To Me, Happiness Is…

What are the things that truly make you happy?

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Happiness. It has a different meaning to each of us but the feeling remains the same. No matter what brings a smile to your face, to be happy in life is to be winning at life.

I was recently tagged by both HANAはな & Craig Weldon as they wrote about the things in life that made them happy — see their inspirational work Here & Here.

And before you ask, no I wasn’t tagged because I was one of the things that brightened up their day.

Instead, I was tagged and challenged to follow suit by creating my very own piece on the things that brought joy into my life.

This is that piece.

I guess, like most other parents, the first thing that comes to mind when asked what makes you happy is your kids. Though I wonder how many of them would be honest enough to admit that the happiness they bring is not a consistent thing? — parenting is a tough gig. Fact!

But, I’m not here to talk about the challenges, today is happy hour — which, coincidently, is one of the other things that makes me cheerful, but enough about drinking, for now.

Number one on my list of things that make my life joyous — don’t worry it’s not a long list — is the laughter of my two-year-old son.