{"id":3006,"date":"2015-04-22T08:05:24","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T12:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/?p=3006"},"modified":"2016-10-19T09:28:19","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T13:28:19","slug":"3006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2015\/04\/3006.html","title":{"rendered":"Happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"

The film, Happy<\/a>,<\/em> tells about the latest discoveries that happy people believe in something greater than themselves.<\/p>\n

I have to agree because believing that what I see and hear is reality only brings a happiness that comes and goes.<\/p>\n

Thirty years ago, finding fault with other people and organizations made me happy. Today, finding fault shames me.<\/p>\n

Twenty years ago, snowmobiling and water skiing made me happy. Today, those activities sound loud, cold, and tiring.<\/p>\n

Ten years ago, a couple minutes of free time by myself made me happy. Today, in the empty nest stages of my life, free time can be unhappy time.<\/p>\n

Last year, the birth of a baby made me happy. Today, the child\u2019s growth makes me happy.<\/p>\n

Happiness is independent<\/a>, not dependent on any particular event or person. Happiness is unattached to money or status, so if we have more money or status, it doesn\u2019t guarantee happiness.<\/p>\n

\u201cHappiness is spiritual, born of truth and love,\u201d wrote Mary Baker Eddy in the 19th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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