This week I was pondering what makes me happy. How do I find joy?
Many of the things that make me happy as an adult were the same things that made me happy when I was a kid.
Some of the things on my “Happy List” are:
- A good conversation
- Splitting wood
- My children smiling
- Listening up beat music
- Going to a good movie
- My cat sitting on my lap
- Shoveling a light snow
- Listening to the rain while seated outside
- Going for a drive to clear my head
- A sharp chain saw
- Walking around my yard and seeing the changes in the gardens
- Walking through a forest
- Organizing things such as my office, the garage and my truck
- A pink sunset
What makes you happy?
By John Holden
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2 responses to “What’s Your Dream?”
John, I so appreciate your videos. I take care of gardens as part of the way that I support myself. I call myself an Assistant to the Garden…and I absolutely love this work. It nourishes me in a deep and profound way. Each time I get word of your blog post, or find a video of yours that connects with a garden question I have, I send blessings to you, your family, your community – as I noticed with the first one I watched, that you’re from Newtown CT. Grief is a long journey and one of the blessings of it can be the awareness of how precious “right now” is…knowing how instantly life can be changed. I love that you’ve shared this video. Thank you for your honesty and the courage to share grief and vulnerability with “the public”. Public weeping…it’s the best. Blessings to you all on this day of new life in the midst of spring unfolding… Lauren
PS Awesome Easter 2016 cake
Lauren,
I like your title “Assistant to the Garden.” It’s true, we’re here to gently help our gardens not force our will on them. Every year that becomes clearer to me. I found myself wishing I wasn’t as close as I was to what happened in my town. It would have been much easier. The day I shot the video I didn’t see that moment coming. It was as emotional as I had gotten about the event…perhaps because I was alone. Thanks for your support and commenting on the blog. It’s good to know there’s a few people reading what I write.