Happiness 11-1
a handpainted bathroom mural; crossing the pass before the storm; hundreds of candles lit in the temple.
Author: winslow eliot
Happiness 10-31
the key to the safe; remembering stalking badgers in the summer twilight; the smallest pumpkin in the world.
Happiness 10-30
opening the drawer and finding what you’ve been looking for; a new way of looking at things; gazing at the ridgeline.
Happiness 10-29
a pile of antique rugs laid out in the sunshine to dry; dressed only in peacock feathers; knowing that the question has to be answered.
Happiness 10-28
the message from the ladybug basking on a seed pod; the sea bed roiling with pearls; the uncanny feeling that an admiring stranger is watching you.
Happiness 10-27
sailing off to the Isle of Skye in a storm; entranced by the puppet show in the middle of the park; the sweetness of fresh honey.
Happiness 10-26
The rooms garlanded in vines of bittersweet.
Happiness 10-25
being singled out for a special purpose
Happiness 10-24
tying your horse to the hitching post and stopping for a rest.
A Five Year Plan
Socrates said (we are told): “Be how you wish to seem.”
It seems to me that’s a perfect instruction for creating a five year plan for yourself. I’ve been thinking about a five year plan a lot lately. There are several reasons for this, but perhaps the most important one is that the last time I created one was five years ago.
So here is a blueprint I made up, based on […]
Happiness 10-23
standing in the prow of your boat as you sail into harbor
Happiness 10-22
Emerging from the mist and crossing the drawbridge into the castle.
Happiness 10-21
guided home through the snow by the Alsatian.
Happiness 10-20
folding up your wings for a rest.
Happiness 10-19
rain pattering on the window while you take your bath.
Happiness 10-18
gazing into a pail full of water and stars.
Happiness 10-17
climbing to the house above the trees.
Happiness 10-16
rain in the woods.
Happiness 10-15
the caravan arriving at the oasis and the dancers coming out to greet you.
Happiness 10-14
Looking under the bed and discovering an uncut emerald.
Happiness 10-13
making a decision the next morning.
Happiness 10-12
tying the sash, slowly, around your waist.