On August 8th celebrate "Happiness Happens" day

you should be happy everyday

I just read a rumor that Praxiteles got the old “43T account deletion axe” for taking a joke too far on this goal.

That makes the whole happiness happens thing SO not worth it.

I have this Koi pond in my backyard. I have 7 Koi all around 6 – 8” long. They have been with me for a while. I have always heard that you can train them to eat from your hand, but I was pretty skeptical as for years they seem to just run when I came close to the edge. I can just hear the conversation “Oh shit guys . . the big face lurking at 6:00 . . . dive, dive for your lives!!!”

I always feed them at roughly the same time everyday and they always “hit and run” Lately, they seem to be running a little slower. They avoid my hand consistently. Tonight . . . 1 of them actually took the food from my hand.

Such an odd thing . . . to want to win the trust of a few Koi . . . but I think I am sooooo getting there.

It just made me happy!

This is the best I can do.

5 things that made me happy
Half a sweet cinnamon bun and strong coffee
Sunshine on fresh clothes
My parents are finally back in town
Slobbery sincere faced toddler kisses
The neighbor bringing us a box of fresh fruit

5 things I did to make other people happy
Greeted everyone with a big smile
Played HotWheels car show (opened ‘56 Ford pick-up)
Called some friends & family just to say hello
Silly dancing to serious songs
Now I’m making hot chocolate for everyone…

And I’m going to paint my toenails silver before the sun goes down. Happy Happiness Happens Day!

Lots of it today.

I played games with my family.

And went out to dinner at my neighbor’s.

I’m happy on Happiness Happens Day.

Happy Happiness Happens Day everybody!!!

pleasant day…I accomplished a lot, the weather was beautiful, all the social interaction I had was enjoyable, had a nice Mexican food dinner with the girl…

Under certain circumstances…there is no reason this day can’t be celebrated so much more than once a year…I’m going to take it to heart…

Or maybe the silver lining is that despite all the misery of this day, I still found ways to see happiness, even if it was more of a thoughtful than a joyful happiness.

One thing I knew I had to do, I brought some of the toys to work that I had bought as early christmas presents and I asked my coworkers that if any women came into the office who had left their home due to assaults, that I would take those cases (it’s usually randomly assigned).

I wanted to make today a fun and energetic day at work, spreading happiness as best I could. But we got some devastating and stressful news, so my plans seemed inappropriate. Instead I focused on being happy that people do change and grow. And that if they don’t then I know I can adapt and adjust around the barriers they put up.

Someone told me that those who do not step forward will at least stand behind me, that I am percieved as a source of strengh and power but also as fair and kind. I am happy for the person I’ve become and that the waif I used to be is unknown to those who know me now.

I am happy that when someone threatened me this morning I still said what I needed to say and stare him down and when he walked away I could shrug the incident off like it was nothing.

Happiness happened when I had a hankering for sushi and my favourite sushi place prepared an order for me to take back to my desk on this busy day. It happened when I opened the fridge to find a fresh bottle of diet coke just when I needed it. It happened when I came back to my desk after a long weekend and surprised myself because I’d forgotten I’d cleaned it.

When an abused woman and her kids came to my office at the end of the day and had just gone into a transition house, I was able to give the kids some toys so they would have something to call their own, I was able to solve some pressing problems that went beyond my normal role even though it was on my own time. I am happy that my particular skill set matched with a particular problem so that in a large government I could make an individual difference. I am happy that I decided to find a silver lining in there being jerks and morons on this site and pay attention to how I could influence things for the better.

Happiness happened on my way home from work when I noticed cloud formations we don’t normally get and it felt magical.

It happened when I stopped at the grocery store and bought what I wanted without having to worry about every dime.

I happened when the 3 different construction zones I commute through had all finished their jobs yesterday and the roads were clear.

Happiness happened when I picked up the kids and they ran to me yelling “Mommy” with outstretched arms.

1) Reading a few pages from Happiness is a Choice and
2) Having a slice of apple pie and a scoop of Breyer’s French Vanilla ice cream~

Today I met a friend for lunch. I assumed we would be an hour or so, give or take. We sat and ate and talked and gabbed and laughed for almost three hours! What a lovely way to spend the afternoon!