In which I dare you to be happy

This is my homework break, which is highly necessary because I am actually, by some miracle, doing my homework. Most of it is reading, but that gets rather tiring. Though I would much rather be reading than writing papers.

Anyway, I'm really happy right now. Very, very happy. Something quite traumatic would have to happen to make this smile of mine go away. And while some might consider the reason for my smile to be unwise, and, in light of other recent events, rather stupid, I am choosing not to listen. Because I think I will take all the happiness I can get right about now, if that's okay with everyone. Not the fake stuff that disappears after a short while (usually brought on by food....or chick flicks...or a combination of the two...), but real happiness. The kind that comes from caring about someone and having them care for you right back. Everyone deserves that. I think I'm lucky to have found it right when I really needed it.

Happy me :)

Also, for the record, other things that make me happy are:

1) Reading something that's just really good, the stuff that has me sitting there thinking, "Wow. That was amazing. So well written, so applicable. Genius literature."

2) Having an excellent conversation with friends in which problems are cleared up, camaraderie is felt, and we all get a good laugh in somewhere.

3) A full English breakfast (with black pudding and fried tomatoes). Serious lasting happiness there.

4) Having a favorite song come on the radio right when I needed to hear it.

5) Finding out I have lots in common with the person I'm sitting next to on the bus.

6) Happy babies.

7) Rain and jumping in puddles without a care in the world.

8) Reading scriptures and understanding something with clarity

9) Receiving flowers for no reason at all.

10) Getting a prompting to do something and following through.

And a number of other things. But these are good. Try one out and get back to me. Ooh! I dare you! Do something that brings you real happiness and comment about it. I'll mail you an invisible hug if you do. Good luck :)