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Cheer up! Pull yourself together! it may never happen! There are many platitudes thrown around designed to immediately drag a person from a state of despair. But happiness is not that easy. People are not born happy, a cheery disposition does not come automatically. It is not a gift from God. You have to work at happiness, you have to be taught how to be happy...

Happiness - Choose Your Emotion Pursuit of Happiness Stumbling On Happiness
Is happiness a Pursuit? Whether you are striving to start your own business or family, happiness is the goal. Can we really obtain happiness? Or are we like racing greyhounds, chasing an artificial lure around a track only to cross the finish line empty handed...
One of the most interesting books I've read in the last couple of months is Daniel Gilbert's Stumbling on Happiness. Gilbert's premise is that we often make decisions in our present with the idea that these things will benefit us at some future time. We deny ourselves things and save our money thinking that our future selves will enjoy and appreciate these sacrifices, only to arrive in the future full of regret about our past decisions.