Happiness is the result of a life well lived. You cannot pursue happiness. Happiness will seek you out and be your reward for doing the things necessary to be free of conflict, strife, and challenge. Happiness will be the result of living a life that overcomes adversity, a life that embraces the downturn, the challenge, and the misery that occasionally comes our way. Happiness will be the result of accepting that which you cannot change, even when you purposefully go out and tilt at windmills. Happiness will come to those who want to challenge and be challenged!

The true warrior knows that happiness is an ephemeral reward that cloaks and envelops those who become deserving of the mantle of pure joy and bliss, which is what true happiness is. What have you done today to warrant a dose of happiness? Yes, happiness comes in doses, dollops, slathers, lathers, and gobs. It is a temporary condition, for those who are permanently happy are usually confined to hospitals (or other such institutions) dedicated to the care of the mentally challenged. The wonderful part of happiness is that we can be happy regardless of our surroundings, conditions, status, and stature. We can be happy under the most trying of circumstances. We can be happy when all is not well. We can be happy facing the end of existence here on the planet … or we can be miserable and pathetic. The choice, in large measure, is ours. It is the little things that matter and count for much of what we enjoy. Our lives are built by a succession of small moments. Make each moment count.

You are warriors, and with the reward of happiness often coming your way, you shall know that you are on the path to a successful life. So it has been written.