Episode 29:  Happiness.  We all want.  We all strive for it.  And most of us miss the boat completely on experiencing it.  The problem lies within the whole paradigm in which we see it.  And in the way we go about trying to achieve it.  Most people live from a place of "if I have this/that then I'll be happy" or "when this happens, then I'll be happy".  Well, my friends, we have it all wrong.  

"Seeking happiness that comes from pleasure, is to be happy when something happens. It is the end result." 

That is all good & fine.  Pleasure is fantastic.  Keep after it.  AND the thing is, if the reward of the pleasure is the only way you experience the good feelings you desire, you are missing out.  And you will forever be seeking it, only to experience happiness when things go your way.  Believing that happiness comes from outside of yourself is to believe you have no control over it.  From this place, we are totally missing all the happiness & joy that comes from the journey to happiness itself.   What if, instead, we consider contentment for a minute?  

Contentment "is a state of being alive. It is a state & foundation through which you go through life. It isn't disrupted or taken away when life changes.”

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