I can really identify with this quote and thought I’d share it with you.

Uchiyama Roshi wrote:

To fall in love is ecstasy, but marriage is everyday life. Everyday life has rainy days, windy days, and stormy days. So you can’t always be happy. It’s the same with zazen. There are two kinds of zazen transmitted in Japan. One understands zazen as ecstasy and the other understands zazen as everyday life.

For me, understanding zazen as everyday life just makes sense. I can't always be happy, but I can be contented.