In our day-to-day lives, emerged into the frenetic pace our society demands, the one thing most of us all share is the desire for happiness.  Like any desire, it can turn to obsession.  So what can you do?

I Want To Be Happy! Never such trivial words sounded so heavy…  More and more of us are running after health, happiness and love these days, it seems as knee jerk reaction to the burden and constraint of our daily lives.  Nay, let’s rephrase this one to how much we allow our daily lives to pressure us.  Yet, without discomfort or pressure there is little incentive to go forward.  But there is such a thing as too much, especially when it comes to the desire to change.

Change, No Matter What! The inner deep restlessness we all feel propels us to strike a better balance.  Often time, we look outside for these things, better health means eating right, more happiness means maintaining yourself in a state of heightened elation, so on, so forth.  Pretty soon we find ourselves exhausted and feel it isn’t worth it.  We give up and go back to our regular life with a sense of failure.  Sounds harsh for a Monday morning.  It’s there every day of the week.

We need to be extra careful these days to avoid the peaks of highs and lows.  Happiness is a state of mind and as in any emotional state, it passes.  Focusing on health or other worthy noble goals is what we need to do, as long as we keep our drive in balance.

In other words, the question we need to ask ourselves always is: “Is this quest for my highest good?”  And finally:  “Is my approach the best way to handle this?”  Find out if you are going over board today.  Feel, sense, think through if your quest for happiness is making you miserable.  Strike that balance between a healthy sense of humor watching you and a peaceful determination to find your correct balance, despite any ideas you might have of it.  In other words, move out of your way today.

So if your search for happiness is making you sad, you need to change a few things.  The Kybalion has always been a useful tool for me in striking a balance between willing and allowing yourself to be in the right place, at the right time.