Many people equate happiness with the how much material wealth a person has, but material possessions alone do not provide happiness. In fact it is often the case that the more material possessions people have the less happy they are. This is because people have a built-in dissatisfaction with they have and own. People always want more. We always try to get more money, more power, or more comfort.

Unless we learn how to moderate these insatiable demands that we have built into our mental and physical make-up system and instead learn how to enjoy the moment as it goes by, unless we enjoy the passage of time, the activities we do as they occur instead of always wishing for more, we are going to be disillusioned and disappointed at the end of life.

Happiness does not come from owning material things, rather it comes from the everyday activities we do. Happiness comes from relishing the moment. It comes from living rather than from desiring to get something in the future.

What is being in the moment? Being in the moment is the feeling of complete involvement with what you are doing. It happens when you