Pursuit of Happyness
“There is no way to happiness—happiness is the way.” —Thich Nhat Hanh”
Happiness is one of life’s oldest questions, yet the answers we chase often come from the newest expectations we place on ourselves.
We imagine happiness as a destination — somewhere ahead of us, waiting patiently at the end of a long journey. We tie it to achievements, milestones, social approval, or the world finally rewarding our effort.
But in doing so, we turn happiness into something outside ourselves, something conditional.
And anything conditional is breakable.
What is happiness, really?
Is it wealth?
Is it success?
Is it recognition?
Or is it the quiet sense of alignment we feel when our inner world stops competing with the outer one?
Every person carries a different definition, but most of our definitions orbit around the same idea:
“Once I get there, I will be happy.”
But life doesn’t work that way.
Happiness is not what waits for us.
Happiness is what walks with us.
Recently I came across people comparing the certainty of salaried life with the volatility of entrepreneurship — almost as if happiness belonged to whichever path produced fewer worries.
And while I understand the appeal of stability, I’ve also learned that both paths come with their own discomforts and unknowns. No choice is free from challenge.
Uncertainty is part of life.
But unhappiness does not have to be.
We all arrive in this world empty-handed, and we leave the same way. Everything between those two moments is shaped not by what we accumulate, but by the meaning we extract from our experiences.
Perhaps the real measure of happiness isn’t found in chasing a distant goal but in pausing long enough to acknowledge how far we’ve already come. Our past successes — and even our failures — are not reminders of what we lacked, but reflections of what we endured and who we became.
Celebrating those moments is not indulgence.
It is recognition.
It is grounding.
It is gratitude in motion.
Personally, I’ve learned to place my focus on presence — on giving my best to the moment I’m in, on choosing positivity without ignoring reality, and on seeking meaning rather than validation.
My pursuit of happyness is simple:
To show up fully, act ethically, and walk forward without losing sight of myself.
If the work I do brings clarity and fulfillment, then it matters little whether I’m building my own vision or contributing to someone else’s. Meaning does not depend on ownership. It depends on presence.
And yes, I spell happyness with a Y — inspired by the Will Smith film that captured a simple truth:
Happiness isn’t something we achieve. It is something we practice.
It is not a reward. It is a way.
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