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I was recently reading about what to do if you've lost your happy. This is not specifically related to depression, which requires more specialized tools and perhaps deeper interventions. This is more about fleeting joy and temperamental stuff.

The suggestion was look your happiness the same way you'd look for your keys. "where did you last see it?" When was I last joyful? When did I last experience happiness? And mine those experiences for cues and clues for how to recreate it.

Were there things about the environment, the people, the things you were surrounded by or what you were doing that you aren't doing today? Perhaps you can't replicate the situation, but you might be able to dig into the experiences to find some of the paths back to happiness. No, all of the circumstances may not be available (because of situation, money, or our bodies) but some of conditions might be able to be recreated. Also, our brains like puzzles.

It's easy to think of all the reasons I CAN'T and I'm shortchanging myself I I'm not willing to dig a little deeper to seek out my own happiness. How can I take steps towards my own bliss?

How have you brought in more light or happiness?

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