Growing up in middle class America with the rest of the Baby Boomers, Gina was taught that being successful was the key to happiness - and that she would be given every opportunity to have a happier, more prosperous life than her parents had. Trusting in those ideals (that no one has ever seemed to question), Gina has worked hard and followed the rules all her life. But when Ginabean compares middle class life today to the previous generation's, it seems to her that all our so-called “progress” hasn't always been positive. IS life getting better?? The pursuit of happiness has kept Gina dedicated to the grind for most of her life, often at the expense of other pursuits that quite possibly would have brought her more joy. Carried along on the grandiose promises of the sacrosanct American Dream, Ginabean has white-knuckled her way through life only to realize … what? Her epiphany may surprise you.