What Makes You Happy
Venus Bratsveen 02/22/2023
The list of things that make me happy is longer and greater than the list that doesn’t. That in itself makes me happy. Yes, I have tales of past woes just like everyone else. Regrets? Sure, plenty. Darn proud of them too. I believe that if you don’t have regrets, can you really say that you’ve lived? Are you pretending you don’t have regrets to save face? Or do you, like me, believe that regrettable actions lead to a greater understanding? Having regrets just means that you’ve learned something- you’ve done something, allowed something to happen etc. from which you learned a lesson. That’s the key for me. I learned- lived and learned. Maybe that’s why I’m happy most of the time. It’s that value added experience that enriched my life instead of taking away from it.
That’s not to say everything comes up roses for ole Venus. But if you give me lemons, I will make you the best Lemon Drop you’ve ever had! So what makes me happy? Life, love, family and friends. Seeing a little frog by a stream or watching big, clunky elephants frolic & play- simple things that touch my heart. I pay attention to those little things and allow them to fill the spaces in my mind that more negative thoughts could reside. They wash away the bad and fill me with happy. And that’s what I want to be. Happy.
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