I have learned a lot about happiness this year. One of the most fascinating concepts for me is that while everyone can be happy, the same things do not make everyone happy. Some of the things that make me happy are shoes, candles and reading. While these things bring me great pleasure and contentment, not everyone shares these ideals. For instance, one bestie would rather light herself on fire than read a book, while the other one derives more happiness from her purse collection than her shoes. The man would rather have a nice glass of wine in his garden with a good book and a Jimmy Buffet CD, and my mother would rather spend the day in a movie theater. Different strokes for different folks truly does apply.
Another concept that I have learned this year is that it is ok for some things that make many people happy to not make me happy. I will never understand the allure of Justin Beiber. I am not going to ever enjoy crab cakes or The Family Guy. It has taken a while to understand that this is ok. For some reason, it is easier for me to grasp the concept that not everyone is going to be made happy by the things that make me happy than it is to understand that it is ok to not be happy with things that almost everyone likes. It is like a new kind of peer pressure.
Since I have a few followers, I am going to pose a question. What makes you happy even if it doesn't make everyone else happy?
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