Happiness is the most dangerous, unrealistic expectation we place on ourselves as humans. It’s easy to get consumed with the quest for happiness. It’s a high just like any other drug , but we forget that what goes up, must also come down.

I’ve been chasing happiness my whole life only to realize it’s like running in place. The entire notion that we should strive to be happy the majority of the time isn’t something I buy into anymore. People should chase being content and embrace the moments of happiness that come their way. To recognize it’s fleeting is incredibly freeing. We shouldn’t feel like something is wrong with us because we are not in a constant state of bliss. Maybe those who claim to be just aren’t as honest with themselves. Would I trade my self-awareness and unwavering inquisitive nature to be live in a blind state of ecstasy ? No. I would be uninspired and would be sacrificing my greatest gift : my mind.

Life is more like the ocean. Emotions are like the tide; Nothing constant and always moving. Similar to unpredictability of the sea , sometimes a big wave comes along and takes us under. While we are caught in the current getting tossed around, those 10 seconds feel like an eternity. It crosses our mind that we may never catch our breath again, but suddenly we are above water, gasping for air and gaining relief. Most of the time we live in fairly calm waters with smaller, more manageable waves of emotions. If we can be at peace with the conviction that happiness will come again, yet also leave too, we wouldn’t get so exhausted trying to fix ourselves.

-Meyer’s Grace

“You cannot drown if you enter the raging sea willingly. The waves will know she is here to conquer, she is here for war.” Alison Malee