Life is a journey that takes us down many paths, each step a step toward the destination. And when we arrive, we see that happiness is not the end of a journey, but the journey itself.
Focus not on the destination; you might miss everything. Focus instead on the path.
It is with this realization that we must sometimes stop…and enjoy.
It’s the ultimate goal in life: happiness. We all want to be happy. The caveat is that we all define it differently.
I’ve heard people say that happiness is as simple as being loved and respected, but I disagree. Our idea of happiness changes many times throughout our lives and even throughout our days. It changes as we grow and mature. It changes with our mood.
It could be friendship when we’re lonely, food when we’re hungry, or laughter when we’re sad. It could be selfless. It could be selfish. It could include the suffering of others. It’s never one set thing, but a dynamic, ever-fluctuating combination of factors that contribute to one single result: “I am happy”.
For more, here are some recent related items that I found interesting:
The Scientific Power of Meditation
Ditching Your Commute is the Happiness Equivalent of a $40,000 Raise
A friend of mine shared with me a great article about the American notion of vacationing. In a gist, Americans have it all wrong! 41% of us with paid time off don’t use it, and those who do use it, use it for workation — overly aggressive travel that leaves us battered and exhausted…
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