Welcome to the happiness podcast, I'm Dr. Robert Puff. I think there's a very common misconception

out there that when we reach a state of happiness, of peacefulness, that everything's

just going to go great, that our lives are going to be smooth,

and now that we've reached this state of happiness, of bliss, that there really won't be

any big problems anymore.

Things are just going to go smoothly for the rest of our lives.

Wouldn't that be nice? Now if you're ready to turn this episode off and stop listening,

hang in there. There really is some good news. It's just not what most people think.

Over the years I've just picked up from people that are really seeking to improve their lives

that they want to reach a point where everything just goes really well all the time.

And those negative things like most people experience, say divorce, kids getting involved in drugs,

losing our jobs, having illnesses, just stop occurring.

Everything will be great and we'll be in a state of nirvana.

I mean it can be a little bit ridiculous at times. I remember recently during a break at a

workshop I was giving. I was talking to one of the attendees and I was sharing with them that

my daughter was having a difficulty in one of her classes at school.

And they really seemed surprised to hear that.

They even said so.

After all, how could one of my children have any sorts of problems, weren't they perfect?

We may laugh about this, but I do think it's a fairly common misconception that people think

that when a person reaches a certain state at life, a state of peace on us and

happiness, that everything's just going to go smoothly from that point on, and

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