Happiness 1-17
flying above the weather; opportunity knocking on your door; playful polar bears.
Tag: writing and life
Happiness 12-20
four friends; understanding the nature of energy; the hour before dawn.
Happiness 12-16
walking through the fairgrounds at dawn; desert silence; the door being flung open.
Happiness 12-14
finding the needle; the windows frosted over; tears drying on the pillow.
Happiness 12-13
waiting in the shade; being an oyster manifesting a pearl; gingerbread.
Happiness 12-11
meeting on the bridge; climbing to the top of the mast in a storm; flannel sheets dried in the sun.
Happiness 12-3
heading out the morning after; being nominated for a peace prize; a money tree in full bloom.
Happiness 12-2
a green roof; meeting for tea during a snowstorm; breaking plates on purpose.
Happiness 11-28
peering over the stone wall; smaller than you can imagine; a butterfly dreaming about Paris.
Happiness 11-25
reaching for the sky; a she-wolf taking care of twin babies; sculling slowly through the village.
Happiness 11-24
a different listening; dancing your way out of the cave in the cliff; wrapped in silk.
Thanksgiving: Worship Privately, Rejoice Together
One day I was browsing in our local library and learned something about the first Thanksgiving that I did not know. As I read it, I was struck by revelation.
Happiness 11-20
our lives entwined; being met at the train; bringing the wood inside before the storm.
Happiness 11-18
crossing a field of ripe pumpkins; the face in the bark of the tree; down by the old mill stream.
Happiness 11-17
waiting on the dock at dawn; a new glass slipper; breaking the seal.
Happiness 11-16
meeting after the theater; being blown like a leaf across the field; getting the call that changes your life.
Happiness 11-14
meeting under the winged pine; the stars at midday; elves playing in the dollhouse.
Happiness 11-5
red and white striped beach umbrellas; the alpacas grazing outside your bay windows; a tiny house in the heart of the forest.
Happiness 11-4
the lighthouse still standing; opening your eyes and realizing it’s late in the morning; a small favor.
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.