Why I am Not Happy????

Six common barriers for my personal happiness and how to overcome them.

Happiness can be a paradox: The more you reach for it, the more it seems to slip through your fingers. Could it be you’re looking for happiness in all the wrong places? Do you think happiness is what you get when you get what you want? Some say happiness is a little like falling in love, that you can’t make it happen. If that’s the case, then how can you become happier?
Here are a few tips for overcoming six common barriers to happiness.
Barrier No. 1: Complexity
Solution: Simplify

If you simplify your life, you create more space in your day, making it possible to reflect on your life.
Barrier No. 2: A Breakneck Pace
Solution: Take a Pause
Whether you call it meditation, silence, or prayer, taking a “pause” just a few minutes a day can help you “recharge your batteries” and make you feel happier. A good time to do this is in the morning.
Sit in a quiet place and simply anchor your mind on your breathing. When your mind wanders, bring it back to your breath. Through this process, you learn to observe what your mind is saying.
Barrier No. 3: Negativity
Solution: Let go
Techniques like mindful meditation can help with this, but may not be for everyone, especially those experiencing severe depression,. But there are other simple steps you can take to counteract negativity and enhance your happiness. Practicing gratitude is one.
Barrier No. 4: Despair
Solution: Stay hopeful
Allow yourself to daydream. It’s a wonderful source of hope and, therefore, happiness.
Barrier No. 5: Suppressing sadness
Solution: Feel the real
Having a positive outlook doesn’t mean you never allow yourself to feel sadness. By suppressing sadness, you suppress other as well. Using others as a sounding board -- not as a toxic dumping ground -- can help convert generalized anxiety and depression into targeted feelings you can address with specific solutions.
Barrier No. 6: Navel-gazing
Solution: Connect with others
How important are social networks to your happiness? Perhaps even more important than you realized. The happiness of a friend -- someone you’ve never even met -- can also influence your happiness. It turns out that happiness can spread through social networks, like a virus. The more self-absorbed you are, the more your world closes in, and the less realistic you become.