I was reading a magazine article about happiness and it said the most content people take pleasure in little things. According to experts, having tons of money and an expensive car aren’t what make people happy. It’s the little day-to-day stuff. Since it’s January and the gray weather in many parts of the country is bringing people down, here are five things that made me happy today:
1. The sound of my husband’s laugh and his big grin when he was amused by something dopey I said while we were doing dishes this morning.
2. The sight of four canine tails wagging to and fro as we walked down the trail on the daily hound walk.
3. The aroma of artisan bread, wafting through the house while it was baking this afternoon.
4. The feel of Cami’s wooly white fur as I gave her a full body rub, after she came over to my desk looking for affection. (She’s shedding, by the way.)
5. The taste of the extremely fine spinach manicotti leftovers we had for lunch. (Made with tomato sauce we canned and garlic scape pesto from last summer’s garlic crop.)
I bet if you think hard, you can find five little things that made you happy today too.