or appearing often or at relatively brief intervals to get you into the habithabitrecurrent pattern of behavior, often without conscious thought of beingbeingthe state of having existence alert to the causescausesomething that brings about something else; a principle or purpose that stimulates action and effectseffectsomething brought about by something else of what is going on in your lifelifethe span of time an organism is alive; the condition of being alive; cumulative experiences of organic being; aspect o….

Appraisalsappraisalaction of evaluating something or estimating its value should be in some written formformto bring into existence or to shape or mold; the shape or structure of something. Physicallyphysicalrelating to the material structure of things one can see or touch recording your assessmentsassessmentthe action or product of determining the significance or extent of something spurs your subconscioussubconsciousexisting or operating in the mind below or beyond the level of conscious perception to remain vigilantvigilantalways attentive and watchful about when and where changeschangeact or instance of becoming different; to alter or modify in conductconductthe act or instance of behaving in a particular way and circumstancescircumstancea determining or causal factor or set of factors may be productiveproductiveproducing or accomplishing something of value or worth, even while the consciousconsciousfocused on or being aware of something with a measure of deliberate thought or observation partparta component of character or capacity; a separate and distinct portion, division, piece, or segment of a whole of your mindmindthe faculty that enables a person to feel, perceive, think, remember, and imagine is focusedfocusto concentrate on or pay particular attention to something on other things.

An easy-to-use online appraisalappraisalaction of evaluating something or estimating its value formformto bring into existence or to shape or mold; the shape or structure of something that can make quick workworkmental or physical effort expended to accomplish or produce something; reference to how something functions or one s p… of this tasktaska discrete piece of work is providedprovideto make available or to supply on the Appraisalappraisalaction of evaluating something or estimating its value page of this website. Usinguseto put into action or service or employ for a purpose this happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life measurementmeasurean adequate or suitable proportion or amount; to ascertain the quantity or quality of something device is completely freefreewithout restraint or restriction; having personal rights or individual liberty; made available at no charge and unrestrictedunrestrictedwithout limits or constraints, and it enablesenableto provide with means or opportunity, to make possible you and no one else, unless you decidedecideto resolve a question or issue to shareshareheld, used, or experienced with others, to build a paper or electronic file that contains all of your appraisalsappraisalaction of evaluating something or estimating its value.

To close the circle on this discussion, one other thing must be further consideredconsiderto regard or believe; to think carefully about something. To some extentextentthe range, distance, space, or magnitude of something, we already have touched on it.

We all make choices, every day, lots of them. Decisionsdecisionmental act of resolving a question or issue or of choosing between two or more courses of action that involveinvolveto take part or be included or engaged in something sizablesizablerelatively large, of considerable size commitmentscommitmentobligation or devotion to something of money or time usuallyusualwhat most often happens or most often is done result from mostly rational thinkingthinkingusing one s mind to produce thought, but sometimes also from cognitive distortionscognitive distortionsthought patterns that emphasize negative biases. The diagram shown on the Decisionsdecisionmental act of resolving a question or issue or of choosing between two or more courses of action page of this website providesprovideto make available or to supply ideas for making sensiblesensiblerelating to or involving wise and judicious thinking and behavior choiceschoicesthe options from which something is selected when faced with big decisionsdecisionmental act of resolving a question or issue or of choosing between two or more courses of action, but also when making perhaps less significantsignificantimportant and deserving of attention decisionsdecisionmental act of resolving a question or issue or of choosing between two or more courses of action.

Typicallytypicalhaving the usual or ordinary qualities of a particular occurrence or class, we give little thought to the many other choiceschoicesthe options from which something is selected we make that mostly are relatedrelatedreference to or inference of a causal or logical connection to our conductconductthe act or instance of behaving in a particular way. We may not even thinkthinkto use one s mind to remember, ponder, imagine, plan, decide, or otherwise produce thought of personalpersonalanything that relates to an individual person s own self; relating to or associated with a single or particular pe… behavior as involvinginvolveto take part or be included or engaged in something choiceschoicesthe options from which something is selected, but in fact it does. We choosechooseto select or determine all the time, frequentlyfrequentoccurring or appearing often or at relatively brief intervals with lightning speed, whether to be, for example, honesthonestfree of deceit and deception to self and others or deceitful, respectfulrespectfulfeeling or showing due regard and tolerance for self and others or intolerantintolerantunable or unwilling to respect differences in beliefs or ways of behaving, and principledprincipledthe quality of consistently acting in accord with one’s own code of ethical conduct or unscrupulousunscrupulousunprincipled and dishonest. It really is hard to overstate how much these kinds of choiceschoicesthe options from which something is selected affectaffectto act on or cause change our happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life and also our successsuccessfavorable or desirable outcome; accomplishment of something desired, planned, or attempted.

