Have you ever had a day when everything seemed fine until one person changed their attitude toward you, or something you had worked hard for suddenly went wrong. Maybe your mood depended on a text message, a relationship, a promotion, a purchase, or a plan that did not work out. It is easy to let outside things decide how we feel, but what happens when we place our happiness somewhere we cannot fully control.
A quote widely attributed to Albert Einstein offers a different way to look at happiness. “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” The idea is that a meaningful goal can give life direction, while depending entirely on people or possessions can leave happiness vulnerable to circumstances that may change.
