We're going to be happy once we get out of school. We might envision having a wonderful career that will bring us personal satisfaction and the material things we long for.
Or maybe we think that if we just have the right spouse we'll be happier. We'll no longer be lonely and we'll have companionship.
We might be dreaming of owning a new automobile or a new home or taking a great vacation.
All of these things take us out of the moment and into a fantasy landscape where we will find joy and happiness.
Yet, as many of you know, the things I mentioned above might bring us temporary satisfaction. But in the long term, we get used to these things and they no longer fulfill us. And so off we go, looking for something else to fill that emptiness inside of us.
The reality is that we're not going to find happiness somewhere else or in something else. Yes, we might find a fleeting pleasure or a temporary joy in our acquisitions. But in the end, they usually let us down, not quite living up to our dreams.
Real happiness comes from living in the moment, living in the now. Being grateful for our health. Enjoying the beauty of the world around us. From realizing that the world isn't all about us and our egocentric dreams.
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