by Lori Davis

Created on: October 24, 2008

Some people define happiness as being wealthy and never having to worry about finances, while others merely believe that true joy comes from the heart. There are also those that are truly miserable, but that misery has become such a familiar part of their life that being joyful has taken the "back seat", when priorities are put in order. Regardless of how one views the ever so beautiful emotion that we call happiness, it is a fact that those who are filled with such joy are definitely more productive. It is very rare that one who is angry, bitter, or lacking emotion succeeds.

True happiness begins with one's self image. When lack of self esteem and/or anger overwhelms the incredible nature of joy, there is only one way to become productive, and that is simply to begin seeking happiness. So often we surround ourselves with negative influences, pessimistic people full of doubt and confrontation. This is clearly evident in families, on the job, within friendships, etc. These types of personalities have a tendency to frown upon laughter or another one's joyful spirit. The character displayed is anger, jealousy, selfishness, and lack of emotion, especially for another human being. This type of person toxifies those of a happy spirit by feeding them negativity and constant sarcasm. At times it angers them to hear the sounds of laughter and often these people will dismiss themselves from the setting.

This is very sad, especially for those that strive to be productive and see others do so as well. This type of negative influence will cause tension and turmoil. I call them influences because all peace and joy is dispelled when their present, spreading strife and anger throughout. A genuinely happy person cannot thrive and flourish while listening to negativity and conflict. The fact of the matter is that these people are unhappy with themselves, and are not willing to allow others to be happy either. The miserable frowns and countenances of anger in the unhappy spirit will literally distinguish the flow of production occuring in the home, place of employment, relationships, churches, and within one's self. Therefore, it is impossible to please the unhappy, and positive energy is used in great efforts to do so, but without success.

In some cases unhappy people are in such a state because they are surrounded by these negative influences for a great period of time. In that case one must differentiate between being happy themselves or living to please the miserable. It's a

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