I’ve been realizing lately how much of my unhappiness in life came from the fact that my life wasn’t what I wanted it to be. I would strive for years, in so many different ways, to make a life for myself where I was satisfied. But that life required that I achieve some grand goal or success in life.

There’s is no happiness to be found chasing ambition. Better to let go of these desires for your life to be a certain way, and focus on short term, attainable goals. But most importantly, accept who you are right now. Accept what your life is like. It’s okay if it’s not quite what you want it to be. But it’s your life, and chances are it’s livable. Better to focus on the smaller pleasures in life that are within reach.

Lately I’ve found that thinking this way is a relief. It’s as if I released a burden that’s been hanging onto my psyche, and now life feels a bit lighter. Ambition is just ego, vanity. Life is better when we let go of it.