My thoughts, feelings, and views on success, life, and love have never been clearer as I creep into what I suppose is the second half of my life.I stand firm in the belief that each and every one of us humans is the guardian and architect of their own happiness. This is a motto that I harshly apply to myself and the way I embrace all the events that life brings my way.After all, who better to take the driver's seat in my own life than me? Admittedly, life, love, and the pursuit of happiness know no single rhythm. There is no one way or a single set of steps one must take to get "there".We each must truthfully prescribe the remedies that we feel will aid in the removal of any encumbrances that inhibit our path to happiness. We must each allow ourselves the leeway to discover what it is that we want, and who we want to be and/or be with.Often due to a set of complicated reasons, some folks go their entire lives without once allowing themselves the simple basic right of being who they are. We owe it to ourselves to try to find out who we are and what makes us happy.I know as I write this that there are many ways to arrive at this destination: Happiness. I would be a fool and a hypocrite to suggest that one can be happy or at least try to be by following some structured cure-all steps. Moreover, I would be deluded to think there are some who know just what to do to be successful and happy. I try not to be that naive in life.I merely try to draw as many repeatable parallels as I can from the moves of those who, by all accounts, have managed to tame that elusive creature called "happiness".I feel as though, to that end, as I uncover some of these closely guarded "secrets", I must share themwith the world. Or at least with those who have been kind and generous enough to remain patrons of my ongoing experiment in writing and publishing."Euphoria", I feel, is my latest attempt at unpacking some of the lessons I have learned and ways in which I feel, my younger self could have begun the drive towards happiness, self-acceptance, and inner peace - Had I known how crucial these moves would be to my overall mental health.In this book, each chapter tackles a different subjectmatter, I think when carefully navigated will help you get closer to your goals of being successful and happy.An excerpt from EUPHORIAContentment is defined as a state of happiness and satisfaction. Happiness in the 21st century has become more sporadic than one would have imagined. By all accounts, as a global society, one would think that we would be happy. Seeing as the average person now has the ability to acquire the things that - in theory - should make us happy.Many nations also report a significant decline in general feelings of well-being. Countries like Canada and the United Kingdom show sharp declines in happiness as measured by the study.Leading up to the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic/crisis, we all shared a great deal of information about ourselves, our families, and so on via social media. The average Joe ceaselessly shared photos and videos documenting - in great detail - their lovely vacations and constantly expressed joy surrounding the widespread concept of "living your best life". And yet, studies showed that more and more adults were reporting higher incidences of stress, anxiety, and depression.After the whole world changed due to the coronavirus pandemic, we seemed to turn on one another, tearing each other apart because of our different points of view and our loyalty to social and political groups. The truth is, social media platforms are changing the way we relate to each other. According to the latest World Happiness Report (2020), happiness is on a downward trajectory in many developed nations.