How is a normal person-- with a job, responsibilities, and no desire to become all weird and preachy-- supposed to change her life without changing who she is, in order to become happier?
The more I get involved in happiness, the more it feels like I have to be all weird and guru-ish in order to find happiness. I keep stumbling upon mantras about happiness; I listen to my meditation tapes and absorb happiness lessons... But no matter what, I feel the most myself when I'm staying up late a night reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
or Twenties Girl (both fantastic books, though very different; both read this week. If you're interested-- buying them from these links will get me a commission!) Very un-guruish. While I love going to my yoga classes for my weekly dose of mysticism, I really don't want to be all gooey and spiritual.
I wish happiness were a matter of being practical.
It just occurred to me that I am returning, once again, to the realm of
The Happiness Project
. Practical happiness.Perhaps happiness is no more than simply being the person you have always wanted to be.
