Having all of the right ingredients: But does it equate to Happiness and Life Satisfaction

For months, I have not been able to discern happiness, life longevity, or positive outcomes. In various respects, I didn’t care and still don’t because I didn’t feel that others cared about my life and what happiness meant, whereas I now see my life as being more challenging than I ever anticipated. 

While I still cannot see happiness progressions in my life, I cannot help but ask poignant questions, “has anyone ever reached a point in their lives where they feel they have applied all the right ingredients and the outcome or end results have led to them feeling successful or experiencing life perfection?  

I ask these questions because I am seeking input. I am seeking direction, not to say that what worked for you will work for me.

Have you, as an individual, given your life your all?

Have you ever reached a point in your life where your life is working for you, and you are not working for it? Are you at this point presently? I am curious because I have not reached either point. So, if you have, please share your experiences and what this looks like.

I was recently asked the question, what does happiness look like now and in the near future. I was also asked to provide my viewpoint of what happiness entailed now and in the near future. In all truth, I could define happiness. However, I could not define happiness as it relates to my personal life and current life circumstances. But, definitively, happiness is the mental state of being happy, possessing a positive disposition, and being able to constructively overcome life happenstances and adversities.  

When situationally and inherently asked to define happiness, I hesitated, went into a mental funk, and faced a mental stumble when attempting to answer those questions because I did not know the answers. The only happiness I could relate to is the happiness from the past, as I cannot foresee or suggest what future happiness will look like or if it will ever exist.

The question I am trying to answer here is, what does happiness mean and look like to you?

Are you happy with your life choices?

Are you happy with the hands that you have been dealt?

Are you able to stay afloat when you feel your heart is sinking?

If you could change anything in your life, what would it be?

If you made these changes, do you think they are applicable or aligned with what God has planned for you?

Before you answer these questions, know that no two persons are alike.

Know that the life God has planned for you could be monumental and may result in you taking detours or going down roads you thought never existed.  

So the question is, what does happiness look like to you?

How do you define happiness?

What does the keys to happiness look like and who have you granted access or who have you put in the position of power to help you define what happiness means to you as an individual?

What ingredients have you applied so far, and have they worked?

Inquiring minds want to know.

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