One of my fondest memories of home is of my mom and I taking summer walks at dusk, just as fireflies started showing up in the yards around us. What child hasn’t been completely and utterly fascinated by fireflies at some point? What adult, for that matter? I even made the glowing firefly juice at a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘happiness’
“Fireflies” in Life and Lyrics
Posted in Daily Notes, tagged fireflies, happiness, lyrics, mood, music, owl city on December 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Act The Way You Want To Feel
Posted in Daily Notes, tagged Emotion, happiness, joy, life, sadness on November 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This is a fundamental statement over at The Happiness Project. And I love it, so I may have even written about it before. But have you ever found yourself in a situation where you are crying, so you keep feeling sad, so you keep crying? Or, as many have put it, you eat because you’re [...]
Happiness is anyone and anything at all…
Posted in Daily Notes, Life As I Know It, tagged charlie brown, happiness, lyrics, musicals on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If I had to choose two small things that impact my emotions the most (but do not include people or God), it would have to be singing and words. So the ultimate impact for me comes from lyrics. And since I recently ran around on Broadway, I’ve been in quite the belting-to-showtunes-in-the-car mood. So many [...]
In Need of a Smile
Posted in Life As I Know It, tagged accents, friends, happiness, smile on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t have too much to say today, but I love that Katy is posting this week about things that have made her smile or made her happy this week. And hear you me, this is a week I really need it! And guess what. Her post for today is inspired by yours truly!
Is there [...]
Thoughtful Wednesday: Needing People
Posted in Daily Notes, tagged friendship, happiness, love, need, people, Relationships, thoughtful wednesday on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(When I wrote this post a few days back, I didn’t realize it would be my 100th post! I know people usually do something special for their 100th, but nothing comes to mind at the moment. Maybe I’ll do a special 159 post or something. Anyway, here’s the original post…)
The idea of “needing someone” seems [...]
Deep Wednesday: Contributing to Happiness
Posted in Daily Notes, Life As I Know It, tagged bertrand russell, contribution, goals, happiness, quote, thoughtful wednesday on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Anything you are good at contributes to happiness. –Bertrand Russell
This is a thought that has woven itself throughout my education and adult life, and it is particularly relevant when considering my place in the world. For a long time, I thought I wanted to be and needed to be a pediatrician to be happy, successful, [...]
Deep Wednesday: Enthusiasm
Posted in Daily Notes, Life As I Know It, tagged charles kingsley, enthusiasm, happiness, quote, self, thoughtful wednesday on February 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I read this quote on one of my favorite blogs, The Happiness Project:
“We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.” –Charles Kingsley
I am particularily moved by it because it is so dead on. When I am [...]
Something Sweet to Make You Smile
Posted in Life As I Know It, Mmm...Food..., tagged caramel apples, food, happiness, valentines on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So I’ve been having a rough week–as has almost everyone I have talked to. Then here in my inbox appeared an email from my FAVORITE caramel apple stop — Amy’s. And look! Adorable Valentine’s Day apples!! Nothing could make me happier, even for just a moment, than pink + the best caramel apples in the [...]
“Our Town” and Joy of Life
Posted in Life As I Know It, tagged beauty, Christianity, God, happiness, joy, life, literature, our town, self, Thoughts in the Faith on October 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you’ve never read or seen the play Our Town by Thorton Wilder, you should. I was in this play four years ago, and last night saw a college production in which a few of my friends performed. I forgot what an endearing and encouraging message this play brings to its audience.
The message is simple: [...]
