Every one of us has experienced a level of stress and anxiety, yet has been able to “get a grip” and calm down. Where oh where is this elusive state of happiness we look for? How can we gain greater mental clarity and freedom to experience happiness today, tomorrow, and for always? Is it really possible in view of all the challenges we face on a daily basis? We are obsessed with, and consumed by choices—choosing what goods to buy, what jobs we should go after, what kinds of goals we should pursue to find happiness. Yet the only kind of happiness these choices offer is an artificial mirage of happiness that quickly vanishes.

Following is what Phil Bosmans says

The happy people

In searching for

the deepest reason for human happiness

I have never found the source

to be money, possessions,luxury,

 laziness,profiteering, party-going or excitement.

With happy people

I always found,deep down, a sense of security,

a great simplicity,

and a spontaneous joy in little things.

With happy people I was always surprised

by the absence of stupid desires.

With happy people I never found

restlessness or passionate searching,

never that lust for self-importance.

And most often they had a good dose of humour.