Chasing Happy?

You don't chase happiness down like a dog, leash it and squeeze the life out of it. You'll choke it to death. Happiness doesn't hang out long with the clingy types. 

It isn't in a person, a job, a place or a situation.

Is not "right around the corner."

You just walk around, doing your thing, the best you can. You accept yourself and others with compassion. 

You stop chasing shit around thinking it's going to be the thing that makes everything alright. If you can't do that for yourself, no relationship, place or situation is going to make it happen.

It's funny. If you don't chase it, happy just drops in to say hello all the time.

In a song 

In a warm greeting from someone dear

In a job well done

In the breeze coming in the window 

In a loved ones smile

When a coworker helps out

Laughing 

Walking through the green places

Watching a favorite show 

On a girls day out 

In a cool unexpected surprise 

When people are silly and are OK with others being silly, too

When you feel grateful to have "found your tribe"

Talking with mom and being so glad she is here

Coloring

Working on goals, and taking steps!

Going to class with my witches

Clearing space

Friends

Talking endlessly about music 

Dinner with the family every night 

It's just unexpected. I stopped chasing it and discovered it was with me all along.

I'm not smart. I learned this because I was an eejit, always looking for happy to be around the next bend.

It's not here 24/7. That's not life, but it's part of the flow and it's always coming around again. And I'm always surprised and grateful when it does. 

Peace, babies.