Many
of us expect to be happy when we land the perfect job, find the
perfect partner, house or car. Some of us expect to find happiness
when we retire or amass the right amount of money. Others still
expect happiness with that break or acting job or when the kids
leave home, or when the divorce finally comes through. Then when
we get those things we still find ourselves unhappy. So what does
it take to be happy? What is happiness? Why try so hard to be
happy?
Australian
Hypnotherapist and life coach Patrick Wanis sits down for a discussion
with one of his clients who poses powerful questions surrounding
the pursuit and realization of happiness. Through the conversation,
Patrick helps to define happiness and gives you the master keys
and techniques to find happiness now.
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Excerpt
from the Foreword of
How to Find Happiness:
I have
noticed from working with clients from all walks of life that the
answer to happiness becomes even more perplexing and elusive to
so many people as they get older, and everything that they thought
would bring them happiness seems to have failed.
Angela is hypnotherapy client of mine who thought relationships
and love might bring her happiness. Angela is a writer and performer
who has devoted time and research looking into what drives people
into relationships. She became increasingly curious about why people
spend so much time and energy trying to find something to give them
a sense of completion or fullness. After living alone, performing
and traveling in different countries for the last 6 years, Angela
left behind many people who were important to her. She had been
in several intimate relationships but never seemed to be able to
achieve the happiness and potential she believed a loving relationship
could provide her. At the time I met her, she was having difficulty
feeling connected to a permanent sense of love. Despite how independent
and free her daily life was, Angela was realizing how she had been
emotionally dependent on others for her sense of happiness - for
almost all of her life!
Angela raised the question whether happiness can be found in the
love that we receive from another person. And even though Angela
had moments and memories where she was truly satisfied with her
life, she found that she still deeply yearned to discover greater
happiness by being connected to others. Angela had become aware
of how certain connections, especially her relationship with her
parents, have taught her so much about herself and what she truly
desires from life.
She
challenged me to answer why relationships are such a great cause
of our happiness and sadness; why we have relationships; and what
greater purpose do these connections serve in our lives? Today,
with the change in roles for men, women, children and families,
Angela believes relationships play a big part in teaching us about
who we are and what we want from life. Amidst all this change we
are forced to ask what remains constant for us - what are we all
really looking for to give us a sense of happiness?
In
response to Angela's questions, I decided to sit down to share with
others all that I have learnt about how to find happiness, within
you and with another person. |
