Happiness on one of several hikes I took this weekend (with Panda and Shay); you’ve got to absorb every second of this fabulous Spring weather while you have it in Arizona. The desert is so green from our wet winter and it seems the entire Valley is outside this weekend, watching Spring-training games, golfing, walking, breathing in the warm, sunny happiness of glorious pre-summer weather.
Have you heard of The Happiness Project (THP)? It’s no secret around here that I’m all for self-help, having a regular “to do” list and resolutions galore. In fact, I just ordered this book, even after the conservative-Christian backlash. (I’m agreeing with very little they say these days.)
So, my version of THP:
Role models: My father, Paul Farmer, JPM, Ruth
Mission: Do good, be good, smile often.
Motto: Be the Light
Symbol: A Saguaro with Her Arms Outstretched
Patron Saint: Ruth, one of the original tough, smart women
The Two Splendid Truths:
1. To be happier, think about feeling good, feeling bad, and feeling right, in an atmosphere of growth.
2. One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy.
One of the best ways to make other people happy is to be happy yourself. {I’m keeping these!}
What is your motto? What makes you happy? Today my list includes Fresh & Easy Markets, beautiful weather, new espadrilles, seeing The Other Boleyn Girl yesterday after having read the book and being able to laugh at the wild differences, dinner plans with friends, bowling well last night even though that damn Salty beat me by one pin, and having time to craft and cook.
~K