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Want to Be Happier? Focus on What’s in Front of You!
Sometimes we create our own unhappiness by focusing on the wrong things
We all say we want to be happy but not all of us live a life that seems to truly allow us to be happy. Many of us find ourselves feeling miserable, or at least not as happy as we want to be, and unable to pinpoint why.
If you ask around, people will give you plenty of advice and ideas for how to be happier. They’ll tell you to pick up a new hobby. Explore a new interest. Meet new people. Buy a bigger house, nicer car, expensive clothes or jewelry. Follow your dreams and open your own business, travel the world, or go live on that deserted tropical island you fantasize about.
But being happier might not require you to do, explore, or buy something new. It might not even require you to get outside your comfort zone at all. In fact, it might be as simple as letting go.
Let go of everything that’s not right in front of you
Take a moment right now to sit with your thoughts. Set a timer for 1–3 minutes and pay careful attention to the thoughts you have during that period.
If you’re like most of us, you have more thoughts than you can truly keep up with. And you also might have…
