Happiness 4-30
the half moon waiting for you in your room; theater of the soul; the spire seen from a long way off.
Author: winslow eliot
Happiness 4-29
climbing to the very top of the tallest redwood tree; the perfect pair of black shoes; following your star.
Happiness 4-28
sliding down a slippery, colorful rainbow and finding a pot of gold; fresh fiddlehead ferns; eyes like sapphires.
Happiness 4-27
the calm before the storm; a window of opportunity; floating away in a small bottle.
Happiness 4-26
sliding down a slippery, colorful rainbow and finding a pot of gold; fresh fiddlehead ferns; eyes like sapphires.
Happiness 4-25
meeting at the Frick Museum; Merlin’s cave; frost at dawn melting in the meadow.
The Lady of My Dreams: Ada Davenport Kendall
In January, 1919, Ada Davenport Kendall had joined a band of distinguished women from all over the United States to march on Washington and protest in support of women’s right to vote. They chained themselves to the fence outside the White House, so that they couldn’t be driven away, and they were taunted and beaten… […]
Happiness 4-24
the ruby-throated hummingbird in the flowering quince: finding the mountain goat; looking down at the cloud forest
Happiness 4-23
the old grandfather clock on the stair landing; the lark flying higher; homemade lasagna at the family gathering.
Happiness 4-22
the pail half-filled with water and stars; drawing a circle in the sand; enveloped in a soft black cape with a hood.
Happiness 4-21
realizing what you thought wasa mirage is real; candlelight dinner in late spring; gazing at the sky through the blossoming weeping pear.
Happiness 4-20
green glass beads scattered on the moss; dancing into the room to wild applause; mysterious smoke signals in the sky.
Happiness 4-19
three layers of mountains shrouded in mist; apprenticing with the alchemist; the fourth way of knowing.
Happiness 4-18
a knee-jerk reaction; examining the acorn and seeing the potential; talking with a wise parrot.
Happiness 4-16
the lamplighter walking down the street; a field of wild tulips; discovering the diary.
Happiness 4-16
the pitch black of a cave; discovering the truth; raised by wolves.
Happiness 4-15
a wild murmur of love; two oxen pulling the cart through the village; pheasants in spring.
Happiness 4-14
softening the fall; late afternoon sunlight slanting through the redwoods; uncorking the bottle.
Happiness 4-13
freshly sharpened colored pencils; casting a shadow from a great height; getting into the canoe.
Happiness 4-12
a hole in the sky; the greatest gift of all; being flexible.
Happiness 4-11
hundreds of woodpeckers; punting along the slow-moving river; a strange statue.
Happiness 4-10
pulling fresh carrots from the earth; opening the book and money pouring out; magic slippers.