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“I see all good people…
Turn their heads each day so satisfied I’m on my way…” - Yes (the band, Yes.)
At least, I hope to be. My latest in my happiness search was a free chakra workshop online. I tried. I really tried. But the woman’s voice was so abrasive and every few minutes the host would cut in with the sell. I hate the sell. How can anyone find happiness amidst a marketing scheme?
I suppose it’s possible. There are many label whores out there who think they’re happy because the have a Gucci bag or Dolce Gabana perfume. I don’t get it, personally. Then again, I don’t have the money to spend on such trivial items. For that matter, I didn’t have the money to spend on spiritual freedom.
What’s a girl to do?
A frustrated victim of motivational speakers, Arena begins her look at the happiness industry with us while reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. She will take us back to a Millionaire Mind Seminar where her quest to live her dreams brought her to a standstill with debt, legal trouble, and living in her worst nightmare - geographically, even.
Amy Arena holds a B.A. in American Studies from San Francisco State University. A respected actress and world-renown singer (at least underground) , Arena has written several peer-appreciated, but not-yet-produced plays, has published poetry and won awards for her short stories on websites that no longer exist, and produced an album that she can't afford to hype with the finesse of the happiness experts.
