A few years ago, my good friend Ramon proposed that we should do an ABC poster together. I would write the text and he would design it. I was happy to oblige and it took a year of back and forth and whatnot to finally see a version of this poster. Looking back over this past 40 days, how far I have come in my quest for happiness is amazing. I did not believe that it was possible to find a happier place for me in my current life.
Over the past few weeks, I have learned and re-learned a ton. These are the important lessons of this part of the journey:
1. Take time to smell the roses and savor the scent
2. Happiness is somewhat self derived
3. My happiness affects the entire family, and most importantly my son's well-being
4. Little moments of divine intervention happen every day, I just have to take the time to see it
5. A song can change a mood and now I have 40 great songs on my iPod to help me get through life's rollercoaster
6. There is no such thing as a truly 100% blissful life, learn from the downs and rejoice in the ups
Finally, I retook my happiness number and now I am: 3.17 out of a 5. That is a vast improvement from day 1 and I feel it.
This journey is not over, but I will be taking a brief break this week. When I return, I will reveal the next part of this process: the 5 week renewal project!
So in the meantime, peace, happiness and love to everyone. And I have to end with a song - off course.
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