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The Happiest Person I Know Rarely Wears Shoes
He also loves the moon in the daytime.
Jamie turned into the golf course parking lot with his windows down, blasting Bob Marley. He turned the car off and hopped outside with no shoes on and the biggest smile on his face. Jamie didn’t play golf, but man was he excited to be spending the day with us.
Jamie is the happiest person I know. It’s difficult not to feel more energized and appreciative about life when you’re around him. Ever since high school, teachers, coaches, friends, and parents gravitated toward his contagiously positive personality.
So, as we played golf together, I tried to assess what made Jamie so happy all the time. Below are my observations.
1. He Strangely Knows A Lot About You
When we split up into our groups to begin our golf round, our foursome included me, Jamie, and two other guys. None of us had seen each other in a while, so after basic pleasantries, we spent some time asking about one another’s families.
“How’s your little sister doing in school? Didn’t she have to come home early from studying abroad in Italy? Florence, right?” My friend looked amazed. Jamie was spot on. How did he even know that?
