"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." ~Declaration of Independence
So there you have it. If the Declaration of Independence says it then it must be true. Game over. No need to play. We are all guaranteed happiness! So then why aren't we all swimming in the bowl full of cherries that is life?
Hold up, hold up - wait just one minute. Let's look a little bit closer.....the unalienable right is not happiness but the PURSUIT of happiness. So the responsiblity of our own personal happiness falls into our own laps.
Hence, this blog. My own convoluded way of trying to discover all the pieces that contribute to my own happiness. Do I know what all those pieces are? Nope. Do I have some ideas? Yep. So venture on with me into this happiness experiment and feel free to chime in as I go along.
So there you have it. If the Declaration of Independence says it then it must be true. Game over. No need to play. We are all guaranteed happiness! So then why aren't we all swimming in the bowl full of cherries that is life?
Hold up, hold up - wait just one minute. Let's look a little bit closer.....the unalienable right is not happiness but the PURSUIT of happiness. So the responsiblity of our own personal happiness falls into our own laps.
Hence, this blog. My own convoluded way of trying to discover all the pieces that contribute to my own happiness. Do I know what all those pieces are? Nope. Do I have some ideas? Yep. So venture on with me into this happiness experiment and feel free to chime in as I go along.