My Happiness Is

My niece challenged people to tell what was “Happiness in their life”.  (By the way to enjoy a great entertaining blog log on to  http://takingnotescoasttocoast.blogspot.com and enjoy her life.  She’s very entertaining.)

Anyway, she asked what was Happiness in our life, so I thought I would tell my blog followers what is HAPPINESS IN MY LIFE:

First  there is nothing better than the happiness you feel when you have grandchildren!  When the first one is born it is an amazing experience.  My heart all but jumped out of my chest when I got the phone call and my son said listen to your grandson crying.  Oh God it was like a blessing from Heaven.  Now that he’s 12 years old he still makes my heart melt when I see or talk to him. 

Next I would say that Happiness is my second and third grandchildren.  It never gets boring.  The phone call when the precious life is born is a rush of adrenaline.  As seniors in this world, it is the best feeling ever.  My grandchildren unfortunately live a ways away from me.  So to see them on the new-fangled Skype and have them smile when they see you - it melts your heart. 

Next I would say that Happiness in my life is my husband Jim.  Not that he takes second place, but it’s a different feeling of happiness.  He has provided me a life of extraordinary experiences.  We traveled to places I may never see again.  He introduced me to his profession and made me feel special when we would go to work sites and he would have workers show me the operation.  He has always been compassionate and a wonderful spouse.  Life has been unfair to him by leaving him with the disabling disease of Dementia/Alzheimers.  My heart breaks whenever I think of what he had planned for his senior years and now what it has become.  He still makes me laugh and bring happiness to my life.

 


Of course one of the biggest forms of happiness is your children.  Giving birth, raising and letting go to their mature life is a beautiful part of happiness in my life.  Of course there are tough times but the good times out weigh those with pride and joy for the  lives you have created.  As adults I couldn't be more proud and happy with the men they have grown to be.

Happiness is also being fortunate to work in an environment that you enjoy.  The office I work in is great.  We are all women and our work environment can be hectic but is rarely stressful.  Although it is a job and you work for a paycheck, we are a unique family of caring and generous people.  It's hard to find a place to work that is enjoyable but I have just that. 

There are many things that bring happiness to my life.  It's not one or two things, it's a culmination of everything and everyone involved in my life.  My children, their spouses, my neighbors, my pets, etc., etc., etc.

Happiness is what you make it.  You can choose to be happy or you can allow yourself to be miserable, it's all how you deal with things.