Muppets

I've felt a lot of pain in my life. Probably no more than the average 40-something has, but my pains were real because they were mine. I could have become a sad person and moped around, that would seem totally appropriate. Or I could have pushed past it with happiness? I went the latter route but I had some help.

I grew up with the Muppets. No matter what was going on in our tumultuous house I could always rely on Kermit and crew to be on TV every Wednesday afternoon, and they'd show me the happiness laying outside my four walls. I know this was a truth, even if it was a different show, for many kids of my generation. It was the 80's...if you were there as a kid you know what I'm talking about.

"Why are there so many songs about rainbows?" I can't even write it without smiling until my cheeks hurt!

Just like Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" can conjure up tears, Kermit can spin any day into a positive one just by strumming the first couple chords.

But for me the real gem of a quote comes from the alt-rock Muppets band, The Snowths. To this day I often include "Mah-na Mah-na" within my corporate email signature. Those...are my words to live by!

Someone's mean... Mah-na Mah-na!

Something goes bad... Mah-na Mah-na!

It's raining on your picnic... Mah-na Mah-na!

Life's just made better with a simple Mah-na Mah-na.