It is difficult to be happy when you are aware. When you are aware, your eyes are opened, there are few if any blinders, illusions do not hold up, and accepting everything as just the way the world is, is not enough. And in being unable to accept that, there’s a constant fight and nobody, constantly fighting, is happy, especially in battles where you may leave a mark but no victories. -Daria Akasha (via theintentionalife)