I'm stuck on he gets his happily ever after yet I'm aware he wasn't happy before. As Ginger said we're both doing the exact same thing which is chasing outward happiness and self medicating unhappiness. I'm reading and rereading the Book of Now. The concept is all we have is the present moment and that if we can't be content with what we have then we will won't be content with anything else either.
Yes he says we will feel happiness over say getting a new SO but eventually we drift back to our original state. He says most peoples changes are superficial at best and history will most likely repeat itself.
I get all this I just can't get it to stick hence why I keep wallowing.