Happiness

Happiness is the state of joy, peace, and tranquility. One can succeed when connected with others with kindness and compassion. Happiness is a sense of long-term well-being, peace of mind, and satisfaction with our lives – it’s what we all look for all the time. When we have even a tiny taste of it, we want it to continue forever. Happiness is a sense of long-term well-being, peace of mind, and satisfaction with our lives – it’s what we all look for all the time. When we have even a tiny taste of it, we want it to continue forever.

Happiness is when things in our lives are going well. Happiness is a compound of how satisfied you are with your life. And how good you feel on a day-to-day basis. Our life changes, and our mood sways, but our general happiness is more inherently determined than anything else. Happiness in psychology is a state of emotional well-being that a person experiences either in a narrow sense, when good things happen in a specific moment, or more broadly, as a positive evaluation of one’s life and accomplishments overall—that is, subjective well-being.  Happiness can be distinguished both from negative emotions (such as sadness, fear, and anger) and also from other positive emotions (such as affection, excitement, and interest)

Pursuit, happiness is central to the field of positivity. To increase happiness, increase positivity, and help people live happier, more satisfying lives. The pursuit of happiness is central to the field of ‘positive psychology. These psychologists are interested in learning ways to increase positivity and help people live happier, more satisfying lives. Why is being happy so important? A growing body of research demonstrates that as we become happier, we become better people. As we become happier, we become more compassionate, creative, energetic, financially successful, and emotionally and physically healthy.

Happy people still feel the whole range of human emotions—anger, frustration, boredom, loneliness, and even sadness—from time to time. But even when faced with discomfort, they have an underlying sense of optimism that things will get better, that they can deal with what is happening, and that they can feel happy again. The pursuit of happiness is central to the field of positive psychology.  Psychologists who study positive psychology are interested. Rather than focusing on mental pathologies, the field strives to find ways to help people, communities, and societies improve positive emotions and achieve greater happiness.

 

A further requirement for attaining spiritual prosperity and happiness is self-purification in thought, word, and deed. No one is perfect, but one should strive and be ever watchful in maintaining one’s conduct and attitude towards everybody and everything free of blemish. One should eradicate all feelings of resentment, malice, jealousy, impatience, pride, revenge, envy, injustice, scorn, and ill feelings towards others. On the other hand, one should cultivate feelings of love, kindness, sympathy, forbearance, humility, patience, charity, justice, courtesy, helpfulness, understanding, and other pleasing virtues. It has been indeed stated:

Happiness is the feeling that washes over you when you experience positive emotions, interactions, or events. The brain responds to positive stimuli by releasing feel-good chemicals like dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins, known as happy hormones. It is equated with pleasure, gratitude, optimism, purpose, love, and doing good. So, all these help us reach a general state of contentment or happiness. Happiness comes over when one knows life is proper to him. Some people view when people are safe, successful, or lucky, they feel happiness. Also, we can see that happiness is a powerful and elusive emotion. Everyone tries to attain happiness, yet different people have different perceptions. Happiness is typically an emotional state marked by satisfaction, contentment, and satisfaction.

Effect of Happiness:

Where is happiness so important? Happiness has been shown to expect positive results in many different areas, including mental well-being, physical health, and endurance.

• Hopeful emotions increase satisfaction with life.

• Happiness helps people build more vital coping skills and emotional incomes.

• Hopeful emotions are linked to better health and longevity. One study found that people who experienced more positive emotions than negative ones were more likely to survive over years.

• Hopeful feelings increase resilience. Resilience helps people manage stress and bounce back better when faced with setbacks. For example, one study found that happier people tend to have lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol and that these benefits persist over time.

• People who report having a positive state of well-being are more likely to engage in healthy behaviors such as eating fruits and vegetables and regular physical exercise.

• Surviving happy may help you get sick less often. Happier mental states are linked to increased protection.

Why is Happiness So Essential?

