How to be happy?

Hey everyone, welcome back for another week of what I thought. Honestly speaking, recent weeks have been turbulent for me. I get sad and emotional at least once a week. I'm not sure if this is because of the UK weather, what happened in my life or it's just me not being grateful enough. It's hard for me to wake up in the morning and sometimes I get really demotivated on doing things too. This made me wonder, how can I be happy.

Not gonna lie, I've always been thinking about this and seeking for answers from books like Ikigai. I believe last week, I did say that Ikigai did inspired me to find my fulfillment and be happy. However, I feel like that too is short lived, it's just like that short term fulfilment you get from buying something new or eating something good. After a while, it just wears off.

Of course, I've been thinking what in life isn't making me happy? I mean I should be grateful for what I have and where I am, I'm a lot more fortunate than many others in life. It's true, but it just takes a lot of convincing for me to sink that into my mind.

I guess I inevitably try to seek more or do more. Hoping for the next success or the next new thing which gives me a dopamine rush. I totally understand that life doesn't work that way and I should just live and experience what's going on right now. But I do sometimes question whether it's my own problem for not absorbing this concept or there's something which I need to change in my environment.

At this moment, I'll just give myself some time to sink in this concept. Hopefully it works for me and hopefully I can just love and accept my life as it is. I just hope that I don't need reminders to make myself happy. I want to be happy as I'm living. Perhaps it's desire like this which makes me even unhappier, lol.

For everyone outside who's living a happy life, stay happy and enjoy your life. I will work my way to live a happy life like how you all do.

Cheers,

Andrew