Charles Oliveira on Happiness

I don't look for people, places, things, and situations to bring me happiness. I bring happiness to people, places, things, and situations.

There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.

It's all about being happy with your life and having fun. At least that's what works for me. —Donald Cerrone

Create your own happiness

A smile is happiness expressed now and the planting of a seed of happiness for tomorrow.

A smile is happiness expressed now and the planting of a seed of happiness for tomorrow.

Happiness is a state of mind

“The best way to cheer yourself is to cheer somebody else up.” — Albert Einstein

Happiness a skill

Happiness a skill you develop. Just like driving a car. At first it's strange and you are very careful and methodical about doing. After a while it's a breeze and you're drinking coffee and driving, you're relaxing with one hand on the steering wheel, basically you're cruising. Or it's like riding a bit. At first it's hard and perhaps frustrating, but once you learn how to do it you never forget it.

Same with happiness. You can develop the skill of being happy even in hard situations that are difficult and uncomfortable. If you can hone that talent, then you at some point, through practice, generate happiness whenever you want and do it effortlessly.

"Happiness in comfort is not real happiness. Happiness in the midst of hardship, one sees the true potential of the mind." ―Huanchu Daoren

Happiness is an inside job.

You don't need to put on a happy face to be in a happy place.

"Anybody can be happy when things are going well, and I've learned that. But when things aren't going well it draws out the inner warrior in us to radiate that and bring whatever happiness we can to the situation." —Dan Millman

Happiness is a skill which can be practiced and learned. Just as you learned to walk, you can learn to walk and be happy at the same time. Just as you learned to drive a car, you can learn to drive a car and be happy at the same time. Just a you learned to brush you teeth, you can learn to brush your teeth and be happy at the same time...

"Life is too short to be anything but happy." -EJ Brooks

Sometimes it's not about being happy but minimizing suffering. Not adding fuel to the fire. Cutting your losses. Reducing damage.

Take risks. If you win you'll be happy. If you lose you'll be wise.

I don't need a lot. If you give me a couch and put on a movie, I am happy. I don't need a luxurious hotel on the Maldives, I just want to feel well-surrounded. -Xavi Hernandez

"Without fail always do what makes you happy" - Shauna Carew

Ronda Rousey Quotes on Happiness

Ronda Rousey has a couple of great quotes about happiness. One is almost a Buddhist type of philosophy in the sense that Buddhism takes an approach that desire is the root of suffering. Ronda Rousey defines happiness as the absence of wants, which sort of falls along the same lines.

 

The second quote is in line with happiness coming from within. The world's opinion of you can change so it's not a good idea to base your happiness on that. Society, culture, advertising, media, peers, etcetera, can put certain requirements on what is needed for you to be happy and expected of you to achieve happiness. But going down a road solely to achieve these ends is a difficult path which requires you to be held to the fleeting expectations and standards of others. Your happiness is contingent on factors outside of your control.

 

So true happiness comes from within. In a sense being happy for the sake of being happy.

 

 

I never want my happiness to be related to something that I can't control.
- Ronda Rousey