There are plenty of adages about how to be happy, like "Stop and smell the roses," and "Learn to find joy in what you have." These can be boiled down to "lower your expectations," which is a sure-fire way to make yourself feel better about not achieving all that you had hoped for. Eventually, you realize you're not going to get a PhD, scale the world's highest mountain, or write a bestseller. And that's okay, because you managed to get out of bed this morning. There are people who can't do that. This is the latest comic from Chris at Lunarbaboon.