Flowers at Chatuchak market, Bangkok, ThailandPhoto: C. Mercado
David asks this weekend question: What makes you happy?
This was quite timely since sometime back, I had made a list of the things that made me smile, ergo, made me happy. Since it is such an easy thing to do, I thought I would just copy that list here, and that would basically answer David's question, and that would be a new post! Is that cheating? I did add a few new ones....
So here is a list of things that make me smile, just in random order...
- watching Kara and Kristina sleep like angels
- hugs and cuddles from people I love
- when my two daughters smile
- getting emails from my daughters
- personalised cards that my babies make for
me
surprises, anything
sunrises and sunsets
poetry, especially if it is read aloud to me
being surrounded by family
knowing that my father and mother are healthy and growing old gracefully
getting my feet wet on the beach
catching snowflakes on my tongue
the smell of incense, coffee, anything baking
when I am looking at old photos and remembering when these were taken
flowers, especially roses, lilies and tulips
warm gulab jamuns
ice cream and apple pie
talking to my family on the phone
Scrabble games
new issues of the New Yorker
cold winter evenings in front of the fire sipping hot chocolate
curling up in my favourite chair with a new book
new shoes!
sitting and holding hands at the movies with my loved one
love letters
baby pictures of Kara and Kris and my nephews and nieces
a nice long walk in the park
Nirmal's goofy grin
chatting with Tanya
the sound of rain
a trip to the hairdresser
a nice, long massage
the smell of lavender
birthdays, birthday cakes, Christmas, any holiday where family is together
being with my friends, simply enjoying their company
And, I am saving the best for last, blogging, reading my friends' blogs and having them read mine and leave lovely comments!!
What makes YOU happy?
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