Had a recent conversation with my parents which prompted this blog post. I think too often in life motivation is triggered by the prospect of superficial gains. I myself fall victim to the lure of this seemingly satisfying yet insatiable demon. This isn’t necessarily a bad reason to work hard towards something (as a secondary motivator), but it certainly isn’t sustainable – for most. The pursuit of success and its ultimate achievement is most probable when working on something that makes you happy, something that doesn’t seem like work. From this I can infer that sustainability is directly correlated to happiness.

The purpose of the above primer is to segue into an idea I had for this blog. As all of our dedicated readers have most likely noticed this blog has only had one post. This probably isn’t because we’re all too busy to spend ten minutes writing a post, but because we can’t think of where to start. So, I decided get the “cyber ball” rolling by suggesting a topic that will hopefully elicit a series of posts.

I propose that you write a post answering one or more of the following questions:

1)      What in your daily life makes you happy? Is it your children, work, exercising, reading, lying in your hammock, or plotting ways to enhance economic efficiency by implementing a system of global free trade? (be specific).

2)      What have you accomplished (today, or more generally to date) that brings happiness and purpose to your life and makes you proud?

3)      What are your aspirations for the future and how will they affect your life to bring you happiness?

The list can go on, but as you can see the central theme here is happiness. While I know that sometimes the hardships of life can bring focus on negativity for anyone, I like to think that my family is a generally happy one. But, at the very least thinking of things that make you happy can only put you in a good mood, so I encourage everyone to post and comment on this blog.

Please E-mail me with what you have, or request to be an author on this blog.