What makes me happy

I have been thinking about what makes me happy and I can honestly say it depends on the day. For me a lot of the things are very simple, and I guess I could say obvious but now to try and write some of them down.

Spending time with family – being able to spend time with my husband and my sister and her family makes me happy. It is nice when my husband and I can just do-little simple things like going for a drive in the country just to escape the routine of everyday. Even sitting after dinner and just chatting about nothing in general is also what makes me happy.

Sitting on a patio – when the weather is nice, I enjoy being able to sit on a patio and either people watch or watch airplanes if the patio is near an airport. Being able to just enjoy the warm weather while sitting outside is so nice and something we try and do. I love watching airplanes so being able to watch them land or take off is a nice thing for me to do. The patio doesn’t have to be near an airport for me to be happy because there have been times we have just decided to go out and have a coffee and sit on a patio and that has been nice.

Crafting – my crafting makes me happy because I can lose myself in doing something that I enjoy doing. I can do this alone or sitting with others, but my crafting is a means for me to escape and recharge my personal battery. I do enjoy seeing things finished but I enjoy just working on the various projects and when they are close to being done, I am trying to figure out what the next project will be. My happiest place is the actual working on the projects and seeing a finish is secondary to the progress.

Writing – yes this might sound a little different but yes, my writing makes me happy when I can see that I have achieved something, be it a blog, a story or just some fun notes. My writing is what brings me joy a lot of the time.

There are so many little things that make me happy and I know that it depends on each person what makes them happy. For some people it is being among a group of friends and spending time with them and other’s it is just spending time at home and relaxing. It doesn’t matter what you do to make you happy if you realize that some of the simple things may be part of what makes you happy as well.

Do What Makes You Happy

 

I think over the last couple of years, a lot of people have figured out things that they like doing and things that they just don’t like to do. It has meant that people have been changing jobs because they have now found a passion that they can earn money at. Yes, the time that a lot of us spent at home meant that people figured out things that they could do and wanted to do to give them joy.        

This is one thing I have learned in the last couple of years, and it is to do what makes me happy.  For so long I made sure everyone else was happy but didn’t make sure I was. I didn’t do that all the time, but I did make sure that I put other people’s feelings first. I am not saying to not think of others, but remember you need to be happy as well. We all have things that we enjoy doing and then things that we don’t, and we need to sit back and look at those things and make decisions. Sometimes the decisions are easy ones to make, and others might not be.

Doing things that make you happy can mean that you put a bit more effort into them and enjoy it a bit more.  For so long, I didn’t put my feelings into a lot of decisions, but ensured what was done made others happy first.  I still do things that make others happy, but now I consider my feelings as well.

Some of my decisions may not make some people happy, but I need to live with my choices and decisions.  Learning to accept that not everyone is going to be happy with me now doesn’t matter as much as it did before.  I have also realized that some people wouldn’t be happy no matter what I did. This is something that took a bit of time to realize, but once I did, I knew that making sure things that I was doing meant something to me helped a lot.

Ensuring that I do what makes me happy means I am happier in myself.  Remember it’s important to be happy yourself, and then it’s easier to help make others happy. What I have learned is very simple, you must make the person that you see in the mirror happy before you can make others around you happy. Your smile and laughter can make a big difference to those around you.