| Melanie1 |
| (addict) |
| 07/28/07 09:49 AM |
Re: Happiness
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Interesting question CiCi. Btw, you write so well... Ever think of a career that involves some writing in one form or another? Just a thought :).
Happiness... I can define it when I feel it. And I feel it when I'm out in nature taking photographs; I feel it when I print those photos and feel that I've captured a moment in time, nature's beauty, or something ethereal that can't be defined but causes a positive emotional reaction...
I feel happy when with my two sons and they're happy and doing well.
I feel happy when with good friends and walking, sharing a nice dinner or a glass of wine and we're laughing, communicating and just enjoying ourselves.
I feel happy sometimes just watching the birds outside my window or my cats snooze in the sun.
I'm happy when I have NO major worries ie about my kids, about my finances, my health, my friends or the people I care about; or about where I work.
I'm happy while reading a really good book, listening to music, or enjoying a beautiful piece of art.
The list goes on and on. So what I'm thinking happiness comes in snippets of time. Or moments at a time. There are days where I feel great and life is just going my way. Then there are days that are horrid...
Life is a combination of both highs and lows and of course that "somewhere in the middle". If I have more good days than bad for the most part, then I guess I consider myself happy :).
Melanie