I woke up rather abruptly today when my husband turned on the lights AND the TV and announced “they’re on!”. What?! What are you doing? A few moments of squinted eyes, and I was able to focus and see that CityTV was at Scona High School covering their 24 hour bike-a-thon. Cool. We scanned the crowd of students to see if we could see Aaron. A quick text to find his whereabouts led to the discovery that he was in the back throwing up. Ugh! He is on the leadership team that spear-headed this event and was suffering from the flu and sheer exhaustion. So we drove to pick him up.

In the vehicle, the radio announcers were talking about today being International Day of Happiness. There was a blanket of snow covering the ground which made for icy road conditions. Not exactly a great way to start this day of happiness…AND the first day of Spring I might add! Sheesh!

 When we got home and had the patient in bed,  I looked on the internet to see what I could find about this International Day of Happiness. Headings like: Your Happiness is Part of Something Bigger… and… I Want to Create More Happiness in the World Around Me… caught my eye.

 “After years of happiness research, one thing has proved fundamental – the importance of our connections with other people.”

 Hmm… Reading on, I found out that the United Nations launched an International Day of Happiness on June 28, 2012. The priority was placed on giving “happiness, a ‘fundamental human goal’, a greater priority.”

 “We all want to be happy and we want the people we love to be happy”, says Professor Layard.

 So what do I take away from this? We all need each other for sure.  We are surrounded by millions of people, but how is it that there are so many lonely people out there?

 I’m in the creative business where there is so much potential to connect with people and the things that make them happy. I love seeing ladies come to my classes and just sit…relax…and find their “me time”. Crafting is good for the soul. And connecting with other people that have similar interests, gives us energy.

 In card club last night, we made HAPPY cards…and listened to HAPPY music… and had a great time!  What is your happy meter gauge showing? You can join us at card club anytime. There’s always room for one more!

This new SAB offering…Sheer Perfection Vellum Stack makes me happy!

 Have a great weekend everyone.
Do something that makes YOU happy.