When I was five years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down “happy.” They told me I didn’t understand the assignment. I told them they didn’t understand life. JohnContinue reading “Chapter 20 – What if”
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Chapter 15 – What is it with values, anyway?
I have a shirt. It’s my favorite shirt, actually. It is bubblegum pink and has the phrase “choose kindness” written in script across the front. I bought it on a whim, from Target, because, yes, I am that girl who goes in for one thing and ends up with everything else in my cart –Continue reading “Chapter 15 – What is it with values, anyway?”
Chapter 7 – The beach
Describe a smell, a sight, and a taste that made an impression on you this week. Picture this: It’s 85 and stunningly sunny. Clouds, or wisps of, rather, streak the sky. As far as the eye can see, the Gulf of Mexico. Quite wild today – there are double red flags. But, that doesContinue reading “Chapter 7 – The beach”
Chapter 1 – The premise
Imagine: A car effortlessly flies down the road, crests one hill then another, no others in sight. The windows are rolled down, outside noise bombarding in as the wind and world collectively rush by. Meanwhile, the sun sinks in the sky, washing everything in a wonderous, blazing light. Maybe music is coming from the stereoContinue reading “Chapter 1 – The premise”
ON HAPPINESS 