The origin of “An Idea of Happiness”

Many years ago, I was inspired by a quote from Thich Nhat Hanh:

“Our notions about happiness entrap us. We forget that they are just ideas. Our idea of happiness can prevent us from actually being happy. We fail to see the opportunity for joy that is right in front of us when we are caught in a belief that happiness should take a particular form.”

I named my blog at the time “An Idea of Happiness” and over time used some variation of that phrase for various social media accounts.