If We Can't Keep Ourselves Happy, Nobody Else Can

Let me shatter an illusion: happiness isn't delivered in gift-wrapped packages by others. We must cultivate it ourselves.

Aug 03, 2025

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During my 2022 joy session in Whistler, BC, I invited audience members to join me on stage for a dance. | Photo by: Claire Pipher

The architect of your happiness? Look in the mirror. No external hand can build what must rise from within. This truth echoes through the chambers of every human heart, yet we persist in our quixotic quest—searching for that p…

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