What Makes You Happy?

I feel so sad and depressed after my last post and started to think of things that makes me happy. There are a lot of things that makes me laugh, my siblings, my dogs, my friends, photos, TV shows. Laughter is all around us! A vice man once said: “There are the little things around us that make us happy!” And there is nothing but truth in that sentence. 

     Music makes me happy! If I am feeling down I just put my favourite record on and I get happy right away. I think music got a healing power, like a hug or a smile. If you fill your soul and mind with music nothing can go wrong! Watching YouTube videos also makes me happy. Seeing someone doing something that makes them happy makes me happy. I also love writing! A story, poems, my blog, seeing on paper what I am thinking is very healing for me. It is kind a like talking to a shrink. I like to read, I like to watch telly, I like to sleep, there are so many things that make me happy but sometimes it is just hard to remember those things.

   Then there are the little things in our life’s that makes us laugh. When my brother is dancing like Elvis or when my sister is being silly and telling jokes. I am most happy when I am with my siblings. Just doing something simple like watching telly or playing cards. Even when we are fighting over the computer or over football, the time I spend with my siblings is the time I treasure the most.
   If you are not feeling happy, something is not right. If you can’t remember the last time you laughed but the last time you cried was an hour ago, I recommend you to see a doctor. Through my teenage years I felt miserable most of the time. At the time I was at my worst I stopped singing and whistling, I stopped laugh and smile. I knew I was depressed but what I didn’t know was that depression is not a weakness it is illness. But 7 months ago I went to see my doctor and he put on a medication and I have felt happy since then. But I still have my down days but it doesn’t happen very often. My last depression breakdown was weeks ago.

   But when I feel down I make a list of what makes me happy: music, movies, dogs, cows, family, nature, YouTube, BlogSpot, chocolate, shopping, sleep, design houses, drawing, writing, partying, dancing, singing, talking, LAUGHING!!!
   Make sure, if you are reading, that you leave your list of happiness in the comments. I am now listening to my favourite song that just popped up on the radio, writing my blog and my family is sitting in the living room so I am feeling pretty happy and pretty tired!
   Until next time, enjoy life and let go!  

Elisabeth