What’s happiness?
I have come to a crossroad in my life recently and have had to make some difficult decisions for my future. While it doesn’t feel good right now, I believe soon, I will experience a wealth of joy…even though it hasn’t been entirely easy to come to this point. But life has a lot of little moments to point us in the direction of knowing what happiness really is.
Like a smile on my daughter’s face…
and a spin in the park.
Like going on a road trip with friends…
and seeing things up close and personal for the first time ever!
Like endless rows of Goldings…
…and Bosworths.
Or, seeing extremely beautiful craftsmanship as it meets function.
Maybe being surrounded by people who share enthusiasm for the same things.
Or, finding good deals on things you love.
Seeing beautiful tapestries.
Or, meeting up to play show and tell with buddies.
Seeing baby sheep…
…and getting baaa’hed at, lol!
Or, putting away your first batch of goodies at the car.
Like sitting out on the grass for a picnic…
…eating nothing of nutritional value whatsoever.
Or, snapping photos of exotic-to-me breeds that I’ve heard of, but never seen.
Like listening to famous writers on a great fibery subject…
..and watching child-, dog- and sheep-whisperer, Laurel’s way with livestock.
Or, seeing beautiful handspun and fleece without having to keep my hands to myself…
…while watching sheep get shorn.
Or, maybe like seeing beautifully arrayed and colorful yarn balls and braids…
…or walls of them. :)
…and watching spinning wheels rain from the sky!
Or, like looking at a demo of one of my future compact spinning wheels…
…noting how it holds everything necessary, like it’s own oil and Lazy Kate…
…and how it fits into a small canvas bag.
Like oohhing and aahhing over exotic knitting needles and joking that I know they wouldn’t last a minute in my daughter’s presence.
Like seeing a freshly shorn alpaca…
…and him seeing you too.
Or, seeing vendors of every kind, passionate about they’re crafts…
…and standing in booths of Ravelry phenoms.
Or walking into the tent of an auction and seeing tons of wonderful devices you could own someday.
Like seeing a sheep auction for the first time…
…and peaking every so often back into your bag to see your newest little treasure.
Or, like spinning with a friend on the trip home after a wonderful day.
There are plenty of other things that point us toward the meaning of happiness. But, the greatest thing about happiness to me is that, while all these things put a smile on my face-as they should-true happiness comes from within. And when it does, even though you may have hard times, there’s nothing that can take it away.
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