On Friday I was sitting at my desk at work and it was a really nice day. The office was warm so the window was open and a light breeze was blowing through the room, the sun casting its rays across the row of tables. Add to that the birds tweeting outside and you have a really lovely afternoon.
In this scenario, a person could wish they were at home and able to enjoy doing whatever they wanted in the sunshine instead of having to work.
That's not how to be happy.
Enjoying the sunshine, the warmth and the birds simply makes a working day better. Having something nice shouldn't make you unhappy because you can't enjoy it quite to its maximum, especially when there will be other times when you can enjoy it! It should make you happy to have it at all.
This is just one example of being happy with what you have, rather than wishing for more or for things to be different. So stop saying "if only", and be more accepting of the way things are. You'll find more reasons to be happy than ever before.
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