Whoever says happiness is a choice is choosing to be ignorant – that is a choice. Happiness is something that happens, not a destination. It’s the thing you don’t expect on a journey somewhere totally unrelated.
Happiness like any emotion is the product of stimuli, it is a subconscious reaction which can’t necessarily be created through a conscious decision. Choosing to have a more positive mentality is a choice, but choosing to be happy is a laughable idea used to make people feel guilty for not being something they cannot consciously become. Rainbow, being more positive is definitely a viable option and can improve your life from subtlely to significantly, but it doesn’t hurt 🙂 (being realistically optimistic that is)
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Haven’t you heard? Happiness is a CHOICE. You just aren’t choosing to be happy.
Or so they say.
I wake up ever day telling myself ” I’m going to be happy all day” but I just can’t. happiness, sadness, anger.. None of it is a choice..
i use to feel like this
Whoever says happiness is a choice is choosing to be ignorant – that is a choice. Happiness is something that happens, not a destination. It’s the thing you don’t expect on a journey somewhere totally unrelated.
Happiness like any emotion is the product of stimuli, it is a subconscious reaction which can’t necessarily be created through a conscious decision. Choosing to have a more positive mentality is a choice, but choosing to be happy is a laughable idea used to make people feel guilty for not being something they cannot consciously become. Rainbow, being more positive is definitely a viable option and can improve your life from subtlely to significantly, but it doesn’t hurt 🙂 (being realistically optimistic that is)
Thanks 🙂