You might be speculating why happiness is deemed an essential viewpoint of life, as many elements of a significant life exist.

In some ways, science would I agree with you. It appears that life satisfaction, meaning, and well-being can be linked with happiness, but happiness is not necessarily the overarching goal for everyone in life. It is still essential because it has some positive benefits and co-occurring modules.

Following are outlined answers to the question of Why happiness is so important

§  Happy people make more friends and try to have friendly relations with all engaged people.

§  Happy people always smile and have a positive influence on others.

§  Happy people are always healthy and have less anxiety.

§  Happy people get less sick and rarely go to the doctor.

§  Happy people always try their best to help others.

§  Happy people donate to charity and help others.

§  Happy people positively influence others and encourage them to seek happiness as well, which can act as reinforcement.

§  Happy people are more successful in multiple life domains,

§  Including marriage, friendship, income, work performance and Health 

§  Happy people exercise more often and eat more healthily.

§  Happy people are more positive and creative.

§  Happy people are optimistic about their future.

§  Happy people live longer than those who are not as happy.

§  Happy people are more productive and more creative, and this effect extends to all those experiencing positive emotions.

Symptoms of Happiness:

Although perceptions of happiness may be different from one person to the next, there are some key signs that psychologists look for when measuring and assessing happiness.

Some key signs of happiness include:

·         Feeling like you are living the life you wanted

·         Going with the flow and a willingness to take life as it comes

·         Feeling that the conditions of your life are good

·         Enjoying positive, healthy relationships with other people

·         Experiencing that you have accomplished (or will accomplish) what you want in life

·         Experiencing satisfaction with your life

·         Experiencing positive more than negative

·         Occurring open to new ideas and experiences

·         Attempting self-care and treating yourself with kindness and compassion

·         Go through thankfulness.  

·         Experiencing that you are living life with a sense of meaning and purpose

·         Aspiring to share your happiness and joy with others

Happiness is something that people seek to find, yet what defines happiness can vary from one person to the next. Typically, happiness is an emotional state characterized by joy, satisfaction, contentment, and fulfillment. While happiness has many definitions, it often involves positive emotions and life satisfaction. 

• The balance of excitement: Everyone experiences positive and negative emotions, feelings, and moods. Happiness is generally linked to experiencing more positive feelings than negative ones.

• Life fulfillment: This relates to how satisfied you feel with different areas of your life, including. your relationships, work, achievements, and other things that you consider essential.

• Feeling like you are living the life you wanted.

• Going with the flow and a willingness to take life as it comes.

• Feeling that the conditions of your life are good.

• Enjoying positive, healthy relationships with other people.

• Feeling that you have accomplished (or will accomplish) what you want in life.

• Feeling satisfied with your life.

• Feeling positive more than negative.

• Being open to new ideas and experiences.

• Practicing self-care and treating yourself with kindness and compassion.

• Experiencing thankfulness.

• Feeling that you are living life with a sense of meaning and purpose.

• Wanting to share your happiness and joy with others.

• Joyfulness: A often relatively brief feeling that is felt in the present moment

• Excitement: A happy feeling that involves looking forward to something with positive expectation

• Thankfulness: A positive emotion that involves being thankful and thankfulness.

• Satisfaction: A feeling of satisfaction in something that you have accomplished

• Optimism: This is a way of looking at life with a positive, upbeat outlook

• Fulfillment: This type of happiness involves a sense of fulfillment.

Happy people still feel the whole range of human emotions—anger, frustration, boredom, loneliness, and even sadness—from time to time. But even when faced with discomfort, they have an underlying sense of optimism that things will get better, that they can deal with what is happening, and that they can feel happy again.

Research suggests that happy people rank high on eudemonic life satisfaction and better than average on their hedonic life gratification.

All of these can play an essential role in the overall experience of happiness, although the relative value of each can be highly subjective. Some activities may be both pleasurable and meaningful, while others might skew more one way or the other.

