Everyday Happiness - Finding Harmony and Bliss
Education:Self-Improvement
Today I’m pondering how success and happiness actually work together, in our favor. Listen in on how the minimalist movement champions the satisfaction prong of happiness.
Transcript:
Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in about 2 minutes a day, through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life.
I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and I’ve been pondering success and happiness and how those two ideas marry one another. For me, I feel the purpose and satisfaction prong of happiness when I am feeling successful helping others. My work feels purposeful when I am successful. But I also dream of a month on a deserted island sipping drinks with umbrellas and hanging out with friends and family. Although, I know I’d get bored in about 4 days, I still dream of what that would be like. Maybe it’s because I’m in the hustle and bustle of work and kids and a busy season of life.
So when I saw an article published by Becoming Minimalist about Success and Happiness, I was intrigued. It said “[r]ather than defining success by the brand of clothing we can afford, may we find it in the number of people we have helped to clothe. … Rather than defining success by the type of car that we drive, may we find it in those we have picked up in life and set down on a better road. Rather than defining success by how loud our voice is, may we find it in how often we spoke up for those without one.”
Friend, this is so aligned with happiness work that we are going each day on this podcast. Yet, as humans we can get caught up in the swirl of life. So it’s such a good reminder.
The section of the happiness definition we focus on during this podcast is the purpose and satisfaction prong.
Arthur Brooks says that “productive human endeavor creates a sense of purpose in life.” This is often our work if you are younger than 65 years old. But it doesn’t have to be. It can be any endeavor, a political action, a hobby.
Satisfaction comes from your haves not your wants. This is where the Minimalist movement focuses. On the haves not the wants. And getting our human nature, our society, to want less.
So today, I’m contemplating how success quantifies not in the material items money can buy, but the people I can serve. And my morning meditation is about being grateful and appreciative of what I have and releasing the desires of what I want.
I invite you to join me. Send me a DM or post on social using the hashtag #IntentionalMargins and let me know what you think about this concept.
And remember, kindness is contagious.
Inspired by: Defining Success Differently,
https://www.becomingminimalist.com/defining-success-differently/?fbclid=IwAR0ULcbQdBEO2tkM7_cft2mDlqaHb5VZgiBRyGPeUDcwISbMoOoKUU04pCc
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