My Principality

Feeling midweek crankiness? Have you already cheated on your New Years Resolution? (I’m already making amendments to mine). Well, this video is my happiness prescription for the day.

I’m so thankful my girlfriend shared this with me. With almost two million hits on youtube, I’m wondering: how did I not see this ‘til now? 

Here’s why I love it so much: 

At minute 2:12, the song ends and the baby cries in disappointment. But the second the music is back up, the baby jams. This baby doesn’t let the annoyance from the moment before dictate his present moment. Every little moment has a meaning all its own. As adults, we forget that. I tend to ruminate on what just happened rather than letting the NOW rush in. 

Let’s say I’m in the baby car seat—which sounds totally insane—and my husband turns down my favorite song, like the mother does in this video at minute 1:52. I might yell from the back seat: Hey! You know that is my ALL TIME FAVORITE song! Why would you turn it down? You saw how much I was enjoying it. Don’t you like my music? Come on. Was my dancing embarrassing you? TURN IT BACK ON! 

And then, when I get my way, and my song is blasting again, I’d probably still be ruminating on my tantrum from the moment before. I’d bop my head a little to the music, but I’d be thinking: I can’t believe he turned down my favorite song when he knows it makes me happy. Like last night, when he kept trying to talk to me while I was engrossed in the montage sequence of Grey’s Anatomy-which everyone knows is the emotional payoff of watching the whole hour of that show. Oh man, my favorite song is going to end soon and then I’m going to be really upset, because he’ll probably want to listen to Nirvana. Again.—And, I’ve missed my song and the joy because I’m wrapped up in the Past and the Future.

When all the baby in the video thinks is: Awesome! My Favorite Song is back on! Let’s Jam!

Happy 2011 Y’all! Let’s think more like babies! And let’s dance!