Being busy is the new being alive. And this feeling of being “too busy” or “too rushed” can leave people feeling highly isolated. I’ve felt that way many times. 

I wrote about happiness in the moment the other day and today, I plan to delve into how to actually get there. 

Being happy in the moment is difficult, especially for overthinking, OCD-planning oddballs like moi. But! I have noticed some patterns that have led me to at least achieve this small win on a more regular basis. 

I seem to be writing a lot about musical interests lately…so continuing that trend I would like to reference one of my all-time favorite songs, Head Over Feet by Alanis Morrisette. 

Alanis and I were actually born on the same day and I like to think that we have the same sarcastic, but semi-funny outlook on life. And, much like her, I have become more positive in recent years…

All last week I was thinking about how I had no interest in driving to Manchester. I went to college there and I don’t have much love for that city…

That being said, my best friend just moved there and I would go anywhere for that lady, so I went!

But this story isn’t about Manchester or my friend; it’s about simple pleasures and living in the present. 

It’s funny. I’ve been really finding myself attracted to waltzes lately.

In the past, and still mostly in the current, my taste in music has been largely nostalgic. 90’s punk and alternative blaring out of my windows as I am driving to work. Screaming that, “I want to be the minority” or that, “Scotty doesn’t know...”