Prompted by Blue Monday, the BBC's special correspondent reflects on his struggle to find balance and joy in life - and a surprisingly straightforward solution ...

can have on people's lived experiences. When people resist, they take back their agency. That sense of self can then turn into happiness. "The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking ...

Every being seeks eternal happiness, which can only be found by realizing the real Self ... There are so many things that have given us and which continue to give us immense happiness in life ...

By the time of the 2023 breakdown I had gone past the point of hoping for happiness. In those days I would have ... no secret. It's out there in plain sight, all around us, waiting to be found.