Hey h4ppyLife reader, my name’s Dan. I’m one of the content creators/curators for h4ppyLife.com. My wife Shae will also be contributing to the site along with me.
I have a 20 year old step-daughter and a 6 month old son, seven horses, and a dog. I have served in two Military branches over a career of 23+ years progressing from the rank of E-1 (Private) to E-9 (Chief Master Sergeant).
I’m a musician that’s played drums, guitar, and/or lead vocals in several bands and I was a trumpet player in my high school marching band. I’ve written, recorded, and published an album in my home studio, which you can find on iTunes here if you’re interested.
Hopefully you can see I’ve got a wide range of experience from which to draw inspiration from!
So why did I create h4ppyLife.com?
When I was in 8th grade I nearly killed myself. I was so depressed that I didn’t want life to go on. One day while my mom was at work I unlocked my step-father’s gun cabinet, pulled out a 12 gauge shotgun, loaded it, and nearly pulled the trigger.
Looking back, I have no idea why I came so close to ending my life. I can’t even imagine what was so bad at that time that I wanted that particular day to be the last. But right before I pulled the trigger I had an epiphany, it was literally like a light switched turned on. I could change my thoughts…and this changed my life!
This is not to say that it’s been easy or smooth sailing, however since then I’ve been fascinated about the concept of “change your thoughts, change your life.” I’ve also discovered that I believe the meaning of life is to live — so I challenge you if you’re struggling, change your thoughts and allow yourself to live the h4ppyLife!
Life has been and continues to be such an amazing journey, one never knows what great thing is around the corner!
