She mentioned that it was a book about a woman whose life was falling apart, so she went on holiday for a week to find and define the things that made her happy.
They had to be specific. So sunshine would not be enough, it had to be a description on what specifically made her happy in the sunshine, where, with whom and doing what.
We began brainstorming our list whilst on our walk and realised it was quite hard. We never completed the list, but got some good ideas of what they could be. It is clear that everyone's list is different.
So this week on holiday I committ to making my list of the things that make me happy.
I will write two a day as I want to think them through and not just pump out a list.
My first two are:
1. Spending my time with my sister. It can be on holiday, going for a day shopping or reading together in a lounge. But spending time with my sister, hearing about what is going on for her and telling her stories from my life is what makes me happy.
2. Having a glass of bubbles or wine with my closest friends. It specifically is the first glass of the evening, where we know we have the whole evening in front of us and that there is a lot to talk about. It is typically in a nice place, where we will not be distracted by too many things, yet often inspired by our surroundings. Yes that makes me very happy.
Tomorrow is Tuesday and I intend to write numbers 3 and 4.
Why don't you join me this week and by Friday we can have own 10 things that make us happy written down. What we then do with this list is something else.
Off to walk up a mountain and ponder a few more!
Happy Monday everyone.
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