BOOSTING DIFFERENT FROM HAPPINESS

BOOSTING IS DIFFERENT FROM HAPPINESS  *KAMAL KISHORE

CHAPTER 1: THE ILLUSION OF HAPPINESS

WE OFTEN THINK OF HAPPINESS AS SOMETHING WE CAN PLAN OR CARRY WITH US, LIKE DECIDING TO BAKE A CAKE IN THE EVENING OR PLANNING TO WATCH A SPORTS GAME LATER IN THE DAY. BUT THIS TYPE OF HAPPINESS IS OFTEN AN ILLUSION. THE ACT OF THINKING ABOUT IT—OF WAITING FOR IT—CAN STEAL THE JOY IT WAS MEANT TO BRING. YOU BECOME SO INVOLVED IN THE ANTICIPATION THAT YOU LOSE THE PRESENT MOMENT.

CHAPTER 2: THE BURDEN OF SMALL THOUGHTS

THESE SMALL THOUGHTS—LITTLE PLEASURES WE LOOK FORWARD TO—CAN BECOME A BURDEN. THEY CLUTTER OUR MINDS, CREATING A CONSTANT BUZZ OF ANTICIPATION THAT PREVENTS US FROM EXPERIENCING TRUE, SPONTANEOUS JOY. REAL HAPPINESS DOESN’T COME FROM THESE SMALL, PLANNED MOMENTS. INSTEAD, IT’S FOUND IN LETTING GO AND BEING FULLY PRESENT IN THE NOW.

CHAPTER 3: THE NATURE OF BOOSTING

BOOSTING IS DIFFERENT. IT’S THAT SUDDEN RUSH OF JOY THAT TAKES OVER YOUR ENTIRE BEING—A FEELING SO INTENSE THAT YOUR WHOLE BODY RESPONDS. IT’S LIKE RECEIVING UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS OR SOMEONE TICKLING YOU. IT’S NOT JUST A SMILE OR A LAUGH; IT’S A FULL-BODY EXPERIENCE WHERE YOU CAN FEEL THE JOY COURSING THROUGH YOU. THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD AIM FOR, NOT THE SHALLOW HAPPINESS OF SMALL THOUGHTS.

CHAPTER 4: THE POWER OF THE PRESENT MOMENT

THE PRESENT MOMENT HOLDS THE KEY TO TRUE JOY. WHEN YOU ARE FULLY PRESENT, NOT DISTRACTED BY THOUGHTS OF THE PAST OR FUTURE, YOU OPEN YOURSELF UP TO THE POSSIBILITY OF BOOSTING. YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO EXPERIENCE LIFE AS IT UNFOLDS, WITH ALL ITS SURPRISES AND JOYS. THIS IS WHERE REAL HAPPINESS LIVES—NOT IN THE ANTICIPATION OF FUTURE PLEASURES, BUT IN THE HERE AND NOW.

CHAPTER 5: THE JOY OF LETTING GO

LETTING GO OF THE NEED TO CONTROL AND PLAN EVERY MOMENT CAN BE LIBERATING. IT FREES YOU TO EXPERIENCE JOY IN ITS PUREST FORM. INSTEAD OF HOLDING ON TO THE SMALL THINGS YOU THINK WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY, RELEASE THEM. TRUST THAT LIFE WILL BRING YOU THE JOY YOU SEEK, OFTEN WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT. THIS IS THE ESSENCE OF BOOSTING—A JOY THAT COMES FROM WITHIN AND IS NOT DEPENDENT ON EXTERNAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

CHAPTER 6: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HAPPINESS AND BOOSTING

- HAPPINESS IS OFTEN QUIET AND STEADY—A GENTLE SMILE, A SENSE OF CONTENTMENT. BUT BOOSTING IS SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY. IT’S AN EXPLOSION OF JOY, A MOMENT THAT TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY. IT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WARM, COMFORTABLE GLOW AND A BRILLIANT FLASH OF LIGHT. BOTH ARE VALUABLE, BUT BOOSTING IS THE HIGHER, MORE INTENSE EXPERIENCE.

CHAPTER 7: HOW TO INVITE BOOSTING INTO YOUR LIFE

. BOOSTING IS NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN FORCE, BUT YOU CAN INVITE IT INTO YOUR LIFE BY CREATING SPACE FOR IT. THIS MEANS LETTING GO OF CONSTANT PLANNING AND EMBRACING SPONTANEITY. IT MEANS BEING OPEN TO SURPRISES AND ALLOWING YOURSELF TO BE FULLY PRESENT. WHEN YOU DO THIS, YOU CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR BOOSTING TO HAPPEN NATURALLY.

CHAPTER 8: THE THERAPEUTIC POWER OF BOOSTING

-BOOSTING IS NOT JUST A FLEETING EMOTION; IT’S A POWERFUL THERAPEUTIC EXPERIENCE. WHEN YOU FEEL THAT SURGE OF JOY, YOUR ENTIRE BODY RESPONDS. YOUR HEART RATE INCREASES, YOUR MUSCLES RELAX, AND YOUR MIND CLEARS. IT’S LIKE A RESET BUTTON FOR YOUR WHOLE SYSTEM, HELPING YOU TO FEEL MORE ALIVE AND CONNECTED TO THE WORLD AROUND YOU.

CHAPTER 9: OVERCOMING THE OBSESSION WITH SMALL PLEASURES

- IT’S EASY TO GET CAUGHT UP IN THE PURSUIT OF SMALL PLEASURES—THINGS THAT BRING A MOMENT OF HAPPINESS BUT LEAVE US FEELING EMPTY AFTERWARD. TO TRULY EXPERIENCE BOOSTING, YOU NEED TO OVERCOME THIS OBSESSION. FOCUS ON THE BIGGER PICTURE, THE DEEPER JOYS THAT LIFE HAS TO OFFER. WHEN YOU DO, YOU’LL FIND THAT THE SMALL THINGS LOSE THEIR HOLD ON YOU.

CHAPTER 10: LIVING A LIFE OF BOOSTING

- A LIFE FILLED WITH BOOSTING IS A LIFE WELL-LIVED. IT’S A LIFE WHERE YOU ARE CONSTANTLY OPEN TO JOY, WHERE YOU ARE NOT WEIGHED DOWN BY THE SMALL THINGS. IT’S A LIFE WHERE EVERY DAY HOLDS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY. THIS IS THE LIFE YOU DESERVE—A LIFE OF TRUE, DEEP, AND LASTING JOY.

THANKS  FOR READING-KAMAL KISHORE