Happiness

“You are the only restraint to your happiness.” Fuve


Happiness is not a finish line.
It is a practice.
A flow state.
A choice repeated through trials and triumphs.

Happiness isn’t comfort.
It’s aliveness.
It comes from creating, contributing, and aligning.

To be happy is to be honest.
To live in contradiction and pretend contentment is to wear a mask over a mirror.
Real happiness means dealing with anger, grief, and doubt—not escaping them.

Love the world… but love yourself, too.
Create a life path you’d follow even if no one praised you for it.
Dare to dream—and dare to change course.
Let your work be worship, your days be devotion.

“Practice not having excessive expectations.”Fuve
Expectations can become traps.
Let go.
Instead: intend, act, and receive.

Fuve Practice

Breathe in: “I choose this moment.”
Breathe out: “I allow joy to be simple.”

Fuve Reflections

  • “Create and follow dreams.”

  • “Practice acceptance, creativity, and courage.”

  • “Practice compassion, truth-seeking, and gratefulness.”

  • “Deal with anger in a healthy way.”

  • “Create a career or life path you truly love.”

"By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day."Robert Frost
(The irony of ambition is real. Make sure what you build is worth being trapped in.)

Fuve Principle

Happiness is the reward for walking in truth with yourself.
It grows not from what you earn—but from what you allow.

  • Poetic Definition
    Happiness is the bright flame of presence and gratitude.
    Sadness is the sacred ache of letting go.

  • Symbolic or Practical Meaning
    Happiness arises from connection, meaning, and inner peace—it expands the heart and nourishes the spirit.
    Sadness comes from loss, unmet desires, or deep empathy. It is not a flaw, but a signal of care and change.

  • Affirmation / Contemplation Phrase
    “I welcome joy and honor my sorrow—they both belong.”
    → Ask yourself: What is my sadness trying to release or restore?

  • Balanced View (Interdependence Insight)
    Sadness is often the shadow of happiness—its mirror. We grieve only what we’ve loved. Each gives contrast to the other. Together, they teach us to feel fully, live honestly, and cherish the impermanence of all things.