IN PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

We often think

what will fulfill,

what will give purpose,

what will bring happiness,

is found

in someone else.

 

So we run after them.

We chase.

We court.

We romance.

 

All the while we are seeking

someone who can give us

something only we can give ourselves.

 

And so when we have “caught”

the object of our desire,

we are often left

despondent,

disappointed.

 

We forget,

relationships only amplify human emotions,

they don’t bring them into existence.  

 

If you want

fulfillment,

purpose,

happiness,

the one you must pursue

is

you.