Recognizing the "I" within me

Pursuing happiness is tricky when you don't know why or for whom you want it. No doubt, you want happiness for yourself, your family and your friends.

But wait. Think for a moment. Do others matter right now? Perhaps. They are your world and keeping them happy is the primary goal in life. When you think a little beyond that you'll see something that was always there but we never saw it because our love for others blinded us. The "I"  within us.

I learnt to recognize that if I am not happy, I certainly cannot keep others happy. That is the undeniable truth.

In my Pursuit of Happiness my first goal will therefore be to keep 'Self' pampered and happy so that I overflow with good feelings that I can share.

I'm looking inward now. I need to list my needs. I need to gather each one of them so that Self will be happy.

Everything else can wait....

In Search of Happiness

On a rainy day sometime in July last year, I looked out of my window at the sombre grey sky and wondered, "Is there true happiness in this world?"

On that day I did not realize that true happiness lay, not outside my window, but within me. It took me a while to understand that the searching should start from the remote recesses of my mind, not among the many external distractions that life throws at us.

Life will try to mislead your mind & heart but that is part of the adventure. Happiness is a treasure and finding treasures aren't so easy. Besides, treasures are worth risking life & limb for.

My tale in search of happiness.......