Summary: Do you feel like happiness is an endless pursuit? It's always out there and the more you run towards it, the more you seem to stumble? It seems we are always told the goal in life is to reach happiness. But is it? Are we killing our own chance at finding it with the eternal pursuit? We spoke the other day of the idea that travel as a form of escapism is a smart idea. It's a running to a life that leaves behind all the doubts, worries, regrets and hopes and places you right in the now. Why do you think travellers seem such a happy bunch? On this weeks travel podcast interview I chat with Britt Reints, founder of In Pursuit of Happiness. Miss Britt is obsessed with the idea of happiness, she discovered what happiness really means through a process of reinvention and through her travels across the USA with her family in an RV. She also shares her happiness wisdom in her book, An Amateur's Guide to the Pursuit of Happiness. Here's one of my favourite quotes from the book: It's an enlightening chat and I had goosies many times as I heard Britt speaking the wisdom and beliefs of my own heart. I love this stuff - it makes me so happy! Click play to hear: How to find happiness What does the pursuit of happiness mean for our other emotions? Will we no longer feel sadness? How to survive in a small RV with two kids How travel contributed to her sense of happiness How to integrate back into society once the travel is over How to connect with Miss Britt: Website Book: An amateur's guide to the pursuit of happiness Twitter Facebook You can read more of my ideas on how we are confusing happiness and peace here
