People who have this thing called ‘happiness’

Glide through life’s obstacles

Seem unbothered by its coarseness

Are open minded and expansive

And how come

Someone can have it all

Money, power, respect

Yet if they don’t possess this ‘happiness’

Feel unfulfilled and troubled

Their sadness drags them down

Plagued by unworthiness and doubts

They become immobile

Unsatisfied

Dejected

A slave to their very own mind

What about happiness makes the poor- rich?

Turns their shambles into palaces?

Is it a mind shift or destination?

And how does one get there?

Well my friend, Happiness can not be based on anything external, Because if that falls through, So will you

Happiness is a choice

That comes from you

Yes, you

Your self-value

Goes way beyond your accomplishments

You are a piece of God

God needed your being

To create a perfectly imperfect world

You need not pursue

A feeling

An emotion

A person

A lifestyle

Happiness is an awareness

That every breath is precious

Every living being is precious

Every blade of grass

Has a divinitive purpose

An experience

That we can tune into

At any moment

Happiness is hidden underneath us all

If one is wise enough to uncover it that is

It’s a cohesiveness

Of the mind, body and spirit

Remember, it doesn’t matter where you proceed

Or which mountain you wish to ascend

It does not matter whether you succeed

It is the journey that matters in the end

How do we achieve happiness?

Not by giving, not by doing

But by being