Happiness 8-25
calm before the storm;
setting forth on a long journey;
fields of goldenrod and monkshood.
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Happiness 8-24
mulling it over;
seeing thrilling smoke signals;
tossing your hat into the ring.
Happiness 8-23
painting the town red;
the dove returning;
nestled under a blanket of stars.
Happiness 8-22
nearing the lighthouse;
fording a shallow stream;
your life in panoramic view.
Happiness 8-21
smoldering passion;
the line of Jupiter;
the wound healing fast.
Happiness 8-8
following your guide;
becoming a butterfly;
the Moonlight Sonata pouring from an open window.
Happiness 8-7
polishing the tools;
accomplishing;
following the red balloon.
Happiness 8-6
shining the light on it.
taming a fox in the desert;
a stone, a leaf, a door.
Happiness 8-5
lying on the floor;
skimming across the sun-warmed pond;
the gondola going under the bridge.
Happiness 8-4
the house at the end of the road;
flowering angelica;
a Cheshire cat grinning at you.
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Happiness 8-1
dipping your toes in wet sparkles;
being carried like a torch;
creating a new word that means just what you intend.
Happiness 7-31
playing with paint;
floating down the river on your back;
pulling out the stops.
Happiness 7-30
ice cream on a hot summer night;
the wildness of weeds;
calming the frenzy.
Happiness 7-28
softening and opening;
whirling on the dune;
decoding the mystery.
Happiness 7-25
hosting the sails;
the duke arriving at the picnic;
mercy.
Happiness 7-24
sitting under the Bodhi tree until you know;
floating from shadow to shadow in moonlight;
extraordinary faith in yourself.
Happiness 7-23
clothed in tiny mirrors;
the blackbird splashing;
boldly going where no one has gone before.
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Happiness 7-22
the magic owl feather;
meeting the master goldsmith;
ten pentacles in the grass.
Happiness 7-21
feeling reflective;
being at a conference of birds;
going all the way.
Happiness 7-18
sweetness; a land of jade; enfolded in a shawl of stars.