Alyice on February 18th, 2009

Don’t Worry. Be Happy.

Do you remember Bobby McFerrin’s famous song, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”? I used to listen to that song over and over and over again. Its message was deep but its music was ever-so-light! It had a way of making the blues go away, of causing you to stop what you were doing and just dance—just dance away the pain, just dance away the strife, just dance away the stress and anxiety brought on by life’s little problems. And by the end of the song, you were singing an entirely new tune!

As I thought about society’s current economic crisis and all the worrying that’s been going on over the past year or so, I couldn’t help but think how much we need to remember those wise and simple words: Don’t Worry. Be Happy.

So I created two cards. In the first card, you can see the tree smiling, but the smile is faint and distant—representing our struggle to find happiness in the midst of a storm.

In the second card, the smile is bright and lively. And each barren limb hosts a scribbled word to remind you to hold onto the things that bring joy and happiness: things like good health, family, relationships, a roof over your head, and that job you still have—even if the hours have been cut back or the pay dropped.

Finally, I want to leave you with a few verses from McFerrin’s song…

In every life we have some trouble.
When you worry you make it double.

Don’t worry. Don’t do it. Be happy.
Put a smile on your face.
Don’t bring everybody down like this.
Don’t worry, it will soon past.
Whatever it is.
Don’t worry. Be happy.

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Nicki says:
Alyice – Love these! You may want to pick up one of Jimmy Buffet’s novels for a good “don’t worry” read. I highly recommend “A Salty Piece of Land” or the one about Joe Merchant.

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Posted at 7:53 am February 19th, 2009
Alyice says:
Nicki, I’ve never heard of that author. I’ll have to see if my library carries him or can get innerstate loan. Sounds like a good book, thanks!
Posted at 10:10 am February 19th, 2009

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