“Attaining lasting happiness requires that we enjoy the journey on our way toward a destination we deem valuable. Happiness is not about making it to the peak of the mountain nor is it about climbing aimlessly around the mountain; happiness is the experience of climbing toward the peak.” WayInspirationalHappinessEnjoyEffortJourneyMountainExperienceValuableDestinationLastingClimbingBeing HappyAttainmentFinding HappinessAttaining HappinessHappy InspirationalLasting HappinessEnjoy The JourneyEnjoy It While It LastsPeaking Book:The Question of Happiness: On Finding Meaning, Pleasure, and the Ultimate Currency Source: The Question of Happiness: On Finding Meaning, Pleasure, and the Ultimate Currency
“Perfectionism and optimalism are not distinct ways of being, an either-or choice, but rather they coexist in each person. And while we can move from perfectionism toward optimalism, we never fully leave perfectionism behind and never fully reach optimalism ahead. The optimalism ideal is not a distant shore to be reached but a distant star that guides us and can never be reached. As Carl Rogers pointed out, ‘The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination” WayPersonsStatesMovingLife IsChoicesStarsProcessBehindsIdealsGuidesDestinationShoreGood LifePerfectionismRogerCoexistEither Or Author:Tal Ben-Shahar
