I've been doing a lot of thinking this week (of course, when is my brain NOT turning?!). My life has been absolutely nuts for months and I'm slowly beginning to notice how exhausted I've allowed myself to become. I try to do so many things and I am not really good at saying "no", so I begin to spread myself too thin. So I realized this week that I need to do some re-evaluating.
Today, I thought about Happiness. What makes me tick? What brings me joy and happiness? I told myself I needed to make a list of the things in life that make me happy...so here we go:
*Happiness is the feeling I get after Zumba class.
*Happiness is walking on the stage and the band starts playing my song.
*Happiness is first thing in the morning walking my dog, when it's quiet, and hearing nature wake up.
*Happiness is getting home from a tiring day at work and having three furry children run to the door excited to see me.
*Happiness is friends who encourage, love and always have my back.
*Happiness is giving my last dollar to a stranger....and getting a smile in return.
*Happiness is laughter...and making other people laugh.
*Happiness is spending time with my family.
*Happiness is encouraging and complimenting someone.
*Happiness is rain on a Saturday morning and just getting to lay in bed.
*Happiness is a beautiful sunny day....laying by the pool!
*Happiness is being happy with myself.
...and Oh, if I thought about it more, I'm sure this list could get longer. But how refreshing it is to look at the good things in life rather than focusing on the other things.
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