People in the rush for material things have forgotten to enjoy the little things and enjoy life to the fullest.
The statements were made by the psychotherapist Ala Vicevici during an interview in the column “True heroes”.
“What is happiness and what is joy? Many people confuse them. Joy is our inner state, I am happy for who I am, I am happy for my mother, for my father, and it can be compared to contentment. Happiness, however, is a momentary emotion. That emotion can depend on an object, a person or a situation. We return to childhood, what is happiness – an ice cream, a doll, a joc, a hug – an emotion experienced now that unfortunately we have forgotten about it, unfortunately we have closed it inside us and it is knocking on the door. The child inside us knocks on the door and asks: when was the last time we ate an ice cream in the park when we went for a walk? We don’t have time, we are in a rush for the material world, when we have time to talk with a friend to enjoy ourselves or to laugh as we used to laugh in childhood. We always think what others will think, it is always a block to happiness. Very often we promise ourselves that we will never be happy again and when that happens we put another weight on our shoulders. As the parents used to say: Why are you laughing so much, because you’ll soon see that you’re going to cry”, said the psychotherapist.
According to Ala Vicevici, it is the choice of each person to add value to the things in their life and to learn to enjoy small things.
“There is such a great connection between childhood and the fear of now, and we understand that we lack everything but joy and happiness. Why couldn’t we enjoy simple things, a purchase, a car, a lunch of anything. Even these new phones, when we look at them we think that when we have them we will be happy, and after we have them we look at them and it’s as if nothing has changed. We do not know how to fully enjoy everything that is given to us. The brain is so excited that it eliminates so much, that when different situations occur it no longer has the strength to give anything else. Our life is like a phone screen in which we browse and see: family, child, phone, car and life passes by in a rush and we no longer enjoy the moment of now and here. The past is depression, the present is happiness and the future is stress. It is our choice to be happy because I choose, I want, I know – me, not what my mother wants, not what my husband or anyone else wants, but what I want,” the psychotherapist said.
2023-12-03 17:30:39
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