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Possible to be happy?

Is it possible to be happy all the time? And can we be happy at will? And can we be happy now, right now?

But we first need to understand what this happiness is. What do we mean when we say that we are happy?

I think it is to be at peace. At peace with ourselves and everything around us. To be okay with what is happening right now as well as whatever is going to happen. It is also okay to be at peace with own shortcomings or deficiencies.

It is to be happy devoid of any conditions, pre-requisites or dependencies. Not to crave, hanker, seek or chase something, or cling on to something. 

It is to be in a flow state just like the river. It is to be in the present and not to live in the past or in the future.

It is still to be actively participating in the activities and the world, doing what is required of us to the best of our abilities. It is also fine to have expectations about the results and outcomes, but not getting fixated at them.

If we are not happy, then we are worried, anxious or obsessively thinking about something. We may be worried about why something happened to us, or what could possibly happen in the future. We may be thinking about the next business meeting or presentation. Our mind may be busy in planning about the next business deal, while we are sitting and having dinner with our family. The mind is not where we are physically present.

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