Why Chasing Happiness Leaves You Tired

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You ever notice how people who keep chasing happiness…

and never really find it?

Like they’re always reaching, but never actually get there.

One minute they’re “locked in.”
Next minute, they’re back to scrolling.
Overthinking. Questioning everything.

And maybe that’s been you lately.

You’ve been doing all the right things.
Trying to improve. Trying to grow.
But it still doesn’t feel like enough.

That’s not because you’re broken.

It’s because happiness was never meant to be a finish line.
It was meant to be a companion — something that walks with you as you build a life that actually matters.

The people who feel the most joy aren’t chasing it.

They’re building something.
They’re serving someone.
They’re standing on business.

And that doesn’t always feel like “happiness.”
Sometimes it feels like silence.

Like discipline.
Like being misunderstood.
Like doing the right thing when no one claps for you.

But that’s the kind of life that gives back.

Because chasing happiness looks like:
👉 Avoiding pain.
👉 Seeking comfort.
👉 Bouncing from thing to thing hoping this will be the one.

But building meaning looks like:
✅ Showing up when it’s hard.
✅ Having faith when there’s no proof yet.
✅ Becoming someone your younger self would be proud of.

So if you’re tired of chasing…

Maybe it’s time to root yourself.

In something stronger than mood.
In something deeper than motivation.
In something eternal.

God doesn’t promise you constant happiness.

But He does promise you peace.
And that’s the kind of peace you don’t have to chase.

You just have to walk in it.

Keep going.
You’re becoming someone solid.

Your Best Friends,

— Ethan & Remy at Intredis

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