I so rarely hear about failed pursuits of happiness.

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People who follow their bliss, who take chances, seem so much more content, less worried, than the rest of us.

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They don’t mind life’s setbacks, or worry when their bliss isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.  If they’re not happy, they try again: they find a new bliss.

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Following your bliss means taking everything else in stride.  You can’t stop surprise expenses from occurring, or make broken things whole without doing the work to fix them.

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You can make allowances for those things, though; pay the piper and fix the broken pieces with a smile and an eye toward the future…toward the stuff you’re really working toward.

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These aren’t delays, or detours on the road to happiness you’re so eager to see to its end.  They’re merely the scenery, the sights along the way.

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