ERIC JOYNER, PARTY BOUND - BEST OF BIRDY 094 - ERICJOYNER.COM And Other Observations About Life’s Retreat From Sanity BY BRIAN POLK Do You Ever Feel Like You And Happiness Used To Be In A Relationship, But A While Back, You Agreed To Stop Seeing Each Other? Because that’s what it feels like for me. It’s as though we used to be great together, but then some questionable situations began to occur. For example, happiness would make me think it was going to be there forever, and then it would randomly disappear for a couple of weeks without any explanation. And when I would see it again, it wouldn’t offer any excuses as to why it was gone. It would just say, “I’m back. Aren’t you glad to see me?” And of course I was. In fact, I was so overjoyed to finally see happiness again that I wouldn’t ask it any questions about its absence. But then it would start to retreat No. 132 more often, and for longer periods of time. And when it began leaving for years at a stretch, I had no choice but to confront it. I said, “Where have you been, happiness? It’s been miserable without you.” And all happiness said was, “You’re smothering me. I don’t think we should see each other anymore.” In an attempt to save face, I replied, “Fine. Then go!” That was two years ago, and I still find myself missing it from time to time. I Bet If I Opened A Hotcakes Shop, It Wouldn’t Be As Successful As A Certain Popular Expression Has Led Me To Believe I’m not sure who came up with the saying, “selling like hotcakes,” but I
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