Thursday, January 23, 2014

happy.

i was walking home from a meeting today and i was happy.
still am.
i put my headphones in, started playing the song that was stuck in my head, and decided not to care what was going on around me. i had a huge smile on my face and i hoped it would be contagious.
 i'd like to consider myself a generally happy person, but it's not too often i feel like i might just burst.
i just felt like at any minute i wouldn't be able to contain myself and i'd just have to break out in dancing.
people walking past me probably thought to themselves, "what the heck is wrong with that girl? nobody smiles like that walking home."
at least that's what i usually think of people i see with a huge smile on their face for what seems like no reason.
but today, i was that person.
and the smile is still here.

{i'm happy with life.}
i'm happy with the people i love and classes and work and opportunities.
i'm happy with good hair days, a new blanket, finding new music, old friends and new ones, sunshine, good food, good books, finding the best pants ever, hearing exactly what i need to hear, being productive, moving forward, my students, my future, clean dishes, doing all my laundry, not dealing with car issues, kind words, giving back, developing a new talent, figuring something out on my own and knowing someone is there to look out for me when i can't, laughing just because i can, having time, running for the thrill of it, writing letters and getting them, finding success, learning lessons, being missed, health, sleep, optimism, and so many other things.
be grateful.

if you need happy, soundtrack your life.
and you came to the right place.
here's what i'm listening to:

happy- pharrell
goodness gracious- ellie goulding
treasure- bruno mars
something good can work- two door cinema club
bloom- the paper kites
eyes- mindy gledhill
you make my dreams- hall & oates
get lucky- daft punk, pharrell
on top of the world- imagine dragons


if nothing else, just listen to the first one on repeat.
it'll make your soul dance and your body with it. if you don't believe, play it in a room full of people and watch what happens.
there's even a 24-hour music video.
i'll even give you the link.




love,
lo.