Most people want to be happy, so let’s talk about the pursuit of happiness. You have a right to be happy and do what makes you happy, but you are not promised happiness. You are promised a pursuit.That promise has been kept. You are here in the arena, with a chance to make your own path. You are free to be who you want and live any way you choose. Do not confuse a promise of chance with a guarantee of success. The gift of the pursuit has been given and nothing more is owed to you. You are now responsible for every choice you make and the consequences they bring.
Only you can decide what to pursue, how to pursue it, and how long to pursue it. Only you can decide what matters to you and who matters to you. Only you can decide how to respond to negativity, distractions, and things that stand in your way.
Do you know what makes you happy? Are you pursuing it with confidence and courage? Will you continue with relentless endurance to get it and keep it?
A pursuit is active, not passive. A pursuit is a lot of work without reward. It means most of your time will be spent pursuing, not achieving.
If you are deserving enough to “achieve” happiness, you will realize two things:
- It doesn’t last. Excitement fades, normalcy sets in, fresh problems arrive, and new desires appear.
- The joy of the pursuit, with all it’s uncertainty and struggle, is happiness. Achievement is just a moment. The work is the reward.
Happiness is found in doing things, not achieving things. It’s all in the action. Happiness is the pursuit, not the place.
What do you do that makes you happy? Reply in the comments because I’d like to know.
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