Each of us think differently and but we all try to attain happiness.

Our passions, expectations, life experiences, our personalities and balancing skills in day-to-day life all contribute to the level of happiness we experience in our lives. Some find happiness in their careers while others prefer the bliss found in their relationships, some in strengthening their health while still others find happiness in making money. No matter how you define happiness for yourself, it is important to review your life strategies to bring, and sustain, more happiness.

The following emphasizes self-analysis and observing silence, to search within to find secrets and treasures,  and then to use them to live a happy life.

In recent times, it seems as though most of the emphasis is placed on how to make a living and how to entertain material things in our life, looking outward for happiness. The other essential part of knowledge; how to manage our mind, our life, our relationships and our emotions to develop inwardly to the fullest and live a balanced and happy life is missing from our learning system.

There is a great deal of importance placed on how to deal with stress and depression once it has occurred in life. There is however, little emphasis put on prevention and looking at the sources of these issues and educating people to shift their thinking and attitude.

We feel and realize the purity and fullest happiness in innocent children. As we age however, stress accumulates as toxins (chemicals) in the body and negative energy (emotions) in the mind. All this stress is usually coped with by adding more and more chemicals and exploiting the environment to attain more material things which can result in poor physical health and the development of unhealthy habits.

All this continues because we hardly get time to look within due to the hectic lifestyles we choose to live and as more stress (from work and relationships) continues more negative emotions and energy follows.

This can lead to things such as fear, greed and anger, which affect our lives and the lives of others, knowingly or unknowingly. Most of the resources and knowledge we have, only teach us life management through the exploitation of people and the natural environment and provides limited and short term gain and joy.

Recently, there has been much talk about global warming and the use of many non-destructible items in day to day life (e.g. plastic bags). This is clearly the outcome of our bad habits and self-centered life style. In our own created circumstances, we have bound ourselves and have begun to act like machines without heartfelt feelings. The most important phrases such as 'I love you" or "Glad to see you"  merely become a 'lip exercise' in a way to engage outwardly.

Imbalances in life style and energies cause many to focus outwardly, causing most of us to end up in a rat race and endless cycle of empty desires. We continue living in a 'mirage' and think that happiness will come when we attain the material things we work so hard for. In other words, happiness is within us but we allow it to be controlled by others.