Happiness Is...

"... anyone and anything at all, that's loved by you."  - "Happiness Is" from You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown

I really think it's hard to not find happiness in any given day.  There is always some bit of light that can peek through; it's a matter of not closing our eyes to it -- allowing it to reach our gaze, even when it feels like we're under dark skies. And the best part is passing that little bit of light we discover on to others, through a word, a gesture, or even just a smile. We can all be a bit of someone else's daily happiness. What a happy thought. :)

Bits of my happiness today:
Rain
Sun
Blue sky
Clouds
Mountains
Cooking successfully
Ice cream
Easy drives
Holding hands
Singing
Surprise pianos

<3

L.O.V.E.

Was made for me and you. :)

Sometimes very little needs to be said.

Jane Moments

More and more often I have moments where I feel overwhelmed with happiness.

To quote Jane Bennet (in the 2005 film at least), "Can you die of happiness?"

5/27/15 Pieces of Heaven

"It's a long and rugged road
And we don't know where we're headed,
But we know it's gonna get us where we're going.
And when we find what we're looking for,
We'll drop these bags and search no more
'Cause it's gonna feel like heaven when we're home."
~ "Heaven When We're Home" by The Wailin' Jennys



Life is not perfect.  It can't ever be.  But I'm beginning to find that perhaps it contains little pieces of heaven.  If we keep our hearts open to what our paths come across, we are able to discover more and more.  Maybe this is how true happiness is cultivated.

I am quite happy.

Together

All at once I feel

Intensely within myself

And yet entirely at ease

And Then

And then, sometimes, life takes you by surprise and the things you hoped for work out even better than you had dared to imagine.

The Best Things

The best things come around when you stop looking and just let life run its course. That doesn't mean you shouldn't pursue them once you recognize them, but you cannot make them happen.

Why I Sing

My heart feels full to bursting and all I want to do is sing!
I want to break out into song right here on the muni train and for everyone to hear the same music and have the same feeling. Exuberance.
Light.
Joy.
I want to sing at full forte and fill hearts.

When I get to sit in the audience at professional shows, I almost always have moments of wanting to just cry from happiness. My heart soars and longs to sing. That is why I do this - so others can feel this happy too.

That is why I sing.