New experiences, proactive pursuit of desires key to happiness
It’s a really strange word sometimes, and it often escapes us. We often think it will be in a relationship, in a car, or in a party that we got invited to, but in a larger sense it’s much deeper than that. It’s virtue. It’s immovable, sustained joy that can’t truly be taken by the changes in life that sometime s blindside us. It’s often the simple things that work out in our favor that make the tortures of the daily grind bearable and that makes us feel much better when we fall asleep at night.
Happiness is discovering your own character and making it work in this big ol’ mess we’ve got going on here. It isn’t a dream, but it’s a real, attainable thing that we all desire. It is recognizing what you hold dear and making your plans around that dream.
If you find that your desires are a reflection of who you are, then you need to realize no one is stopping you from attaining those desires. All you have to do is make it happen.
Finding happiness can be simpler than you think, and it might lie in getting out and discovering the world and yourself along with it. Travel. Be spontaneous. Expose yourself to a new environment, experiences, and new people.
I love this town, this state, but seeing the world might be in order for three months if you haven’t considered it. If staying around is in order, make a routine out of something you don’t do now. Go run down by the river, join a climbing gym, but most importantly, find your calling.
This summer is a chance to go out and find that which makes you happy. Take three months and do it. Calculate a risk. And get out in the trenches.