Goals come in two kinds: ours and imposed. An imposed one runs on willpower; a real one gives you energy at the mere thought of it — and that's what brings happiness.
Every time we feel progress in our lives, we feel happy.
Happiness = progress.
It doesn’t matter how small that progress is. We learned a few new words in a foreign language today, figured out a new function in Photoshop, learned a new exercise at the gym, or put aside 200 hryvnias toward buying something. What matters is that we’re moving in the direction we want.
When we set goals and start moving toward them, we get a starting point A, where we begin, and a point B, where we want to end up.
Some people only celebrate the moment the goal is reached. I’m of the view that it’s better to enjoy both the journey and the arrival.
Goals come in two kinds: ours and imposed.
When I “want” to do something because “that’s how it should be,” or because I feel a duty to my family, or because of some other external factor — those are indicators of an imposed goal.
When a goal is genuinely ours, it gives us energy and motivation from the mere thought of it. You can walk toward that goal for a very long time, the road can be hard, the money can run out, the people around you can laugh, your physical strength can run low. But when it’s truly your vision and your goal, you’ll keep going anyway.
And in the process of reaching those desires and aspirations that God puts in our hearts, we will feel genuinely happy.
But when we stand still, as if “frozen” by the difficult circumstances around us, we have no sense of progress — and so no sense of happiness either.
So, are you setting goals for 2024?
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