(for Nikki)
.
I see joy.
See how you have expanded
until you’re exploding with all
that you’d held tightly
contained, buttoned up?
I see confidence.
See how what was timid
and tentative
now twinkles with the knowing
that you are amazing?
I am so proud
of who you’ve made,
you.
Yes, there is laughter;
I see it sparkling in those eyes,
twinkling in the crevices of his face.
I see it dancing,
in those jaunty steps,
off-kilter, long-legged ramblings.
I see it in the shaking shoulders,
heaving joy, hard embraces.
There is laughter through that body,
whether we hear it
or not.
When you choose what brings you joy
When you choose who gives you laughter
When you choose what makes you sing
When you choose who really matters
Then each moment and each thing
you do, makes happiness deploy.
Your touch
peels off the layers
and leaves me new.
.
.
.
.
(This is a sunburn poem, but don’t tell anyone. It sounds so much more romantic if you don’t know!)
“The kind of wrapping you come in has nothing to do with it. As quickly as you realize that, contentment and peace come—from the heart. Happiness is within you.”
~Charlotte Greenwood
Like
attracts
like.
Happiness
brings
happiness.
Choose
your
poison?
Me,
I
like
laughter.
Diana Gabaldon and I at the Strawberry Hill Chapters in Surrey: a gala fund raiser for the Surrey International Writers’ Conference. This was a nice opportunity to chat a bit with her, as I visited with all of the other authors, waiting until the crowds were gone to speak to her. Since we’ve been corresponding for a few months, she knew who I was and was very welcoming.
Now to get a good night’s sleep before falling off the deep end into the conference!
PS. You can’t see them, but there are new Fluevogs on my feet after a pilgrimage to the Gastown Fluevog HQ… 🙂 (It’s been a very happy day celebrating my addictions).
PS2. I didn’t even hyper-ventilate when I met her, although coming home I wondered if I was having a heart attack. After determining I simply did not have TIME to fit in a heart attack this weekend, I decided it was the Thai chicken wrap I had for dinner. 🙂
PS3. This trip was partially to help me prepare psychologically for my Blue Pencil session two days later. You might be interested in reading the post Diana Gabaldon Said To Me as well
PS4. I was also amused to meet Diana’s son Sam Sykes, who wasn’t an official author at this event. He’s amusing.
Today, happiness is being party to Twitter messages travelling between two young people reading #GraceAwakening. The message ” ❤ Josh” had me teary-eyed.
It makes me happy when readers love my imaginary friends! 🙂
Sometimes you just get lucky. Unexpected discoveries, simple pleasures, a wish fulfilled…
Three years ago, I started looking for the perfect pair of grey boots.
My criteria:
I found the Second Miracle Logan’s on Fluevog.com and drooled big time. They met all the criteria except price. Unfortunately they were 3X the budget, and there was no way I could talk myself into them. >>sigh<< Every once in a while I’d go back to the site and stare dreamily at them. Then this fall, they were gone. I let go the dream that those were my dream boots. I kept searching for grey boots, but despite the odd ‘grey boots only’ shopping events, I remained empty handed..ur…bare footed?
Today, I was at the Fluevog site and clicked “Clearance.” There were 3 items in my size, and guess what was there? ONE pair of my Logan boots! AND they were so discounted that with tax and shipping they STILL met budget! My boots are in Montreal. Fantastique. Soon they will be here. My quest for the perfect grey boots has finally ended.
It’s a simple pleasure to have a goal achieved. Is this a lesson on the value of perseverence and patience? Perhaps. Lacing them up is definitely going to require perseverence and patience! (No kidding- there is no zipper in these).
I decided that I can’t buy a single additional bit of footwear this month.
Good thing it’s the 31st.
No wait. It’s the 27th! That’s 4 days to remain new shoeless! Wow. That will be hard, but I will fight my base urges and restrain myself.
Shawn L. Bird 
wanna be happy? November 15, 2011
Tags: abraham lincoln, happiness, postaday2011
“People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
― Abraham Lincoln
True isn’t it? It’s all in the state of mind. If you look for the blessings and good things in your life, that’s what you’re going to see. If your focus on the negative, that’s what you’ll see. Choose what to look at, and enjoy a happier life.
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