http://www.herworld.com Her World Singapore @herworldsingapore @herworldsgWhen I was a young girl,
my annual birthday wish
was always “I just want
to be happy”. Sometime
in my late 20s, I realised
that happiness is a
choice, and not a fl eeting
emotion. Happiness is
not a destination – it’s a
decision. But how do we
get there?
From personal life
experiences and reading
about the modern
women farmers on page
92, the answer is clear –
knowing and discovering
oneself plays a huge part.HW EDITOR’S NOTE
14 HERWORLD JAN 2020
Her World SingaporeBe happy now:
How these SG
women have
done it, from
page 88.POWERING
OUR OWN
In the fi ndings of
our year-long Happiness
Project survey (with
responses from over
1,200 women in
Singapore) on page 90,
we’ve discovered that we
become happier as we
age. I’d like to think
that ’s because older
women have gone
through the rough
patches, and emerged
on the other side with a
better understanding
of themselves and
their places in life,
resulting in a higher stateof happiness.
The next time you
feel yourself stuck in a
rut, perhaps see it as an
opportunity to grow.
And how best to do
that? As our freelance
writer Gyscha Rendy
shares in her piece
on self-discovery on
page 98, by “getting
comfortable with being
uncomfortable all over
again”. New experiences,
adventures, or even new
friendships are the best
catalysts to get you there.- NYL, EDITOR