Remember the cartoon strip "Happiness Is. . ."? Well, here are a few of mine. Take a minute and think of your own!
Happiness is riding your bike down that secret path you discovered years ago and it's still special.
Happiness is knowing you helped put a smile on a friend's face.
Happiness is capturing the briskness of an early August morning before it hits 90 degrees.
Happiness is knowing you picked the right person.
Happiness is your child saying, "Look at the sunset!"
Happiness is calling the town you grew up in "home", even if you don't live there any longer.
Happiness is playing that music box your old boyfriend gave you.
Happiness is laughing so hard you really do pee your pants!
Happiness is having two brothers!
Happiness is an unopened box of tissues to use up while watching Cinema Paradiso.
Happiness is a yellow smiley face latch hook rug.
Happiness is old friends and new friends.
Happiness is a phone call from your sister right as you're picking up the phone to call her.
Happiness is the memory of your little red rug from kindergarten.
Happiness is having a mother-in-law you love.
Happiness is reading Gone With the Wind for a fourth time, and not deciding until the last page if Scarlett wins back Rhett.
Happiness is smiling in your sleep because your dream really is that good!
Happiness is loving a book so much you write a character analysis of each one so you never forget them.
Happiness is thinking fondly of your parents and calling them!
Happiness truly is the simplest of things in life. Discover it every day.
