Happiness Is About Peace

Happiness Is About Peace

When I brush my teeth and wash my face in the morning I always listen to YouTube videos.  I had listed to a video from Stephan Colbert and the next video that played was his interview with Jada Pinkett Smith on The Colbert Report.  I don’t like/dislike her, but continued listening.  They discussed happiness and that Jada can say now that she is happy.  Stephen joked about her finally finding happiness at age 46. Jada said  "I really thought happiness had a lot to do with pleasure and I realize that happiness is about peace. I'm the most peaceful I've ever been in my life."  I liked this.  As most of you know, I deal with depression, pretty much all the time, and while I don’t think my definition of happiness is the issue (it is my MS brain not sending/using chemicals as it should,) but that being said, I think it will be helpful for me to rethink what happiness is.  I don’t have to be completely carefree, laughing, having the greatest time to be happy.

Pay Tickets and Do Good

Pay Tickets and Do Good

I just wanted to share this article - Indiana police department lets people pay for parking tickets with donations to local animal shelter.  I love this.  If you’re reading this you know that I love dogs and support dog/animal shelters.  How much better would it be paying a ticket if you were saving animals. . .or doing anything good?  

A lot of companies do good - whether it be donating money, volunteering etc. and it ultimately benefits them, with the press/publicity etc.  I’m okay with that. . .I say do good, help others and if it benefits you/the company, that is fine with me. The good is still being done.

Let’s Play Away Our Problems

Let’s Play Away Our Problems

I recently saw this article An artist built seesaws into the U.S.-Mexico border and invited kids to play on them and just love this.  No, I don’t want to argue immigration/politics with anyone, but I thought this was a wonderful.  Using play to demonstrate that while we are so very different, we are also so very similar is brilliant.  And hey, sometimes you just want to play. It just makes me think, wouldn’t it be great if we could use play to solve all issues.