Euphoria

Aren't we all on this never ending search?

How do I begin to describe this feeling known as euphoria? We all are searching for happiness, but I'm searching for something so much more than that. Happiness is beautiful and all, but I often see it misconstrued. Everyone's version of happiness looks different. With this, we see horrible acts committed in the name of happiness. Don't get me wrong, happiness can be beautiful. But happiness is put on such a high pedestal. As we try to climb to ...reach it, we often get lost along the way. I'm not sure why this always seems to happen, but it does. As we strive for this perfect "happiness", we take a diverged road. We take a road that we were never meant to take, but we do. Now I am thankful for the diverged roads I took, because they did make all the difference. But as I reflect back to the roads I took on my journey to happiness, I feel a pain in my stomach. We all could save ourselves as well as others from a lot of heartache. The reality is we will make mistakes, because we are imperfect. Even with this remaining to be true, I now realize my goal of "happiness" completely missed the point. I missed the target. Today my goal is true euphoria. Why euphoria you may wonder? What's the difference? The difference is euphoria has deeper roots than happiness. It's roots run into the depths of the Earth. These same roots run through my veins. When I chased after happiness, I was chasing after what this World told me would give it to me. The World never gave it to me, it can't give it to you. The only one who can give you this burning in your chest is the one who is not of this World. He took a root of euphoria and placed it in my veins. I am now a blooming tree on a Spring Summer Day. There will be times where I begin to wilt and lose my leaves, but he is only preparing me for the next season.