Happiness Journal

I have had the pleasure of having many influential women in my life. When I was a "new" teacher in Chicago, I meet a woman who has stayed dear in my heart. She and I don't have the strongest friendship but I do count her among my friends. She once told me about her "happy journal" that she kept with her friend. Basically you keep a journal of all the things in life that make you happy and trade it back and forth with a loved one. It really makes you count your blessings. My sister and I began one back in 2004 and it kinda fell to the wayside. After reading her blog and finding out that she's going strong, I decided that I needed to pull mine out and give it a go. You see, I have been feeling pretty stressed and low this week. I'm not really sure why but it's there waiting for me when I lay down at night. With all that's happening, I need to remember what I do have and not what I don't. My very own free therapy.

I found it!!! I read it all and now sit here with tears streaming down my face. Somehow my father got it and added his own happiness thoughts to mingle between mine and my sister's rambling thoughts.

I begin writing tonight with this first thought. Happiness is...husband who has bath duty tonight!
Little sister look for it soon!!!