August 2023

Can true happiness only happen when you are with others? Happiness is defined as contentment, but most tend to think of happiness as intense joy or hard belly laughs. Can you be happy or joyful alone? I would argue you can feel it or recall the feeling but not to the true extent you could feel it with others. There are more nuanced angles to be argued but for the sake of the column, I won’t go through all of them.

The world we live in today is full of people determined to gain attention or achieve accolades for their hard work from the people around them. Whether it be through social media platforms or in the workplace, we all know someone somewhere who is determined to achieve a status of praise and appreciation.

Football season is approaching in Excelsior Springs – and not just for the high school and middle school teams. The Excelsior Springs Football Association (ESFA) is assembling five teams this fall for grades 2-6.