https://jonathanfrei.com/2009/09/binary-happiness Based on a true story Wed, 08 Oct 2014 13:13:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://jonathanfrei.com/2009/09/binary-happiness#comment-12 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:10:00 +0000 http://jonathanfrei.com/2009/09/binary-happiness/#comment-12 For me, happiness is satisfaction with life, is contentment with who I am today and where I am going tomorrow. It is a realization that all is well, if not perfect. It is the knowledge that I am cared for, that my dreams and passions have a purpose and an outlet, that I am making a difference. Our pursuit of happiness, however, must not supersede our longing for joy, which goes a step beyond happiness. Feeling joyful does not mean everything is hunky-dory or perfect. It does not entail a feeling of weightlessness, as if you have not a care in the world. It is the deep awareness that all is in the hands of God, and come what may, His will will be accomplished, and all will be as it is meant to be. And that can never be anything but our best good.

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