I was searching for my own happiness, finding the little reminders. There is so much behind this notion.
And then there's this...
Friday, May 11, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Life lessons, 2012
Last night I opened the last Dove chocolate in the bag. I slowly unwrapped it and bit into the decadent piece of candy. What I neglected to do, for possibly the first time in weeks, was to take a good look at the message inside of the foil. I'm looking this morning...
"Happiness is in the heart, not in the circumstances."
Amen, little chocolate. Amen.
2012 has not been exactly what I expected. There have been plenty of hiccups, and I've experienced my fair share of panic. But I also have been fed in a way that I never foresaw. I have had interactions that have lifted me up and moments that bring absolute bliss. Instead of dismissing these in troubled times, I choose to hold on to them. Today, I choose joy.
Happiness is not in the worries of tomorrow, nor in the details of today. Happiness is the little beauty that I find along the path. Happiness is the small things, as I made a daily reminder throughout 2011. I will not forget those small things. Happiness is in my heart.
And that is why I continue to eat chocolate.
"Happiness is in the heart, not in the circumstances."
Amen, little chocolate. Amen.
2012 has not been exactly what I expected. There have been plenty of hiccups, and I've experienced my fair share of panic. But I also have been fed in a way that I never foresaw. I have had interactions that have lifted me up and moments that bring absolute bliss. Instead of dismissing these in troubled times, I choose to hold on to them. Today, I choose joy.
Happiness is not in the worries of tomorrow, nor in the details of today. Happiness is the little beauty that I find along the path. Happiness is the small things, as I made a daily reminder throughout 2011. I will not forget those small things. Happiness is in my heart.
And that is why I continue to eat chocolate.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
A thought for your new year...
"Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present."
-Jim Rohn
-Jim Rohn
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Successful Resolution
Happiness is...
A successful resolution. I can't believe I made it, but I have a full year of happy recorded here. Just check out the Table of Contents!
2011 has been quite the year. I have been fortunate to visit most of Kentucky, Nashville, Houston, the North Shore, and even Jamaica.
I have finished a year of AmeriCorps VISTA in Saint Paul Schools and have transitioned into graduate school and my graduate assistantship. I have taken 12 graduate credits, and aced them all!
I must say, this was no easy transition---it included a new car, a new (crappy) apartment, and a whole new set of friends. Change is never easy... but I'm sure upcoming years will bring even more change.
I have cherished time with my family and seen my man off to his deployment.
I have accomplished goals and organized my life.
I have seen many friends unite in marriage and even more bring new members into their family.
I have a goddaughter!
I have made very little money, but plenty of memories.
I have loved, laughed, and cried enough for more than 365 days.
All in all, 2011 brought happiness in a variety of forms, and now I look forward to a new year with new beginnings! I don't even think I'll make a resolution this time around, though who knows---I may still post some happy in 2012...
Happy New Years everyone! Eat, drink, and be merry!
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o’ lang syne!
A successful resolution. I can't believe I made it, but I have a full year of happy recorded here. Just check out the Table of Contents!
2011 has been quite the year. I have been fortunate to visit most of Kentucky, Nashville, Houston, the North Shore, and even Jamaica.
I have finished a year of AmeriCorps VISTA in Saint Paul Schools and have transitioned into graduate school and my graduate assistantship. I have taken 12 graduate credits, and aced them all!
I must say, this was no easy transition---it included a new car, a new (crappy) apartment, and a whole new set of friends. Change is never easy... but I'm sure upcoming years will bring even more change.
I have cherished time with my family and seen my man off to his deployment.
I have accomplished goals and organized my life.
I have seen many friends unite in marriage and even more bring new members into their family.
I have a goddaughter!
I have made very little money, but plenty of memories.
I have loved, laughed, and cried enough for more than 365 days.
All in all, 2011 brought happiness in a variety of forms, and now I look forward to a new year with new beginnings! I don't even think I'll make a resolution this time around, though who knows---I may still post some happy in 2012...
Happy New Years everyone! Eat, drink, and be merry!
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o’ lang syne!
Friday, December 30, 2011
Quotes Round-Up
Happiness is...
Quotes. Here are the best from this year, all about Happiness. There are countless others, just take a look around.
"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet."
-James Oppenheim
"The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy; I mean that if you are happy you will be good."
-Bertrand Russell
"Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don't even remember leaving open."
-Rose Wilder Lane
"The happy think a lifetime short, but to the unhappy one night can be an eternity."
-Lucian
"Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others."
-Martin Luther King, Jr
"Most people are as happy as they make up their minds to be."
-Abraham Lincoln
"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have."
-Frederick Koenig
"A happy life is one spent in learning, earning, and yearning."
-Lillian Gish
"Happiness is not a matter of events, it depends on the tides of the mind."
-Alice Meynel
Quotes. Here are the best from this year, all about Happiness. There are countless others, just take a look around.
"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet."
-James Oppenheim
"The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy; I mean that if you are happy you will be good."
-Bertrand Russell
"Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don't even remember leaving open."
-Rose Wilder Lane
"The happy think a lifetime short, but to the unhappy one night can be an eternity."
-Lucian
"Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others."
-Martin Luther King, Jr
"Most people are as happy as they make up their minds to be."
-Abraham Lincoln
"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have."
-Frederick Koenig
"A happy life is one spent in learning, earning, and yearning."
-Lillian Gish
"Happiness is not a matter of events, it depends on the tides of the mind."
-Alice Meynel
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