Moving toward happy

My girlfriend, Terry is writing about "Moving Toward Happy".  Catchy phrase ... and it got stuck in my head as I watched the people of Aspen walk around town.


I love the idea of happiness!  What makes me happy?  

• Seeing other people smile.
• Good food.
• Simplicity.
• Honesty.
• A new insight.
• Adventures.
• Expressions of love.
• Contemplating life.
• Sharing my light.
• Dreams that come true.
• A sassy new dress.
• Holding hands.
• Listening to someone's story.

I used to think that finding solutions to the world's problems was my life's purpose.  Not only finding them, but to fight against things like homelessness, war, hunger, and lying, cheating ways of government. 


Yesterday I had an intriguing conversation with man from Kenya.  He is an Registered Nurse at a rehabilitation center where I also work and we had the chance to talk for a bit.  He spoke of life before democracy, the transition, and life after (now) in his homeland.  The sanctions from the "industrialized nations" forced them to make this change and it has caused separation among his family and his neighbors due to the competitive nature of capitalization.  Just so you hear this correctly ... he is not opposed to democratic government.  He explained to me that the Kenyan culture was not ready for such a rapid philosophical, environmental, emotional shift.  But his family and many others has been ripped apart.


What are we doing?  And why?  In the name of fear, power and greed?  It makes me want to vomit sometimes.  Pretty soon we, the people of this planet, will all be the same without the beauty of cultural diversity.  


Today my purpose is to see the good in you and in me; to be the whole person that I am in spite of all the external shit while sending as much love into the world.  If we all choose this direction, then we will all move toward happy, and embrace peace, love, and understanding.  

Starbucks' New Concept known as 15th Ave Coffee Ends

Must be tough for a corporate giant to create a local space; leave it to the independent corner coffeehouse. Peace ~Lisa

Starbucks Gives Up on New Store Brand, 15th Ave Coffee & Tea

Yet experiment may have yielded dividends

Jan. 11, 2011, 8:49 am EST | By Jeff Reeves, Editor, InvestorPlace.com

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) has one of the most recognizable brands in the world, and its name is synonymous with coffee. So why would the beverage giant drop $100,000 to rebrand one of its stores – in its native city of Seattle no less – to experiment with a different sign, different coffee cups and even a different name?

That’s exactly what SBUX did almost two years ago in the Capitol Hill area of Seattle. According to the community website CapitolHillSeattle.com, in summer of 2009 a local Starbucks was converted into a shop that would be known as 15th Ave Coffee & Tea. It was pitched as an independent cafe “inspired” by the global coffee giant — yet on the corporate books, of course.

More: Starbucks NASDAQ:SBUX Rebranding as 15th Ave Coffee Ends | InvestorPlace

Just ELATED!

Have you ever felt SO good that you just want to jump out of your skin?  Sitting still becomes its own challenge?  Well, that is me today!  Life is so fulfilling and I feel so happy!

I had dinner with two girlfriends last night that reminded me to be real and authentic in all I do.  And I do my best, but sometimes that little chatterbox in my head encourages me to doubt my "authentic self".

Thanks Edie & Sandy for the reminder.  Today I choose ME!