Each week, I post 5 Things Making Me Happy for a couple of reasons. (1.) It helps me appreciate being…being present, being attentive, and being alive…because we don’t take enough time to appreciate the joys in our lives (2.) In hopes that it spurs the same type of thoughts for you, and that will make more of us “happy”.
Here is this week’s list:
- Babies! My oldest daughter Christine, and her husband Mitch have announced they are going to have another baby! Memories of hanging out with my Grandpa, camping, fishing, playing golf, and hearing his stories are some of my happiest moments…I can only hope this baby and I can spend some time sharing stories and creating memories.
- St. Jude Runners always make me happy, but this week the Memphis to Peoria runners have been out in the heat, the rain, and the dark of night running what seems like endless miles on the road back to Peoria. The route is 465 miles long, and someone is always running no matter the time of day or night, or the weather. There will be sore muscles, lost toenails, cramps, blisters, lack of sleep, tears, bee stings, twisted ankles, laughter, singing, friendships either being built or strengthened and wonderful memories. I love these people, and they make me happy.
- A glass of sweet tea on a hot summer day. You know the kind of day I’m talking about…the sun beating down on you, the air so thick with humidity you think Hades himself is waiting for you just around the corner. Those first few gulps as the ice cubes bump up against your teeth, are the best and most refreshing.
- Being a part of a birthday party, without knowing we were a part of a birthday party! Sitting enjoying a cool drink along a hefty plate of nachos, a birthday party started and soon wrapped around us as more and more people came by to celebrate a 70-year-old woman’s life. I just wanted to go for a drive and find a place that I had never been to before…which we did, but the day just got better hearing the stories (some repeated over and over by the birthday girl), and watching as everyone showed up to wish her Happy Birthday and have some cake! Sometimes, the unexpected ends up being a real gem!
- Believe it or not…the sound of Cicadas made the list this week. There are some nights the sound can be deafening as they rub their wings together, or whatever it is that they do…and other nights, the sound can replace the white noise machine that you listen to while you try to fall asleep.
What is making you happy this week? I’d love to hear what is making you happy, and the possible story behind it.
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