10 Things That Bring Happiness

  1. Turn around a thought: everything is hard becomes everything is easy.
  2. Change a sour mood: smile and the sweetness returns.
  3. Walk and observe: hummingbirds sip from glistening red cherries.
  4. Watch the pond: red-winged blackbirds turn up leaves and eat bugs.
  5. Smell the air: blackberry vines, mock orange, yellow flag, the lake.
  6. Give something away: heart, socks, food, a helping hand.
  7. Pet dogs and cats and birds and gerbils and rabbits and horses and….
  8. Clean out a dresser drawer: fold clothing and stack on end for easy viewing.
  9. Write a poem about pets or children curled in tight balls, sleeping.
  10. Sing to your lover even if you don’t have a good voice and don’t know the words.

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