Since choiceschoicesthe options from which something is selected we make are fundamental to what we experienceexperiencethe act or instance of sensing, feeling, or doing something in our liveslifethe span of time an organism is alive; the condition of being alive; cumulative experiences of organic being; aspect o…, it is importantimportantsomething that is necessary or that has significant worth or value to recognizerecognizeto acknowledge or accept; to perceive as previously known some basicbasicconstituting, forming, or serving as a base element or starting point truths about them.

• Each person has choiceschoicesthe options from which something is selected, but onlyonlyexisting as a single and exclusive instance; most suitable about some things.
• Each choicechoicesomething selected from a set of possibilities we make is in accordanceaccordto be in agreement, conformity, or harmony with what we then believebelieveto accept the truth, existence, or validity of something mostmostgreatest or largest in quantity, extent, or degree effectivelyeffectivethe degree of success in producing a precisely defined intention; skilled or able to do something well advances our own overalloverallin general rather than in particular well-beingwell-beinga satisfactory state or condition.
• Choiceschoicesthe options from which something is selected we make can be influencedinfluencethe power or capacity to produce change in indirect and intangible ways by our instinctsinstinctnatural inclination of a living being to act or react to stimuli in specific ways, biasesbiasinclination or tendency to favor one thing over another, motivationsmotivationinterests and concerns that incite purposeful intent or action, goals, intelligenceintelligenceability to learn, think, and understand, knowledgeknowledgeinformation or understanding acquired through experience or study, beliefsbeliefa person s conviction about the truth, existence, or validity of something, ethicsethicalthe condition or quality of acting in accordance with a set of moral standards or beliefs, interestsinterestconcern about or involvement with something or someone; something that arouses curiosity or draws attention, and concernsconcernsomething that one is particularly involved in or uneasy about, and may be constrainedconstrainta limiting or controlling factor or condition by the circumstancescircumstancea determining or causal factor or set of factors of a situation and the energyenergypower expended to cause or enable change and time one has availableavailableaccessible and ready for use and is willing to expendexpendthe act or instance of using or spending time, effort, money, or other resource when making a choicechoicesomething selected from a set of possibilities.
• The complete setseta group of related people or things; to put something in a specific place of options availableavailableaccessible and ready for use when making a choicechoicesomething selected from a set of possibilities can be either moremorerelatively greater in number of amount or less obvious.
• Choosingchooseto select or determine to actactto do something; a thing done or to be done requiresrequireto stipulate as necessary, indispensable, or mandatory a personpersonan individual human being to expendexpendthe act or instance of using or spending time, effort, money, or other resource moremorerelatively greater in number of amount efforteffortan exertion of energy to do something and timetimea point in or the indefinite continuance of the past, present, and future; a non-renewable and ultimately finite resou… than choosingchooseto select or determine to do nothing.
• Choosingchooseto select or determine to do or not do anything has both immediate and long-term consequencesconsequencethe effect, result, or outcome of an action or event.

Certainlycertainestablished, definite, or fixed; proven to be true; free from doubt or reservation there are circumstancescircumstancea determining or causal factor or set of factors and eventseventsomething that happens in all our liveslifethe span of time an organism is alive; the condition of being alive; cumulative experiences of organic being; aspect o… that distractdistractionsomething that diverts attention from something else from our happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life, and sometimes even causecausesomething that brings about something else; a principle or purpose that stimulates action us greatgreatlarge in size, amount, importance, or degree miserymiseryphysical or emotional agony and distress. But it also is truetrueconsistent with fact and reality; the state or condition of being correct or accurate that no matter how greatgreatlarge in size, amount, importance, or degree the adversityadversitya condition of misfortune, calamity, or distress; unfavorable fortune or fate we face, there alwaysalwaysat all times, consistently or constantly is some actionactionsomething done or accomplished we can take to positionpositionrelative place, situation, or standing; to put in a particular place or situation; a firm belief or point of view;… ourselves to be where goodgoodmoral excellence; the quality of being honest, just, and fair; favorable or pleasant; adequate to satisfy a need, requ… fortunefortunethe chance and unpredictable happening of favorable and unfavorable events is mostmostgreatest or largest in quantity, extent, or degree likelylikelyexpected to happen or to be true to shine.

Like it or not, achievingachieveto accomplish something important greatergreatlarge in size, amount, importance, or degree personalpersonalanything that relates to an individual person s own self; relating to or associated with a single or particular pe… happinesshappinessa positive state of mind, attitude, or feeling about how one is living and has lived one s life is unavoidablyunavoidableimpossible to avoid, inevitable a personalpersonalanything that relates to an individual person s own self; relating to or associated with a single or particular pe… choicechoicesomething selected from a set of possibilities.