A common misconception is that following your dreams/heart means that happiness will become a constant. But really those wild landscapes are testing and trying, they break down outdated mindsets and put them back together in more evolved ways... provided that the willingness to put in the hard graft that is the cycle of learning remains ever present. I have found that happiness is not perpetual giddiness but is closer to the ability to make a mistake , take the wisdom , integrate and move on.