The Pursuit of Happiness

I blogged 4 years back about happiness.

It was a very pessimistic view of the world and on reflection, deeply unsatisfying. I have spent a lot of time since then reflecting upon what makes me happy… with little success.

Until today. I went for a hair cut at a non-descript Hair Cuttery. I asked for the first available hair-dresser. She was a kind Southern woman who was born in South Carolina and moved to Washington, DC in 1970. As I was settling into my chair I noticed a simple hand-written note on the mirror.

“A happy person is one who has
Someone to love
Something to do
.. and some hopes”

I spent the next 10 minutes looking back through life. Thinking about the times when I was happiest. I told her I loved her quote and that I would remember it. She smiled and said. “Life is simple. We forget to notice it”

I loved it and will remember it next time I am feeling sulky. What do you guys think?