Updated: 14/1/2026
The Common Misperception and Significance on "Feeling Good"
If I would ask most people right now about how they feel, most of them would simply reply “good”. The answer to this question is so common in our modern day human society, that the meaning of the word itself in this context has become dull and meaningless. Everyone answers the same thing to the same question. Even though it’s understandable considering it’s a quick and simple response, we mostly stop ourselves from searching for words beyond from what we are used using in this regard. What else are we supposed to say, right? But are you really “feeling good", and if this question is asked so commonly amongst people in personal conversations, then what does the essence of it or its importance truly hold? What does it actually mean to “feel good”?
Everyone has a different perspective on what it actually signifies. What I want to disclose is the actual importance of “feeling good”. What it actually means and how to become more aware of the state and the embodiment of it. Learning this, you will discover a whole new perspective on life, as well as your own life. To feel good is more than to feel happy, content or excited about external circumstances; there really is more to it than just thát. It has a great deal to do with acceptance of what is. Only by accepting your current reality, you will be able to feel good. When there is resistance to what is, you are resisting where you are currently, thus automatically you are discontent, dissatisfied and you are certainly nót feeling good.
“How are you?”, “oh, I’m good”. What are you referring to? Your material, mental or emotional aspects of life? When we ask this question to someone, we mean to refer to it as a general indicator on how someone is currently doing or feeling. Their response, which is one simple word “good” most often, generally also referres to and describes their overall present life situation. We are certainly not doing anything wrong by asking someone how they are doing, neither do they by replying that they are doing "good". My point is to bring in the awareness of becoming aware of the subject itself. Meaning, the context is that there’s a conversation, personal interaction or an interest going on about how someone feels. Now you should ask yourself if you’re the one answering the question: “how am I really?”. Becoming truly aware of this question and its true meaning while someone is asking you how you feel, activates your conscious mind to wake up and analyze. It gives you the opportunity to become consciously alert and truly think and become honest with yourself and others and explore the actual meaning of what it means to feel good. You must become aware of what the meaning behind the subject here is. Many people don’t feel good at all the majority of their lives; they don’t know how to make themselves feel that way. If they knew, they wouldn’t feel depressed, anxious or worried as much and they would be more accepting of present conditions and honor the present moment as it is. It’s the fact that they are uninformed and thus incapable to attain the how, that they remain feeling nót good more than they do and really have love where they are in life with full acceptance and compassion.
The act of self-knowledge can move mountains in all regards of life because once we know something, especially about ourselves, we are handed the opportunity to achieve great things. The fact that the majority of the world population doesn’t know what “to feel good” is actually about, raises many cultural problems. We can see this in escapism regarding substance abuse with drugs, alcohol and prescriptive medication; as well as mental health issues such as depression, personality disorders, violence etc. The list goes on and on. Many people have a distorted, limited and destructive view on what it means to actually feel good. Their perspective does more harm than good for themselves, as well as the collective, and in return causes many personal and worldly complications and consequences. One’s upbringing has a great deal to do in how a person views life and either it has helped them evolve mentally and spiritually or it has done the quite opposite. Everyone is different and thus deals differently in regards to life circumstances. However you can’t say that because someone had a rough or bad childhood, that therefore the child will become a depressed or unsuccessful adult later in life. Genetics definitely take part in this but it depends on so many other things as well, such as the external environment growing up, education, nurturing of the caregivers and even nutrition and of course the personal will of the individual.
All of these factors take part in who we become as a person and therefore shape our view of the world and how we look at and define things. An individual might say that they feel good but in reality earns just enough to get by, has succumb to feeling lonely and has accepted that life is a continuous struggle full of hurdles, rather than an exciting adventurous journey. This just shows how different someone’s take on life can be based on their own unique perception and acquired life experiences. They have essentially become conditioned to view life a certain way, which in turn reflects back their personal reality. The problem is often that they are unaware that it’s their conditioning of the manner in which their subconscious mind is wired, that’s causing all the discomfort and problems in their life. The ultimate sad part is that they have accepted the conditions in which they find themselves to be in, which only perpetuates their dreadful circumstances: it’s living life based on limitations instead of knowing your true power and being limitless. There are little limits as to what one can't accomplish; as long as a person's desire, will and belief is strong enough, really anything can be realized. We decide for ourselves what is possible based on our core beliefs. To change our inner state, we must change our perception; to change our perception, we must think differently. If we do that, we will create a new reality. We will create a reality in which “feeling good” has a totally different meaning, a true and loving meaningful definition.