On Happiness: Fleeting or Forever?

Or Something In Between.


If it's not one thing, it's another. We are constantly reminded of the uphill consequences of our decisions: the credit card payments that accompany a would-be exciting purchase; the extra pounds imposed by that (small) piece of chocolate cupcake with sprinkles; the paranoia associated with long distance relationships; the long work hours; the graduate school loans. Does it ever end? The simple answer is yes. The long answer is it's ultimately up to us to block out the rest of the world's need to constantly remind us of life's short-comings and hold onto the joy of the simple moments: the anticipation of wearing your new, over-priced eye shadow; the richness of the chocolate balanced by the butterscotch icing; the phone calls in the middle of the night. And in doing so, remember that happiness is both fleeting and forever and everything in between. Enjoy.