Lists…aren’t they wonderful.
I have to-do lists, grocery lists, packing lists for anywhere I’ve ever
gone and would like to go (beach, camping, weekend at grandma’s, one of those
little bungalow’s in Bali over the water with the thatched roof, the clear
glass floor, the bed with the mosquito thingy around it…you know the one J), honey-do lists and the
lists go on and on. Maybe I’ll write
more about lists another day…but my point is…my life would not function without
lists.
I thought no way to better kick off my blog than with my happiness
list - the simplified version.
My Boys (Dallas, 6 and Gavin, 4)
My Mom (June aka NeNe)
My Health
The best things in life are free! When applied to my life, this saying is
incredibly true. When I think about what
makes me happy, it is about my relationships with others and my relationship
with myself. (Lists are free too!) Throughout my life I’ve
resisted the endless quest for happiness that is just out of reach; the thought
that happiness will be skipping around the corner alongside a promotion, a
bigger house, a newer car or any other shiny thing. Two things are innately wrong with this
thought for me. The first is, as the
title of my blog suggests, happiness is a pursuit. Happiness doesn’t just show up at your
doorstep and stay forever. Happiness
takes work, dedication, consistency, motivation and is a constant work in
progress. The second is, true and
lasting happiness is not found in objects, this happiness is fleeting and more
than likely you will never reach a stable happy place because you will always
be in want of more.
I am happy to be alive and well. I am happy to have people to love. I am happy to have people that love me.
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