Happiness is for the the courageous
It is not for those who secretly
Want to crawl back 
Into the womb. 

Happiness is for those who are willing to 
Give of themselves
And start over a thousand times
To discover a naturalness 
No inner conflict can touch.

Happiness is for those who are willing to 
Live off script 
Beyond narrative 
Without compromise
Unapologetically integral. 

Happiness is for those who are willing to 
Admit their shadow
On the altar
Of sober seeing. 

Happiness is for those who are willing 
To risk love and grief that
Purges all that is false 
Leaving no option but to 
Rest in a mystery 
That promises 
All will fall away.

Happiness is for those who are willing 
To stop seeking
And stand in the fire 
Of universal facts
That only know 
Peace
Freedom 
Joy 
And happiness.