Every expectation for happiness
Is met with sorrow.
The ultimate outcome
Of all pursuits
Is disappointment.

Perhaps happiness is not
Something to be expected;
Or something to be pursued…
Its place isn’t at a distance
Somewhere in the future…

It’s a way of being
In this moment
A way of seeing…
A way of meeting and greeting life
With nothing more than your presence.

Happiness is a choice.
It’s when you choose
To put gratitude before demand
Appreciation before dismay
And love before hope.