I should probably change my bio/intro.
In it I write that I “chase down happiness like it’s the last bus of the night.” But that’s not true.
Happiness isn’t over there, on that bus or where ever it’s going. It’s here, with me.
What I do chase down are the things I want in my life, because I know (from experience) that rarely are these things (or people) just handed over. Rarely do the opportunities to make my life better just magically fall into my life.
Maybe they do for you (and that’s awesome!), but for me, I need to make the magic happen.
So it’s not happiness I chase, but the chance to fill my life with more of the good stuff I love. I rarely give up without a fight, even when it would seem all hope is lost. Even in my own story I’m the underdog. Sometimes I win the day, and sometimes I don’t.
This picture reminded me that I’m not chasing the happiness bus. I’ve got all of that with me.
(somewhere… I may have stuffed it in the bottom of my pack…)