A course by Francis O'Connor and Tim O. Davis How obsessive thinking and behaviors arise from a fundamental misunderstanding about the source of happiness. How we are conditioned to believe that fulfillment comes from external sources—people, places, and things that promise joy, security, and validation. This belief fuels the cycle of obsession as we seek to grasp and control external conditions in the hope that they will bring lasting happiness. However, the truth that the Untethered Soul, the Surrender Experiment and the 12 Steps reveal is that happiness is an internal experience, not dictated by external circumstances. It’s an Inside job.