“The truth is that emotions come and go, and those big overwhelming experiences are simply experiences we never expected and had no underlying preparation for. ”
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” is a quote from the United States Declaration of Independence. In the declaration, pursuing happiness was considered an “inalienable right” and has become a common concept in the U.S. and across much of the Western world. Many claim “they just want to be happy” or to “live a happy life”. If there is one thing that is certain about emotions, they do not last. Of course, our amygdala (the part of the brain that houses the limbic system) will record emotions and their links to experiences, stored in our memories.
These memories can often be “triggered”, brought back to the fore
