Learn to Recognize Your Happiness

Happiness.... it's something that we all want and strive for.  But was is it?  Can it be attained?  Merriam-Webster define happiness as "a state of well-being and contentment :  joy".  Did you notice that it's not defined as a boat load of money?  It's not defined as a big house.  It's not a new car or a nice vacation.  No, it's a state of well-being and contentment.  Now some of these material things may provide for that well-being and contentment but we don't need them for happiness.  

It's important to recognize those moments throughout the day when you feel contented and start to recognize them as happiness.  It may be a fleeting moment but it was happiness.  You attained happiness for that moment.  It feels pretty good doesn't it?  That moment may be time spent snuggling with you spouse, kids, or pets.  It might be time spent relaxing.  It might be enjoying a cup of coffee either by yourself or with a friend.  What makes you feel content?  Learn to recognize that feeling.  That's happiness.  Once you recognize it, you can start to create more of those happy  moments.  You are then starting to create your own happiness.   And as Nataly Kogan says, 

"Life is made of moments. Choose to create and collect the happy ones."