My whole life and probably your whole life too, you heard the saying ‘It’s about the journey’. I always despised this saying, because why is it about the journey, if the destination is so much prettier?
I thought happiness is in the destination and the journey is there because we ‘have’ to go endure it. Pain is gain, that sorts of quotes and sayings.
Nowadays I don’t see it like this anymore. Happiness is not something that you gain, it comes from within. You either are happy right now in this moment, or you aren’t. It is not about fighting a battle, winning it and than becoming happy.
People often think that having money will mean happiness and it can! If you were already a happy or grateful person, than money won’t have to change that. If you feel absolutely miserable and think I feel better when I have XYZ, than I have to break it to you but having XYZ will not give you any more fulfillment. It will in short term give you those fulfilled feelings, but shortly after that you will try and search for another goal to achieve. You will think okay, but I will feel even more happy if I achieve being a millionaire, or a multi-millionaire.
It is about the journey, the journey gives you information, you learn from it. You learn from yourself and you see what it is that brings you happiness. It isn’t about achieving the goal, because than you’ll have to find a new goal, it is about the path you lay out and the people you get to know along the way.
You can know and feel what brings you happiness, just listen to how you are feeling in this moment and listen to that. What can you do in this moment to feel a little better? Often it is very simple like grabbing a coffee, that could make you feel a little better today. Reaching out to a friend, walking your dog in nature, listening to a podcast, or just meditating and paying attention to how you are breathing.
The journey is the most amazing thing to be on. It is your story to tell and it is yours to feel. Achieving the goal is simple, it is appreciating the journey that feels hard. But when the goal is near, the journey is what counts.
I hope you have an amazing day today,
x
Softmindreminders
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