Happiness can feel like a destination, a prize to win. But is happiness a goal to reach or a lifelong companion? I suggest answering this question, requires looking beyond simple definitions, , exploring its cultural meanings, and psychological underpinnings. As such, this blog unpacks happiness and suggests additional relationships we could have with this emotion.

I wish I could rip myself to shreds Mince her up and start again. I thought if I tucked all the bad bits away They wouldn’t burrow in my gums  Bleeding rivers But they were barb wire-wrapped Cutting me to the bone On every choked out laugh

This article introduces Alfred Adler’s theory of individual psychology, which proposes that our actions are not merely reactions to past events but are driven by a desire to achieve both conscious and subconscious social goals. This purpose-driven view of behaviour is known as teleology, which stands in contrast to aetiology, the explanation of behaviour as the result of past causes.