Happiness often feels like a distant goal, doesn't it?

We can easily get caught up in believing that we need more—more money, more success, more likes on social media—to fill that void.

Just remember that Marcus Aurelius himself—the Roman emperor who could have had every luxury imaginable—found that happiness wasn't about external possessions or status but about the internal landscape of the mind.

How is your own perspective shaping your sense of contentment today? Are you focusing on what you lack, or are you appreciating what you already have?