I looked and looked, afraid to touch. Afraid to even move, in fact, because if I moved, it would fly away. Finally, when time became too short, I reached out my hand gently and carefully, and took it into my palm. It STAYED. It let me take it, it didn’t fly away. Now it is [...]
Posts Tagged ‘happy’
1 Mar
Happy “Martsishor” Day!! Happy Spring!
Today is the first day in spring. HAPPY SPRING! May this year bring you the same degree of luck and happiness that I hope for myself! Today is also Martisor back home, in Romania. Here is some more information about that. I really wanted someone to come today and give me a bouquet of snowdrops [...]
14 Feb
It was the smile that did it
I am poor. Below-average-wage-for-my-position poor, actually. And when that position isn’t CEO of a large company, or big-shot doctor or engineer, but a mere research assistant, this is saying something about my purchasing power. Such being the case, it might not come as a surprise that when I saw the large black man with an [...]
14 Feb
People are beautiful
Don’t let yourself be fooled. Looking at someone will never tell you anything. Their hair may be bouncy, their eyes may be shiny, but that will not provide any insight into their heart. And that is all that matters. Inside, people are beautiful. All we need to do is give them an oportunity to show [...]
12 Feb
Welcome to Wonderland
I live in a city where the subway announces to me everyday on my way to work: “the next Blue line train to Wonderland is now arriving.” I walk out of the subway station with a smile fluttering playfully on the corner of my mouth. I look at the park in front of me, as [...]
8 Feb
I am happy!
How does it feel when your life changes for the better? I ask myself that on the bus on my way home. I am wiping the sweat off my brow and breathe deeply. I look out the window and notice, as if for the first time, the red and white lights of the bars and [...]
29 Nov
Thanksgiving 2009 – the party
After all the work and sweat in the kitchen, it was time to enjoy the feast. We had turkey with mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce, stuffing, green bean casserole, broccoli with cheese sauce, and wonderful rolls fresh out of the oven. We even had homemade gravy! That was the only time I broke my rules [...]
29 Nov
Thanksgiving 2009 – the preparations
When my alarm went off on Thanksgiving morning, I was in the middle of a wonderful, enticing dream. For the life of me I can’t remember what I was dreaming about, but I know it was great because I clearly remember not wanting to wake up. Seriously though, who would want to get up at [...]
18 Oct
TED.com – Why are we happy?
Or why are we not happy – because as it turns out, many people don’t know that the capacity to be happy lies within them. Of course, as the presenter says, there are indeed some situations that may be preferable to others, but on the whole, people are happy with an outcome as long as [...]
21 Sep
SAD
It’s funny (and by funny I don’t really mean amusing) how a disorder can have such a psychologically appropriate name. Seasonal Affective Disorder is just that: SAD. It makes you sad, it creeps up on you unnoticed and all of a sudden you feel just a little less excited about life, just a little more [...]
