Do you know what’s sad? When you see someone who has EVERYTHING they could ever want or need and yet can’t manage to generate their own happiness. Do you know someone like that? It makes my heart weep to see nice people who can't seem to get out of their own way.

I just took my Dad out for lunch to share a little one on one time and celebrate the season and it made me sad to watch him lament his existence. His illusion was that he wasn't in control of his own life and was being controlled by family members. He is 88 years old and yes needs some assistance with things but in general is fully on autopilot. He chooses instead to look at limits and take inventory of how others have wronged him in the past. He has placed himself in a state of suffering that doesn't really exist. He wants for nothing and has everything he could possibly ask for yet finds the space to create misery.

I see smart people every day to the same thing wit