I took SR (2 y/o) for a walk tonight and we stopped in the middle of campus for a little bit. We sat on a bench, looking at the buildings and the mountains. I asked SR what makes him happy (he's the smartest, most mature 2 y/o I have ever met- in ALL my time of working with kids). He told me, in order- 1. JoJo (the stuffed elephant I have in my car for him); 2. His Water (that he was drinking at that very moment) and 3. His James (the toy train engine he was driving up and down the bench). I told him I was very glad he was happy.
A few minutes passed and SR turned to me and said, "Miss Megan, what makes you happy?" I don't know if it was his maturity, the question itself, or something else, but I, of course, immediately get choked up. Finally, I calmed down, thought about it, turned to SR and said, "You. You make me happy. The mountains make me happy. The sunset. This moment. Everything about this moment."
And as we started walking back to his house, I realized how true my words were. Nothing made me happier than that very moment we were living in. Nothing was better than sitting there on campus, with SR sitting next to me, staring at the sunset and the mountains. What could possibly ever beat that moment?
The beauty of living in each moment is that nothing that has come before and nothing that may come after can ever beat that exact, specific moment.
Showing posts with label Happiness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Happiness. Show all posts
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011
Happiness Is...
1. Reading a good book until 2am.
2. Long, hard storms.
3. A kind friend offering to buy a movie ticket, b/c you can't afford it.
4. Having time to cook good foods.
5. An old fashion board game night.
6. Playing with fabulous kids.
7. Planning your best friend's Bachelorette party and making the slideshow for her wedding.
8. Planting garlic and watching it start to grow.
9. First Friday Art Night, Mexican food, and a great conversation with a close friend.
10. Hugs from your favorite bartender and the butterflies of having a silly crush.
2. Long, hard storms.
3. A kind friend offering to buy a movie ticket, b/c you can't afford it.
4. Having time to cook good foods.
5. An old fashion board game night.
6. Playing with fabulous kids.
7. Planning your best friend's Bachelorette party and making the slideshow for her wedding.
8. Planting garlic and watching it start to grow.
9. First Friday Art Night, Mexican food, and a great conversation with a close friend.
10. Hugs from your favorite bartender and the butterflies of having a silly crush.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
May 10th, 2011
Wings win.
Bulls win.
Thunderstorm.
Smell of
*grass after rain
*lilacs
*laundry
Last day of internship.
*no more groups
*no more mess
*no more rowdy kids
*no more sweet kids
*no more Bridge
Drinks with co-workers.
*funny conversations
*seeing a new side
*holding parts back
Bulls win.
Thunderstorm.
Smell of
*grass after rain
*lilacs
*laundry
Last day of internship.
*no more groups
*no more mess
*no more rowdy kids
*no more sweet kids
*no more Bridge
Drinks with co-workers.
*funny conversations
*seeing a new side
*holding parts back
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Happiness Is...
(Haven't done one of these in far too long.)
1. Realizing that getting a "B" in a class isn't the worst thing in the world.
2. Skipping classes to read, in bed, for fun, for the entire day! (Hunger Games! Read it!)
3. Knowing that in 28 days I will (a) have finished my first year of graduate school and (b) will be in Chicago with my people.
4. Hiking in Red Rocks, moving my body as it wants to be moved, witnessing the gloriousness of Colorado.
5. Talking with a fabulous friend for hours and hours.
6. Watching a Red Wings playoff game with wonderful people!
7. Being able to provide support to friends, old and new, when they find life too overwhelming.
8. Planning my 26th birthday party!
9. Thinking about Telluride and how amazing the festival will be!
10. Getting overwhelmed with school work, not having a summer job, and planning next year... and then remember that it will all work out in the long run.
1. Realizing that getting a "B" in a class isn't the worst thing in the world.
2. Skipping classes to read, in bed, for fun, for the entire day! (Hunger Games! Read it!)
3. Knowing that in 28 days I will (a) have finished my first year of graduate school and (b) will be in Chicago with my people.
