A glamorous party in a movie where everyone is rich, good-looking, and successful.
Glitzy social media posts where everyone seems to be having the time of their life.
The Trap of Looking Elsewhere
The chase for a “better” kind of life often obscures the real beauty found in simple, unpolished moments.
Fulfillment comes when we stop searching for meaning elsewhere and attend to the life in front of us. Valerii Apetroaiei/Getty Images
Walker Larson
Author
Prior to becoming a freelance journalist and culture writer, Walker Larson taught literature and history at a private academy in Wisconsin, where he resides with his wife and daughter. He holds a master's in English literature and language, and his writing has appeared in The Hemingway Review, Intellectual Takeout, and his Substack, The Hazelnut. He is also the author of two novels, "Hologram" and "Song of Spheres."
