What was I missing? The things that made me truly happy - human connection, positively impacting the lives of others, and being present - had been sidelined by my pursuit of success. I realized the way I had defined success was based on someone else’s definition. But once I arrived at that place, I still felt unfulfilled.
Happy emotion series#
Up until that point, I had believed that if I ticked a series of boxes (flashy career, two-story home, fast car, international travel) I would reach “success” and live my days out happy. How do you experience happiness if you don’t know sadness and pain? The day you land that promotion you’ve been longing for might also be the day you suffer your first heartbreak. Not only is that impossible, but it’s also unhealthy. It’s a state of mind, and you don’t need to be in it every moment of every day. We are taught that, once we finally find it, we’ll be forever satisfied in our lives, and so we live feeling overwhelmed and inadequate, chasing this dream, never stopping to question if it is, in fact, flawed. Most of us are led to believe that happiness is a final destination - one that can be reached if we make the right choices, learn from our mistakes, and keep pushing forward.
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