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Materialism is addictive. W hen one ‘high’
wears off, you w ant another ‘fix’ Focus
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more on value-based goals
such as spending time with family.
so u rces o f b o rro w ed pleasure,” says D r
P u lld t S harm a, C linical Psychologist,
VTM HANS, D elhi. T h e focus, th erefo re,
sh o u ld b e o n d ev elo p in g a stro n g sense
o f se lf an d having clarity o f y o u r long-
te rm value-based goals.
be happy—it’s easy
Sm all ste p s an d a re a d ju stm e n t o f focus
w ill go a lo n g w ay in m a k in g you happy.
■ Focus on higher values. Give love,
g ratitu d e, hum ility, an d k in d n e ss a
chance. So in stead o f ‘le t’s g o for a drive
in th e n e w ca r’ try ‘le t’s go to th e p ark
an d te n d to th e p la n ts’. T h is w ay you
w ill b e able to teach y o u r kid real
em o tio n s like b ein g resp o n sib le fo r th e
en v iro n m en t. Also, d o n o t glorify
m aterialistic p o ssessions in fro n t o f kids.
■ Avoid excessive TV or comparisons.
T ake an in fo rm ed ste p w h e n d ecid in g
w h a t y ou w a n t to expose y o u r k id s to
o n television. S w itch c h a n n els d u rin g
ads th a t you th in k ta rg e t a ch ild ’s
th o u g h t process. D o n o t co m p are o r
p u sh th e kid in to co m p etitio n w h e th e r
rela ted to sp o rts o r sm dies. “W ith
te ac h ers an d p a re n ts p ressu riz in g kids
in to co m p ariso n , it is b re w in g an x iety at
a very y o u n g age,” says D r M irch an d an i.
■ Count your blessings. Shift your
focus from o w n in g m o re to enjoying
w h a t you alread y have. D o you really
n ee d a bigger ho u se? C o m p are y o u r
coveted item w ith a value-based
am bition. D o you w a n t to b e an A T M
fa th e r o r a real father?
■ Reconnect with yourself. D o yoga, or
so m e society service to m ak e y o u rself
feel w orthy. M ed itatio n w ill also give
you a p ersp ectiv e o n tru e happiness.
A s D r N agpal p u ts it aptly, “B igger
h o u ses d o n o t necessarily have h a p p ie r
fam ilies; it is th e people w h o sm ile back
a t y ou an d n o t th e bricks.” 2)
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