Happiness Is
This post was inspired by “Happiness” from You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, a really sweet song about that talks about finding happiness in the small things.
Right before the pandemic, my church’s Children’s Choir which I directed, performed this very song, replacing most of the original text with actual things that made them happy. It ended up being a really good exercise in writing contrafacta while being a lot of fun.* We’re really proud of how it turned out!
Anyway, in the spirit of that song, I’d like to share with you (some of) the things that make me happy:
quiet mornings
hot or iced matcha, turmeric, and chai lattés
freshly baked bread
loose leaf teas
fountain pens
crafting
these scents: lavender, citrus, ginger
great tasting food
being anywhere with my husband
a good book
journaling and memory keeping
effective organization systems
bookstores
traveling and exploring
fashion
good music and art
deep soaking tubs
learning new things and skills
dogs and babies
spending time with the people I love
How about you? What makes you happy?
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Happiness is some chicken nuggets,
Playing with bunnies, meeting a bear.
Happiness is riding some horses,
My birthday money, sliding down stairs.
Happiness is seeing a platypus at the zoo
And happiness is one zebra or two.Happiness is twelve kinds of ice cream,
Pizza or sushi, riding a plane.
Happiness is going on road trips,
Being outside to play in the rain.
Happiness is being alone every now and then,
And happiness is coming home again.Happiness is morning and evening,
Daytime and nighttime, too.
For happiness is anyone and anything at all
That's loved by you.Happiness is having two sisters,
Sharing a sandwich, singing a song.
Happiness is being together when day is through
And happiness is…
...catching Pikachu!Happiness is morning and evening,
Daytime and nighttime, too.
For happiness is anyone and anything at all
That's loved by you.