4. Hiking in Red Rocks, moving my body as it wants to be moved, witnessing the gloriousness of Colorado.
5. Talking with a fabulous friend for hours and hours.
6. Watching a Red Wings playoff game with wonderful people!
7. Being able to provide support to friends, old and new, when they find life too overwhelming.
8. Planning my 26th birthday party!
9. Thinking about Telluride and how amazing the festival will be!
10. Getting overwhelmed with school work, not having a summer job, and planning next year... and then remember that it will all work out in the long run.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Happiness is...
taking a sick day, just to sleep in.
finishing chores on time.
watching ridiculous television with your ridiculous roommate.
being able to laugh when you immediately spill on your fresh, clean sheets.
seeing an old friend and being able to countdown until the next time (6 months!).
deciding you're good at your job, even if you don't enjoy doing it.
getting music from a friend and finding out it's awesome.
board game night with friends!
reading a really, really good book.
holding a sleeping baby to your chest and feeling her breathe.
finishing chores on time.
watching ridiculous television with your ridiculous roommate.
being able to laugh when you immediately spill on your fresh, clean sheets.
seeing an old friend and being able to countdown until the next time (6 months!).
deciding you're good at your job, even if you don't enjoy doing it.
getting music from a friend and finding out it's awesome.
board game night with friends!
reading a really, really good book.
holding a sleeping baby to your chest and feeling her breathe.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
I haven't done one of these in far too long...
Happiness Is...
seeing a baby sit herself up for the first time.
having a slumber party with your best friend for the first time in years.
clean flannel sheets.
new music.
recognizing your strengths in the middle of your weaknesses.
finishing the first draft of your graduate school personal statements.
Thanksgiving dinner with your family of choice.
being appreciated at work.
Christmas lights.
learning to love your family for who they are, and who they aren't.
seeing a baby sit herself up for the first time.
having a slumber party with your best friend for the first time in years.
clean flannel sheets.
new music.
recognizing your strengths in the middle of your weaknesses.
finishing the first draft of your graduate school personal statements.
Thanksgiving dinner with your family of choice.
being appreciated at work.
Christmas lights.
learning to love your family for who they are, and who they aren't.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Happiness is
an ice cold shower on a hot, humid day.
$5 pitchers of Blue Moon.
music that makes your heart swell.
realizing that some hurts, though they don't go away, eventually sting less.
playing Scrabble and not being as bad as you usually are.
being healthy after being sick for so long.
cotton candy.
finishing a wonderful book, knowing you'll miss the characters.
sunshine, especially after a week of dark skies and rain.
knowing that it's ok to cry and feel the pain because it won't last forever anymore.
recognizing how blessed you are.
$5 pitchers of Blue Moon.
music that makes your heart swell.
realizing that some hurts, though they don't go away, eventually sting less.
playing Scrabble and not being as bad as you usually are.
being healthy after being sick for so long.
cotton candy.
finishing a wonderful book, knowing you'll miss the characters.
sunshine, especially after a week of dark skies and rain.
knowing that it's ok to cry and feel the pain because it won't last forever anymore.
recognizing how blessed you are.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Happiness is
the smell right before a storm breaks open.
watching someone reach into the garbage to remove the newspaper someone else couldn't be bothered to recycle.
blowing on the belly of a silly four-year-old boy.
realizing I'm ready to start dating again.
sore muscles after lifting weights.
the first bloom of spring flowers.
watching an eight-year-old boy entertain himself for the hour train ride with four unsharpened pencils.
being able to talk to old friends without missing a beat.
knowing that you love someone(s) enough to feel a tug of sadness after hanging up the phone or saying goodbye.
finding a way to crack my back in the exact spot I want cracked.
having a future to start imagining again.
figuring out ways to make the present more worthwhile.
knowing how blessed I am.
watching someone reach into the garbage to remove the newspaper someone else couldn't be bothered to recycle.
blowing on the belly of a silly four-year-old boy.
realizing I'm ready to start dating again.
sore muscles after lifting weights.
the first bloom of spring flowers.
watching an eight-year-old boy entertain himself for the hour train ride with four unsharpened pencils.
being able to talk to old friends without missing a beat.
knowing that you love someone(s) enough to feel a tug of sadness after hanging up the phone or saying goodbye.
finding a way to crack my back in the exact spot I want cracked.
having a future to start imagining again.
figuring out ways to make the present more worthwhile.
knowing how blessed I am.
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