Originally, this appeared at www.endsite.com. The first web site in our family. It is from a collection of street poems written by Matthew Vrtis. The site is being remodeled, and I wanted to make sure that at least this one didn’t get lost. Every time I read it, I get reminded to not get caught up in WANTING to be happy instead of BEING happy.\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Someone once asked me where they could find happiness.
\nI told them “right here”\nand showed them a penny.<\/p>\n
I remember once,
\nwhen I was little
\nand we were moving
\nand all my toys were packed,
\nI had nothing to do.
\nSo my folks gave me a dish full of pennies
\nto play with.<\/p>\n
That was cool.
\nPushing the pennies around on the carpet
\nmaking different shapes with them
\nby arranging them in different ways.<\/p>\n
If you can find Happiness in little, insignificant things,\nYou can find it anywhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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