can i be happy now?

(cue the music: Bon Jovi - Happy Now)

Maybe when we stop expecting the other shoe to drop , we can begin to be happy. It seems that we are always waiting for something to go wrong that interrupts our inner peace (or is that piece?) and our quest for happiness. 


Is that piece missing or is it an add-on?  Is happiness what we have when we lose that extra baggage and finally are able to say enough?  Or is it when we ad the pieces of flair or sparkle and bring the pieces of meaning into our daily lives?


I don't want to live in constant fear of what one piece will do to drag out my sparkle or diminish my dreams.  Where is that buffing cloth? Need to get the shine on.  I am in charge of our dreams - and then my destinies. 


When the shoe drops - I want to be able to pick it up, put it back on my foot,  stand tall , and keep walking with my head held high. And sparkle.


Then just scream out loud.  can i be happy now?