From misery…to happiness.

Let's get right into it. Cravings and aversions create misery because they pull the mind out of balance.

At their core, both are forms of mental tension: one pulls you toward something, the other pushes you away.

That tension is what creates suffering, not the object itself.

What cravings and aversions actually do in the mind.

Craving (I must have this) and aversion (I must not have this) both create the same internal pattern:

• The mind becomes agitated, no longer steady or spacious.

• Attention narrows, locking onto the object of desire or dislike.

• The present moment becomes insufficient, because the mind insists things must be different.

• A loop forms, where the mind keeps returning to the object, reinforcing the tension.

This agitation is experienced as misery.

The Good News...misery is a choice.

Misery comes from inner friction; happiness comes from inner ease. The shift happens when the mind stops fighting the present moment and starts relating to experience with clarity, balance and spaciousness.

And this is what we practice when meditating: observing (and accepting) our own reality as it is (not the way we want it or don't want it to be).

When misery is replaced by happiness, productivity booms. When you are happier, you perform better. Everyone does.