How To (Really) Make It In America

Too much focus on the proverbial pot of gold, and we forget the fact that this whole time we were actually riding a rainbow. The other danger with the Making It style-of-thinking is that once we’ve reached the pot we’ve been aiming for, we might be upset with anyone who doesn’t notice the pot we find ourselves standing next to. Unfortunately, some people won’t be able to see us because they are either standing by their own pots of gold in the forest far away, or they are on their own rainbows, high above the canopies, below which all the pots sit. What To About This Conundrum We should have goals in life and we should strive for success, but if success is solely defined as having a particular label or title, then we run the risk of falling victim to the demon named: Expectations.

True successes should be shared and experienced daily. True successes happen when other people’s lives are bettered in some manner, not just our own. Soak in the accolades and give thanks for reaching a particular pot of gold you set for yourself, but be sure to get back up on the rainbows with everyone else as soon as you can. That’s where joy sits. That’s where connections occur. That’s where your story is written That’s where life happens.

If we can’t enjoy the fact that we get to ride rainbows everyday, then shame on the pots that anchor them down. Maybe Skittles has it right for a philosophy on life: Taste the Rainbow. (If nothing else with this post, I hope you’re at least picturing people zipping around on rainbows from place to place like this was a psychedelic version of the Jetsons.)