For example, volunteering for a cause you believe in might be more meaningful than pleasurable. On the other hand, watching your favorite TV show might rank lower in meaning and higher in pleasure.3

Some types of happiness that may fall into categories include:

Religion's Impact on Happiness:

It is known to us, the happiness of everything- its pleasure; it is serenity – indeed, the joy of everything accords with the need of its nature. Therefore, the nature of everything that accords with it has been created. So, the eye enchantments are in (seeing) pretty pictures, and hear enchantments are in (hearing) sweat sounds. The heart’s delight is in the knowledge of God. Happy and prosperous is the person who, through the Grace of God, is the recipient of this experience, whether it be to a greater or lesser degree

There is, however, the experience of spiritual happiness and prosperity far exceeds worldly satisfaction. It is this kind of happy prosperity that one should seek to attain. While it comes only through the Grace of God, He has provided ways and means by which one may receive this gift from Him. It is the way of God that He helps those who help themselves, and the Holy Quran is complete of instructions for the guidance of the spiritual wayfarer, which includes the following points that should be given practical attention:

Happiness is directly related to one’s perception of control, the ability to control one’s life. Depression has been described as the “inability to construct a positive future.” Only when an individual awakens to personal responsibility is happiness in Islam and in life attainable, for regaining control of our life circumstances is only possible by regaining control over ourselves through personal responsibility.

Happy and prosperous is the person who, through the Grace of God, is the recipient of this experience, whether to a greater or lesser degree.

Dealing with Anxiety:

No matter how low we feel, we must remember that we have been given a fantastic gift. It is the most important and beautiful gift one can have. Allah has given us faith and planted it in our hearts. He, the Giver of light, has kindled the light of faith and love for Him in our hearts. Let’s make this light bright and shining.

Our faith and belief in Allah are a fantastic source of happiness and joy. Having and feeling Allah in our lives can erase the darkness from our hearts. Turning to Him, we can find peace and gladness.

The gift of faith can bestow us with a great determination to help and contribute to the Muslim community. Helping others and contributing to our societies is also a good cure for fear or sadness. Gain joy and happiness by spreading kindness.

 The Best Listener:

Whenever you feel stressed out, sad, depressed, or fearful for your future, you should go to meet Allah Almighty. Meet Him in your prayers. Meet Him in your supplications. Talk to Him, tell Him about your problems, and pour out your heart.
Allah is waiting for you to do so. He is the All-Hearing, the Best Listener we can have. We can tell Him everything without that uncomfortable feeling we sometimes have with people because we are worried about burdening them.
Allah Almighty is there! Always! He is close, protecting the Friend of the believers, and He brings us out of darkness into the light.
 
We have to make the first small move. Try to wake up in the last third of the night and supplicate to Allah Almighty. Ask Him to help you. And ask him to remove your anxiety from your heart. Ask Him to show you the right way that leads to His pleasure and your success in this world. If you feel left alone with your worries, rush to meet your Lord and seek comfort in His company by standing or sitting on the prayer mat or remembering Him in your heart. Allah Almighty says in the Quran that only in the remembrance of Allah Almighty. 
If we have learned anything about happiness in Islam, it is that we cannot control external conditions and circumstances. We can control almost nothing except one thing: Ourselves—literally ourselves. Yet, we are often out of control and wreaking havoc on our lives mentally, emotionally, physically, socially, and even financially.

Embracing a new level of personal responsibility makes happiness in Islam and life possible.

Whenever you feel stressed out, sad, depressed, or fearful for your future, you should go to meet Allah. Meet Him in your prayers. Meet Him in your supplications. Talk to Him, tell Him about your problems, Almighty and pour out your heart. Allah Almighty is waiting for you to do so. He is the All-Hearing, the Best Listener we can have. We can tell Him everything without that uncomfortable feeling we sometimes have with people because we are worried about burdening them.

Whoever does good, whether male or female, and he is a believer, we will more certainly make him lead a happy life, and We will more certainly reward him with the best he used to do.