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RANDY PERDUE

Is this all we have to look forward to after a
lifetime of experience? What happened to all
those hopes and dreams we shared so freely as
a child? Where did the hope and wonder of the
world go? What happened to the daily
happiness that seemed to ooze out of us,
infecting everyone around us? Why is true
happiness so evasive for so many and what do
we have to do to get more of it?

Is it that happiness is a childish fantasy,
something that is not meant for grownups! We
have plenty of rulebooks and the self-help
industry only seems to be helping itself. Those
of us who live in the United States need an
awakening. The United States makes up less
than seven percent of the world population,
and yet we consume over ninety percent of the
antidepressant drugs that are made worldwide.
Why are we increasingly becoming miserable
and pessimistic when abundance is all around
us? I believe that abundance can be an enemy
and can cause us to be complacent. When the
cup is full we need to stop pouring. We need to
fill another cup, and while filling it, share the
filled cup with others.

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