Happy.

Happy.

HappiestDays.

what makes you happy?

what are the happiest moments of your life?

my very best sister-girlfriend lives on Kauai, in Hawaii

if you've followed the news this week, you'll know what that means

she and her husband closed the windows (as advised)

and sat down to enjoy their coffee

it's her story to tell, but I'll tell you just that much

the moment I heard it was a false alarm, I called her

because, well, she is my happy place - just sitting with her makes me happy

as she picked up the phone

I couldn't get the words out fast enough

"it's a false alarm!!! it's a false alarm - it's not truuuuuuueeeeee...."

I could see her smile through the phone

'we know'

what types of moments fill your happiest days?

what is on your list?

when I examined my list, I was surprised

(my list was done in time order)

1.  that time in 1st grade when the teacher let me skip nap time and just talk with her

2.   weekends spent building a church in baja

3.  being a summer camp counselor and a part of the guitar team

4.  sunrise service, singing in the choir, side by side with my mom

5.  sitting in the garden, spending the whole day knitting with a friend

6.  time spent on the Ranch and helping to birth a cow

7.  seeing my very own fabric in other peoples' quilts

(and of course, every time I ever met my very own dog...including Stitch)

8.  Quilters Affair, Sisters Oregon, and just talking with the other teachers

walking home in the rain with my roommate

and much much more

but the one thing that I noticed

was that happiness was about the people in my life

(dogs included)

  

do you have a list of those life moments?

are you focusing on those happiest days or are you caught up on the "muck"

and what patterns will you discover

once you take the time to write down each happy moment

in your life

your first child - your first grandchild - your wedding

the first quilt that hung in a show

the first guild member friend you ever made

the first retreat you ever attended

a garden

a smile

a beautiful place

a moment so sweet it brought tears to your eyes

see?

there are plenty of them

capture them

or repeat as many of them as you can

and visit your list often

please share just one quilting related happy moment with us

in the comments below

HappiestDays.

Natalie

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