THE WAY OF HAPPINESS

Do you consider yourself to be a happy person?
If so, what makes you happy? Your family, work, religious faith, shopping, live bands and shows? etc. Perhaps you are looking forward to something that might make you happy, such as finishing your school, getting a good job, or buying a new car.

Many people experience a measure of happiness when they reach a certain goal or obtain a desired item. But how long does that surge of happiness last? Mostly, it is only temporary, which can be disappointing.
Happiness has been described as a state of well-being that is characterized by relative performance, by emotions ranging from mere contentment to deep and intense joy in living, and by a natural desire for it to continue.
As an ongoing state of well-being, ʜᴀᴘᴘɪɴᴇss ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇᴅ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴀs ᴀ ᴅᴇsᴛɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏʀ ɢᴏᴀʟ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀs ᴀ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ. To say, "I'll be happy when...." is, in effect. Postponing happiness.
To illustrate, compare happiness with good health. How do we enjoy that state of physical well-being? We follow a wise path in regards to diet, exercise, and overall lifestyle. Likewise, happiness results from following a good path in life, living in harmony with sound principles.
What principle or qualities of life characterize the way of happiness? While some are more important than the others, the following play a key role

• ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴏsɪᴛʏ
• ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇsɪʟɪᴇɴᴄᴇ
• ʟᴏᴠᴇ
• ғᴏʀɢɪᴠᴇɴᴇss
• ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ ɪɴ ʟɪғᴇ
• ʜᴏᴘᴇ.