How Is Happiness Changing?

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What one person values in life changes constantly depending on their life experiences. Each person leads to having a unique and genuine experience depending on who they are. The blank area of “what really happens” is the wake-up call to some and a disappointment to others. There is a way to overcome the overwhelming desire to look at life differently: perspective. Looking at life from a different angle can literally change you and your life. Changing your life can be as simple as mindfulness. Mindfulness is a way I live my life. It is being open to everything around you and inviting in the things that come (AKIN, ÜMRAN, and AHMET AKIN). I am a high school senior about to graduate, and I’m welcoming future experiences as they come. There …show more content…

Every person has been happy at some point in their life. In “Is Our Definition of Happiness Changing? ” we are able to reflect on our past lives through rather than many years before. The basic definition of happiness isn’t changing, but our own personal happiness is (Von Baldegg, Price-Waldman, Korhonen). In “An Equation That Predicts Happiness,” happiness is something you can easily reach if managed correctly. Happiness is about managing expectations with what really happens. Watch one’s expectations in order to balance how you feel about a situation. It is said “lower your expectations” but it isn’t about lowering them. You can still remain realistic and you can still keep a humble view of happiness in your own life …show more content…

I can look forward to it and manage my expectations but happens when something gets in the way? I will never have the answer to “What is the meaning of life?”—but I will have the ability to try. There is a reason why I’m always soul searching to become a better me. It’s because the best me hasn’t happened yet. I will never be the best version of myself but I am always a work in progress trying to reach the ultimate goal. Life isn’t about being successful and leaving your “mark on the world.” Maybe life is about leaving a shadow so one can follow in. Maybe that’s why we’re all here—to try and make it easier for the people to come. My fulfilling life hasn’t been fulfilled yet—the best is yet to

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