We are all endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. 

These words come from our Declaration of Independence. It is for each of us to decide for ourselves what, particularly, liberty and happiness mean for us, personally not for others. The latter should be their decision.

Today, it seems like there are too many other people trying to tell us what we should consider happiness and what we should consider liberty. It seems like others are all too willing to tell us how to run our individual lives, claiming it is for our own good, for the good of the nation, or for the good of the world as a whole. Everyone can find an "expert" who can prove "scientifically" how we must follow their advice immediately or we will perish or some cause some other dire prediction to come true.

Before we jump on the bandwagon, we need to do a little homework and determine who will really benefit from people blindly following along. If we do our research and come to the conclusion after having looked at both sides, it is the best approach, great. If we follow just because a politician, Hollywood celebrity, talk show host, or self proclaimed expert says so, we need to think again. Each of us has been given tremendous talent and abilities. Let's use them as we celebrate our liberty and pursue our own happiness.

Be all that you can be.

Jim