Pursuit of Happiness

Pursuit of Happiness ‘I just want to be happy..’ ‘You make me happy….’ ‘Are you happy…?’ ‘Why can’t you just be happy…?’’ ‘Other people are happy…’ ‘She’s so happy…’ ‘Happy as a day in May….’ We’re promised it at birth and taught to seek it at all costs Happiness, happiness, it’s our right! our due! why can’t we find it, where is it hiding? We chase after it like it is a piece of gold, an all day sucker, a triple decker ice cream cone The reality of it is that happiness comes in little chunks, little moments, sometimes lasting a day, sometimes a week, and if you are very, very lucky, it lasts a few years The trick is to enjoy the rest of the time, the time that doesn’t feel so happy, the time when we think something is missing, the time when life is just okay. Think of the alternative. Trisha Sugarek Moths and Machettes