I was laying on the couch watching, “The Pursuit of Happiness”, and there was a particular line that caught my attention.
The line was, “Maybe happiness is something that we can only purse and maybe we can actually never have it.”
I couldn’t help, but click the rewind button once ... twice ... three times, just so I could hear that particular line over and over again.
Hearing those words, “Maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue and maybe we can actually never have it,” made me think, “How do I define happiness?”
It was difficult to think of one specific moment that defined that term, as I had experienced so many, and in so many different ways.
There was the time when I shared a laugh with a close friend and we giggled until our belly’s ached ... there was the time I felt connected to my tribe in the purest form…there was the time I had my very own bedroom with a bed in it, there was the time when I was swimming in the ice cold lake with not a care in the world…there are countless times that I have experienced happiness.
All of these happy moments have made me realize that I can experience happiness at any given moment if I choose to look at it that way.
I don’t have to wait.
I can choose to be happy along my journey at any time, regardless of the circumstances.
No set of events can take that choice away from me, not even during the most challenging times.
Do you believe you can choose to be happy?
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Oleg Lougheed is the host of the Overcoming Odds Podcast, where you get a glimpse into the stories of individuals who have overcome adversity, suffering, and struggle in achieving their personal success.
