Life, Liberty and Happiness

There is a little book from Running Press written by Monica Sheehan. It is called Be Happy; A Little Book To Help You Live a Happy Life. It is one sentence chapters, that tells you what to do to be happy. The first chapter is called “Show up.” That is the only sentence in the chapter but it means so much more. It means:

SHOW UP TO

… your parents house.

…your grandparents.

…family reunions.

…the dentist.

…practice on time

….meetings on time.

…work on time.

…your friends weddings.

…dr. appointments.

…see your friends in the hospital.

…funerals for the families of the perished.

…volunteer.

…fight for your country.

…your children’s events.

…school.

… court.

… jury duty.

…pay your taxes.

…meetings.

…vote.

…church.

…the gym

…the library.