Homie of the Day: Monica

I think it’s fair to say that I spend more time with Monica than I do with anyone else in my life. She is my friend and colleague and we spend our days sitting approximately four feet from each other. There is no topic too big or too small to be tackled in such a proximity. We know each other’s humor and trigger points. We can read each other’s silences and have thoughtful discussions regarding our lunch opinions on a daily basis. Today, I am excited to say, we are bringing the conversation your way with a guest post by Monica herself. Thanks, Monica! Enjoy!

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Recently I came across this quote and at first glance I thought, really?  (Add sigh and eye roll here). Honestly, it annoyed me.  I thought, that’s nice, moving on.  But something brought me back to it and I began to dig a little deeper.  I stared at the quote and realized I was annoyed because the truth was staring me in the face, and sometimes I can’t handle the truth. (Who in the hell let Jack Nicholson out?).  It was then I understood that the quote is meant to inspire.   Remove some (all is expecting too much) obstacles and appreciate life right here, right now.

Happiness is a state of mind!  It is not a distant destination never to be reached.  Whoever created this idea, and got me to buy into it, makes happiness seem like a remote and isolated place. Sometimes my expectation(s) of happiness is far greater than reality and I am missing out.

The one thing I am sure of is happiness is meant to be to be shared – expressed deeply and fully.  Maybe not everyday all day but most of the time.  It keeps us healthy and begins with self.  There is nothing to wait on or for.

So, I am happy today because I choose to be and I know that ChillBerry (think Pink Berry but with an uptown attitude) will be open when I get out of class tonight.  See, there is happiness in the present and future.