One of my little moments of happiness – daydreaming
What I fear is to be absorbed by routine and forget to be happy. Being aware of this helps me to slow down and remind myself of myself; and of how important it is for me to try to be happy.
Luckily, I could begin the year with a nice breakfast in a friend’s house where I celebrated New Year’s Eve. She has a beautiful, radiant smile. Eve is a big fan of the Couchsurfing concept, like me. I met her 2 days before New Year’s Eve at a Gluhwein (Mulled wine) Evening that she hosted. We got introduced by a common friend.
After breakfast we had a walk and then we went for a coffee in a cozy cafe. The atmosphere was very homey and there was this cheerful background of chatter.
I asked her what she was going to do to keep herself happy this year. She paused to really think about it.
I am glad that she took her time. She said that she will make sure to have people around her with which she will be able to share happy moments or sad.
And then she asked me the same question. I said that I will try to find happiness in the little details of everyday life.
The reason is that I don’t want happiness to be a distant, abstract something. I want to make it palpable, real.
Like my soft blanket that I got as a present for my birthday from two dear friends, like the muscle pain after a ballet class, like the warmth of the tea that my boyfriend brings me in the mornings when I don’t have to get up early, like the taste of food at the Japanese restaurant where we had the first dinner of the year, like the feeling of coming home after biking in cold, wet weather.
And what is your Little happiness?
