Is Happiness For Me?

Unconditional Satisfaction

Have you ever said, “I’ll be happy when...”?

It’s a common thought that happiness is tangled to a future goal, around the corner, external. We think, “Once I achieve X or once Y feels right, then I’ll be happy.”

Happiness isn’t about waiting for stars to align, it’s the ability to choose our emotional response.

Imagine waking up to a quiet morning, sipping your coffee, and appreciating the simple comfort of your cozy space. In this moment, you're alive and well.

• Do you have a roof over your head?

• Are there people who care about you?

• Are you breathing, alive, and well today?

All reasons to feel content right now. And yet, many of us overlook the gift of life, waiting for the “perfect” conditions to arrive.

Practicing awareness combined with the power of perspective will help to embrace the present, to find joy in a small often overlooked thing, like a hot cup of chai.

Appreciating the warmth of a bed or the love of friends can often remedy grief.

So, the next time you catch yourself saying, “I’ll be happy when...”, pause. Reflect on all the reasons you have to be happy now.

"The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves."

- Alan Watts.