2. Knowing someone you can really trust.
3. Having a goal that excites and motivates you.
4. Feeling in control.
5. Having a hobby that makes you forget time.
6. Being able to compartmentalize things to free your mind.
7. Being comfortable with your situation.
8. Knowing how to prioritize.
9. Understanding you can influence others, but you can’t change them.
Happiness is a result, not a goal. Having purpose in life is a goal that can bring happiness as a result.
It may help to look at this list to realize what may be missing in your life. For those things above you don’t have in your life, you may find it clarifies the heavy fog in your head and give you incentive to use #8 to work on things.
Michael Byron Smith, Author of “The Power of Dadhood”