How To Be Homeless and Happy

I never thought the words homeless and happy would ever be in the same sentence, until I met Keith. Keith sells Streetwise on the corner of Lake and Michigan in downtown Chicago. Every morning, no matter if it's sunny outside or of it's hailing golf balls, Keith is out there with a smile, acknowledging people and is as genuine as one can seem. I would see him for a year straight walking to work at the AON center and it finally dawned on me that I was going to be the one to stop, say hello and share his story with people. If you saw the amount of people that ignored him from his perspective, I'd hope you'd take action to - to simply say hello back to him as he said hello to you. That is just human courtesy. 

I wondered to myself, how is this guy so happy everyday and he sells Streetwise? What dreams and ambitions does he have for himself? But, the main thing that impressed me the most was the simple fact that he had a smile on his face even if thousands of people (daily) would ignore his "Hi, how are you's". 

Keith was my first man-on-the-street interviewee and it was such a pleasure getting to know him on a deeper level. If you are happy with your values, who you are, what you believe in, you can be homeless and happy. 

I hope you enjoy the video as much as I do and I hope there are things in the video that can inspire you to be happy, no matter what negative circumstance you may face! If you see Keith in Chicago, say hello, you'll lo

All love,
Scott Emo