"Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present."
-Jim Rohn
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
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
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Rush Tickets
Happiness is...
Rush Tickets. Fond of plays? Care to go to the theatre? Not interested in spending 65$ each? No problem.
With rush tickets, you can spontaneously decide in an afternoon to head over to the box office and get half price tickets just minutes before the show. Sure, it's risky. But is it worth it? Absolutely. Today, a few of us went to see A Christmas Carol, just because. Not only were we able to enjoy a great show, but it didn't put us back much either. Win.
p.s. I recommend this show in particular---great set, awesome blocking, and amazing cast. God bless us, every one!
Rush Tickets. Fond of plays? Care to go to the theatre? Not interested in spending 65$ each? No problem.
With rush tickets, you can spontaneously decide in an afternoon to head over to the box office and get half price tickets just minutes before the show. Sure, it's risky. But is it worth it? Absolutely. Today, a few of us went to see A Christmas Carol, just because. Not only were we able to enjoy a great show, but it didn't put us back much either. Win.
p.s. I recommend this show in particular---great set, awesome blocking, and amazing cast. God bless us, every one!
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Recap
Happiness is...
Recaps. At the end of the year we all spend some time planning our celebration to ring in the new year, thinking about our resolutions, and trying to make the most of it. Instead, I like to look back on the year we just had. What happened this year? Who died? What scandals hit the news? How was I impacted?
I can look through pictures and old journal entries. I can see one of the many "Best Of" youtube videos. Or I can talk to my friends and family. Whatever the activity, it's pretty cool to reminisce on how much has changed in the last 363 days or so. Here's to another good year! Bring it on 2012.
Recaps. At the end of the year we all spend some time planning our celebration to ring in the new year, thinking about our resolutions, and trying to make the most of it. Instead, I like to look back on the year we just had. What happened this year? Who died? What scandals hit the news? How was I impacted?
I can look through pictures and old journal entries. I can see one of the many "Best Of" youtube videos. Or I can talk to my friends and family. Whatever the activity, it's pretty cool to reminisce on how much has changed in the last 363 days or so. Here's to another good year! Bring it on 2012.
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