{"id":161636,"date":"2019-08-05T14:29:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T21:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=161636"},"modified":"2019-08-05T16:08:57","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T23:08:57","slug":"true-happiness-is-the-striving-for-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/05\/true-happiness-is-the-striving-for-more\/","title":{"rendered":"True Happiness is the Striving for More!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"True Happiness is Striving for More\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sZBa9cK8ufs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/erickim\/episodes\/True-Happiness-is-Striving-for-More-e4ru0f\">Listen to on Eric Kim PODCAST<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/erickim\/embed\/episodes\/True-Happiness-is-Striving-for-More-e4ru0f\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A thought while at the gym today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>True happiness is the striving for more.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you got the thing, you aren&#8217;t &#8220;happy&#8221; anymore. Happiness is the joy of overcoming difficulties, challenges, the joy of battling an obstacle\/opponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Never stop striving for more.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is &#8216;striving&#8217;?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"414\" data-attachment-id=\"161626\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-eye-inverse\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/eric-kim-eye-inverse.png?fit=1954%2C686&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1954,686\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim eye inverse\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/eric-kim-eye-inverse.png?fit=1954%2C686&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/eric-kim-eye-inverse.png?resize=1180%2C414&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-161626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/eric-kim-eye-inverse.png?w=1954&amp;ssl=1 1954w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/eric-kim-eye-inverse.png?resize=1000%2C351&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/eric-kim-eye-inverse.png?resize=768%2C270&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/eric-kim-eye-inverse.png?resize=920%2C323&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8216;Life is a beautiful struggle.&#8217;<\/p><cite>MOS DEF<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The word strive is similar to the word &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/strife#English\">strife<\/a>&#8216; &#8212; which literally means to fight (war).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fighting is fun. To fight obstacles, and fight ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think there is an innate desire we have to overcome challenges and opponents. The boxer probably has more joy in the action of fighting, than the winning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I know for myself, the act of shooting photos is pure joy. I also enjoy looking at my photos afterwards, but the fun challenge of shooting the photos is the reward in itself. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to on Eric Kim PODCAST A thought while at the gym today: True happiness is the striving for more. Once you got the thing, you aren&#8217;t &#8220;happy&#8221; anymore. 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