Sometimes the challenge is not simply aiming for, and/or attaining happiness.

It can often be a letting go of a guilt, that being 'too happy' is somehow more than we deserve.

We so often construct our own upper ceiling, based on our opinion of ourselves, or an internal narrative fueled by past negative experiences.

There's so much to gain in simply allowing ourselves to be truly content in our happiness, even if we're happier than we might feel we deserve to be.

© Steven M Williams