The quest for happiness

When friends ask me what my mother wanted me to be when I grew up, I tell them that her response was that she didn't care as long as I was happy. Unfortunately I had no roadmap to happy. As I grew up I realized that it was my mother who held those directions and I would be given them only when I was headed down a road that wasn't on her map. Eventually I learned that it was HER map to happiness, not MINE. Once I learned that, I could begin my own true quest using the guidance system provided by the Universe. I also learned that happiness was not an external destination. My arrival wasn't determined by how much I had accumulated in material possessions. Happiness was an internal destination. It occurs when I align my thoughts, feelings, and actions with a divine source that only seeks to shower me with its blessings. The quest for happiness isn't always smooth and direct, but I know when I am on the right path now. I accept responsibility for the choices I make along the journey. What does your roadmap to happiness look like?