Be happy

Remember that Bobby McFerrin song from about 36 years ago called "Don't Worry, Be Happy"? 36 years! Oh my! That really makes me feel old. Anyway, it is a nice uplifting tune with a beautiful message about being happy. In fact it was happy enough to become the very first a cappella song to ever reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, a position it held for a couple of weeks. This morning I woke up thinking about it.

Being happy, to me, is one of the most important things in life. It is so important in fact that the founders of the United States, listed the pursuit of happiness as one of three "unalienable rights." It's something we can easily share too. Want to make someone's day? Smile. Have a positive upbeat mood. Make them feel worthwhile. Even if someone is depressed and feeling blue, it's possible to cheer them up and make them happy.

Not having the greatest day? Yeah I know there is huge injustice and racial inequality and so many other negative things happening these days. Does thinking about those negative make things better though? Nope. Usually that make it worse! Going back to Bobby McFerrin's song, "In every life we have some trouble, But when you worry you make it double - Don't worry, be happy."

We can be the change we want to see in the world. We can spread the love and the kindness. Happiness is pretty wonderful! Be happy and share your happiness. Make Bobby McFerrin proud.