Happiness Bookmarks

It’s been a rough few years, for the earth, for the societies that populate it, and for my family. Like they say, “sandwich generation” There’ve been weeks when I’ve struggled for a smile. I suspect more than a few folk reading this are also feeling stretched thin these days. Happiness has not entirely departed our lives, and waiting for a happier future is a really bad idea. So we should notice and bookmark those moments and hours when smiles come to our faces. If you share your life online, write the good times down and share them already. I used to do this a lot; here are three out-takes ranging between 2003 and 2011. Maybe one or two of them will cheer you up? The Picture of Happiness (2003/06/09) Chestnut Dusk (2007/10/13) Thanks (2011/11/14) I should do that more. Starting now. Pleasant Day We live near a street called Main (which it’s not) and a neighborhood called Mount Pleasant (there’s no mountain but it’s mostly pretty nice). Three weeks back, under the rubric “Pleasant…