Creating Happiness

Creating Happiness

We have to learn the art of creating happiness. The substance of the art of making others happy is mindfulness. 

                                                 Thich Nhat Hanh: Shambhala Sun, March 2006

 Creating happiness within and around us must be one of our most important tasks in life.

First of all we have to do what we can to be happy ourselves. That means looking deeply into our innermost wishes and fears and come to terms with them. When you know who you are and what’s important for you, you will find out how to be happy in your everyday life. 

Standing firmly in your own happiness, you can start spreading it around. With mindfulness you look closely at your friends and family members. With your mindfulness you will understand them and their needs, and you will find things to do or say to make them happy. Often it’s the little things that matter most - serve her/him a nice cup of tea, really listen when he/she is frustrated with his/her work, give her/him a foot massage, prepare a little surprise outing …. :-)

Understanding is love, and love makes us want to see everybody happy. 

How can you create happiness for someone you meet today?