What mistakes do people make in trying to attain happiness?

What mistakes do people make in trying to attain happiness?

Allyn Lyon (Meditation Teacher ) gives expert video advice on: Is happiness or contentment worth pursuing?; What are the essential ingredients of happiness?; What gets in the way of happiness? and more...

People can let their fear get in the way. And this desire for security, this desire that nothing bad can happen, completely gets in the way of any spontaneity and responsiveness and playing with the world. And so people tend to lock themselves into little boxes and they do not want to go out and play because something bad might happen. And so they are not happy in their little boxes. Whereas, if they were to go out and explore the world, they would find a great deal. It is delightful.