Until
I sought for happiness long and
hard, thinking that finding it
would bring untold contentment,
until
I realized happiness cannot be
found, like a street or address,
happiness is a state of mind
and, coincidentally, so is
contentment.
I longed for riches thinking
that by achieving them, receiving
them, I would have my heart’s desire
until
I realized riches are merely
the tools through which our
desires can be achieved, and
it is only through hard work
that we receive either riches
or our heart’s desire.
I longed for closeness with my
spouse, my best friend, thinking
that would make me a better
person, more complete,
until
I realized I must search for
completion within myself,
and then, only then, can
I become close enough
to another person to
feel, at last, complete.
2008 Carol J. Grace All Rights Reserved
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