WEEK FIVE:
TRUE HAPPINESS
"Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold. Happiness dwells in the soul"
Democritus
Hollywood would have us believe that ambition is a bad thing - it is the motivation of every antagonist from romantic comedies to summer blockbusters. Ambition fuels our hopes and dreams and gives us the strength to do what it takes to succeed, but it can ruin our happiness if we let it. In Joyce Meyer's book, Enjoying Where You Are On The Way To Where You're Going, she explains that often times we get frustrated when we look at our position and compare it to where we want to be.
You cannot base your happiness on the foundation of having stuff, because you'll end up being possessed by your possessions. Reaching the goals you have set is not where your happiness will come from, but the growth process and discovering yourself and your potential is where your joy resides. I may not yet be where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be. Do not let the distance of the destination spoil the journey for you.