Destination Happiness is a trap. If you put all of your hope of happiness on reaching a certain destination, then you're discounting any and all happiness you can have all along the journey. And that's where all of the happiness can be found. It's all about the journey. The journey is your life. There's no … Continue reading Destination Happiness
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Journey
The journey never ends, it merely shifts as you go along. You might as well enjoy it then. It's not about the destination. There isn't one final, ultimate destination, so there's no sense in delaying your happiness until you reach it. It's about the long and winding road of the journey. The journey is what … Continue reading Journey
The Journey
Keep going. You don't have to race. Your life will proceed at its own pace anyway. So you might as well embrace the flow, rather than resist it or try to push it. They say that it's all about the journey and not the destination. So enjoy the journey. That journey is your life.
Wherever
Destination Happiness is a trap. Thinking that you'll be happy, that you'll finally feel abundant, or be at peace once you reach some place other than where you are, is just a trick you're playing on yourself. Even though I know this, I still fall for it and need the reminder myself. The feeling that … Continue reading Wherever
The Real Endgame
When I really question why I want anything that I want, it seems to always be for the same reason. It's because I think I will be happy once I get it. Happiness is the real endgame. The reality is, that happiness can be had without any prerequisites required. So, why not just go directly … Continue reading The Real Endgame
Anticipation
The anticipation of something happening is almost always a much more delicious experience than the actual event. Visualizing all of the exciting recreation for that upcoming vacation, planning the wedding of the century, working towards that degree which promises so many job opportunities, or merely dreaming of the time coming up when things will finally … Continue reading Anticipation
Happy all along the way
Beware of Destination Happiness. You know, that thing where you think like, I'll be happy when... (I graduate / I get a new job / I win the lottery / I get a new house / I get married / I get divorced / I get remarried... etc.) I've fallen for that trap so many … Continue reading Happy all along the way
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