The world is complicated - small moments of joy therefore even more important
There is no doubt that the world is becoming more and more complex around us. Change is fast and permanent and more and more affects our day to day lives. In a world of increasing conflict - it is therefore fundamental to enjoy small moments of joy in which we are almost care free. That little moment of complete happiness we feel with others or on our own should not make us feel guilty but is a right that we have not to go insane.
It is a lot easier to talk about negative moments in life than to concentrate on the positive. Some would even go that far to say that the negative the current world we live in, there is not much positive. I think that is not true at all. There is always something positive happening as there is a lot of negative events - the questions is what do we decide to focus our mind on.
As with many things, the great news here is again we have a choice. We can choose to focus on positivity and enjoy moments of happiness without feeling guilty for it. Joy is a very strong feeling that makes us happy and let us build resilience for future potentially more sad days coming our way. To build that resilience with a growing buffer of joy and happiness is absolutely essential in today’s complex and for many scary world.
However, life is and will be more complex and we can’t change it. We should therefore primarily focus on things that we can change and are in control of. If we try to see those and complete tasks at hand with as much of a positive attitude as possible, we already win. It helps us shield our mind from all the negativity around us and build that buffer of happiness that is so important for our inner fulfilment.
Happiness and moment of joy are a choice and absolutely essential. They are nothing to feel ashamed for and if we are lucky enough to have many of those come our way - enjoy every single one of them to be able to better face that world that is ever growing in complexity. Enjoy the moment don’t have fear, joy is very powerful and can bring us fulfilment and happiness which all of us deserve.
