Where Is Happiness

What most people want is happiness. It doesn't matter who, what or how they are, it's all they want. It is all they need. I believe that happiness begins not far away. Happiness is about where the rest of the world ends and you begin. It's inside you and waiting to be found. It is you.   I hear it said: I would be happy if only ... and the parade of wishes are recounted.  Most of the them  are impossible  and if so, would take a long time to achieve. I want to be young. I want to be beautiful. I want to be rich. I want to be famous.  All of these, while fine ambitions, may not be realistic. This is not to say that we can't have ambitions and do our best to achieve those goals. But the elements we need to get to our goals, lay inside us. Everone has talent of some kind. I know a mentally ill man who loves plants and is a superior gardener. His customers admire his work. He knows his talent and uses it to the best of his ability. Money is not his primary concern, satisfaction is his happiness. Another person I know, does have money as his objective. He earns it not only for himself but also for his clients. He is honest in finding the best investments for them. He is a happy man. Another is a nurse who does one of the most difficult jobs in that field. Each of her patients feels the love she brings to her ward. When she hugs someone, it is real, not a professional requirement. She is a happy woman and it shows. The job of finding oneself in order to be happy is to "clean house". Take out the hidden baggage and trash it. There isn't time to constantly mull over past ills. I know that therapists love to spend time with you raking through the bad memories in order to get rid of them but that takes too long. Chuck the bad and get on with the good.  Happiness is impatient. Find out what you love to do and can do well and do it. Simple. You don't have to set the world on fire, you just have to be happy doing what you do best. You're not trying to vie with anyone but yourself. The more you do what you do best, the better you will be at it. You are on the road to happiness and it will show in your smile.