The Choice Is Yours
Subscribe Free We have been sold the idea that happiness is a destination, something outside of us that must be earned, reached, or acquired. We were told that if we study, work hard, build a family, succeed, and accumulate possessions or status, happiness will follow. Yet for most people, it doesn’t. Or if it does, it appears briefly, only to fade again. Most of us have tasted happiness in moments: falling in love, achieving a goal, buying something new, receiving recognition, or feeling healthy and secure. These moments can feel powerful, sometimes lasting days, months, or even years. But they change. Circumstances shift. Something is lost. And happiness feels just out of reach once more. The mistake is not in enjoying these moments, but in confusing them with happiness itself. Pleasure, excitement, health, and success create emotional highs, not lasting happiness. If your happiness depends on something outside of you, it will always be temporary and fragile, constan...