703 Finding Happiness: Some Practical Advice – by Leigh Martinuzzi
Finding Happiness
By Leigh Martinuzzi
The primary pursuit in life is happiness. Well, that is at least my belief and despite that, I also understand it’s not. I realise that in the deeper constructs of our human being there are more purposeful motivations in life. The fundamentals of life – love, connection, status, certainty, progress, reproduction, and survival, to name a few. Regardless, for many of us, happiness seems to occupy a decent level of focus in our lives. The question I ask is what is it and how do we find it?
Arising from our core human needs stems from our surface level motivations. On a daily basis, it is very unlikely that we make the connection between a surface level motivation and its fundamental source or human need.
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