So damn lucky

The argument yesterday has me confronting the value of 'being GOOD anyway.' His belief is that you cannot be happy 24/7. He is correct. You cannot be up forever. It does not exist. However, you can be mindful for a large amount of time. When the belief slakes, it does so because of habit and comfort. If you really analyse that feeling of down and of comfort within it, I find that you begin as Tolle stated, see that there is space between you and the emotion. You have just enough to breath in a literal space of rest. How does this impact chronic pain or serious illness? I believe that it is most relevant in those constant moments even moreso.