No blues

Hi there.  Something very exciting has happened to me,  I've had about 5 days of being happy all day!  I can't remember feeling so good for such a long time and I'm enjoying every moment of it.  I've had to deal with a number of things which would normally do my head in, but I've coped remarkably well.

I have been totally immersed in creativity which may have something to do with it, or perhaps it's more daylight hours and I'm making vitamin D.  I don't really care what the explanation is, I'm enjoying the ride.

This morning I attempted to make my own stamps for the first time.  Inspiration for this project lies firmly with Chantal    of  Chantal Vincent Art.  I'll probably show the results on my other blog.  It was nice to be learning a new crafty skill, another thing to add to my growing list of crafty interests.

I must away to pick up Miss G. from school.

Have a great weekend,
Anne

What makes you happy, even for 60 seconds?

When thoughts are crowding my head and they aren't pretty, I really enjoy a break of even 60 seconds when I can think of something happy, beautiful, funny etc.  Sometimes I need a little help and that's why I surround myself with things that I find beautiful, things that give me a lift.  I'm not talking about an ocean view or a meadow of flowers (although that would help), I'm talking about little things like taking the time to pick one flower sprig from a pelagoniam struggling to flower in the winter sunshine.  Placed on the kitchen window sill I can appreciate that even a flower can bloom in the cold miserable winter weather.  

I've made two big mood boards of visually enjoyable images.  Mostly they are pictures from magazines, something that gets a postitve emotional response from me.  I also have a poem on one board written by my daughter, her poem moves me.  One of these boards is in my bedroom so when I wake up in the morning it's one of the first things I see.

So I wonder if we can find something thing today that gives us 60 seconds maybe more of joy and happiness, a reprieve from the less pretty stuff in our heads.