Synthesizing Happiness

I learned at the Hypnotherapy Academy that it's not what happens that matters, it's your perception of the events. Shakespeare said it best:

'Tis Nothing good or bad
but thinking makes it so.
William Shakespeare

I'm related to people that seem to be happiest when miserable or when they are making others miserable. I don't understand why that bring satisfaction to them. Maybe it's not satisfaction but a feeling of being in control when they otherwise feel so out of it. I keep thinking that they'd be so much happier just by changing how they look at the world.

We can make our own happiness just by changing our thoughts and attitudes. Sometimes that's easier said than done, of course, but time and persistence can work miracles if we just allow it.

How much happiness do you want in your life? What thoughts are you willing to change in order to be happy?