Nice interview from The Happiness Project. Read the whole thing!<\/p>\n
What do you know now about happiness that you didn\u2019t when you were 18?<\/strong>
\nMy dad was the king of simple pleasures. He was not a tormented soul. I, on the other hand, was a moody, impatient kid who tried to do too much and move too fast. I could see but not really appreciate my dad\u2019s view of the world when I was young. But he must have left his mark on me, because I\u2019ve come to realize that life isn\u2019t all about the tallest peaks or fastest races, and it\u2019s certainly not about our possessions, titles, or money. Life\u2019s meaning unfolds in both the \u201cbig moments\u201d and the detours and pauses and tiny moments of serendipity. Being in the present, along with being present for others, is crucial<\/em><\/span>. I used to have one gear: high. But now I realize that happiness comes from complicated rhythms. And it comes and goes. It\u2019s not a state of being that once reached, sticks.
\nvia The Happiness Project: “Without Attention, We Cannot Go Deeply in Thought or Relations.”<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nice interview from The Happiness Project. Read the whole thing! What do you know now about happiness that you didn\u2019t when you were 18? My dad was the king of simple pleasures. He was not a tormented soul. I, on the other hand, was a moody, impatient kid who tried to do too much and … <\/p>\n