HAPPINESS Having seen a couple of plays, walked the entire theater and shopping

HAPPINESS

Having seen a couple of plays, walked the entire theater and shopping district, and cohabited with my felling north easterners for a few days, I’m decidedly relaxed and happy. And that in itself is remarkable.

Despite having an inner clock that’s naturally happy I haven’t felt so in a very long time – due to illness, undiagnosed allergies, extraordinary responsibilities, divorce, and the resulting stresses from each – any one of which is enough to shorten one’s life.

Unfortunately, the puritan ethic in both my genes, memory, class and culture, forbids me from even acknowledging happiness, and the iconically robed ascetic angel of consience on my shoulder warns me to ignore it and soldier onward.

So I hope I don’t tempt the vengeance of puritan christian fate, or the humor of the pagan gods of my ancestors by being thankful for a bit of happiness.

Perhaps I’ll leave a votive offering in the park so that they forgive my indulgence. 🙂