Happiness Is…
What is Happiness? This probably means something different to everyone.
Here are some of the things it means to me:
Happiness is helping someone accomplish something they couldn’t a year ago.
- Happiness is seeing your kids smile and laughing while they are eating a hot fudge sundae that is literally all over them
- Happiness is setting goals and exceeding them 3 weeks earlier than expected
- Happiness is spending time with your family and friends reminiscing about the past and getting excited about the future
- Happiness is watching the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees for a trip to the World Series
Happiness is walking on the beach at Cape Cod, wearing sunglasses with the water covering your toes while you are deciding about having a 3 or 4 pound lobster for dinner
- Happiness is coming from behind in a touch football game and scoring with a minute to go and winning the game
I look forward to reading what it means to you!
February 16th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
Happiness is being pleased with where you’ve been and looking forward to where you are going.
February 19th, 2007 at 10:25 am
Happiness is a walk in the woods with my wife, daughters and dogs during a magnificent New England autumn.
Happiness is David Ortiz at the plate and Mariano Rivera on the mound.
Happiness is UMASS playing for national championships in football and lacross and getting it’s basketball program back on track.
Happiness is 8 dogs and a frosted mug of Killians at Teo’s in Pittsfield.
February 19th, 2007 at 10:40 am
Happiness for me is at the end of the day feeling completely used up, as well as knowing and acknowledging I’ve made a positive difference in my world!
February 19th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
Happiness is hearing your child giggle.
Happiness is looking at your life and appreciating your judgement for surrounding yourself with supportive, loving friends and family.
February 19th, 2007 at 7:56 pm
Happiness is getting of the plane in Maui with your family and smelling the maui smell..
Happiness is being the head room mom at school on valentines day.
February 21st, 2007 at 3:01 pm
This may sound like a cliche but I believe it: Happiness is loving and being loved in return.
February 26th, 2007 at 10:23 am
Happiness is hearing my three boyz and honey laughing in our family room watching a silly boy show while I am cooking a wonderful meal for them.
Having wine and dinner in the North End with my girls friends.
Watching any child being silly with no worries at all.
Having a sleep over with just my girlfriends was one of my happiest moments ever. We had a blast right in our home. Swimming, roasting marshmallows, dancing and just acting like girlfriends.
Happiness is still looking forward to my man coming home every night he is such a joy in my life. Silly Billy!!! 11 years and rocking baby.
I am so happy our house is the house that our teenagers and friends hang at. I love to cook for them I am known as Miss Debbie at our home. The kids are just so respectful and that makes me so so happy…..
February 26th, 2007 at 11:07 am
Happiness is having people in your life who call you to be bigger than you think you can be. Happiness is cooking for friends. Happiness is when your college age children want to spend time with you. Happiness is making a difference for others. Happiness is working through something that is troubling and coming out with a new insight and the space to create something new/fresh. Happiness is being successful as well as watching/sharing another’s accomplishments. Happiness is being healthy. Happiness is a good workout. Happiness is a good haircut. Happiness is being loved. Happiness is a choice.
March 6th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
Happiness to me is waking up on a Sunday morning and seeing the sun shining and reflecting on the water outside my condo. I sit down with my dog, (an unconditional loving male), Kennedy, on my couch and read the Sunday Times cover to cover while drinking a cup of coffee. I often doze halfway through and wake up to read the rest. That to me is my weekend happiness.
March 14th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
happiness is waking up each morning (hopefully) smelling the fresh air, flowers, fresh coffee brewing, eggs with grilled onions cooking on the stove with the smells permeating upstairs.
As my friend Debby always says “we’re only as happy as our saddest child.” So again, happiness is all our children are happy as well!