Is Happiness Just Moments?

As I read this quote by Maslow, I remember something my mother use to say to me, which never felt right.  These words almost made me feel disturbed and most of us, accept this as real. My beloved mother would tell me, “Happiness is just moments.”  I know that this is true for most people, but it has never felt like it was a correct way of living.  A voice, deep within me would whisper, “NO, Be Happy all the time.”  I guess that is why I never accepted fully my mother’s words as truth, my truth, even though it is what I saw the people all around me subscribe to this.  My eyes, saw people just being momentarily happy.  My ears,  hear people talk about these fleeting moments of joy.  My nose, my taste buds, and even my skin, were all witness to “Happiness is just moments”, but a deeper sense always knew a different reality, which seemed more real than the factual aspects of my 5 senses.  I think this is one of the reasons I have a drive to understand and share my understanding of Self-Actualization.  I want discomfort, dissatisfaction, misunderstanding, and unhappiness to be the just moments of my life.  I want to make the shift into a more self-realized life and I want others to come take this journey with me into the THRIVER zone, the Peak of the Pyramid. Climb up this hill with me and let us learn that "Unhappiness is Just Moments".