Of Harmony and Happiness

(Your love of life will be happy and harmonious.)

Lately, MTV has been airing this show called "The Buried Life." It's a great show really, something MTV hasn't exactly done so well with in the last few years. Don't get me wrong, I could watch repeats of Jersey Shore until my ears bleed, but it's not exactly one of those shows that makes you want to go out and do something.

The Buried Life is. 1 question. 4 guys. 100 things to do before you die. 

It really gets you thinking though.  What is something you would want to do before you die? 

The guys filming this documentary obviously love life and want to squeeze every second out of it before they kick the bucket (which will hopefully be a long time from now, they are young and obviously are of good merit.)

Starting my own list was actually harder than I thought. The top thing? To be happy. Which I'm realizing is not so much of a day to day goal. My second on the list is to laugh and make someone else laugh every day. Happiness is about looking back on your life and thinking "I am happy." It's kind of "on average, are you happy" kind of deal.

Anyway, there is my plug for the show. Other thoughts about happiness and harmony?

I found this article in Psychology Today, about the power of our first experiences. Of course they touch on our first relationships and how first love defines future relationships for you. It's incredible how special that first relationship is; nobody seems to realize how untouched it is. You have no previous connotations of what it could be, what it's been, and specifically how you are most likely going to get your heart run over by a mack truck again.

But what about your first experiences in other things. Take coffee for example. I vividly remember loathing coffee. The smell, the taste, just the thought was enough to make me want to vomit. Today, as I write this, I am looking at my 3rd cup of the day and eyeing the other mugs strewn across my desk that are making me feel guilty about not doing my dishes. 

Of course, comparing coffee and love is not exactly a fair fight, but doesn't everything deserve another chance? 

So go ahead, get the second cup of coffee, ask that cute girl sitting next to you at the coffee shop out, and start your list of one hundred things to do before you die because your first experience isn't always the best one.