Day 24: Happiness is . . .

Sometimes hard to see among what feels like thorns.

Saturday was tough. I wanted to print some photographs and things were not going right. By the time my husband walked into the room I was swearing in a fashion that could even embarrass a sailor. (Yes, librarians, at least this one, swears when frustrated).

John looked at the problem like a good engineer and it was discovered that I was printing on smaller paper than I realized and my border problem was because I needed wider paper not because the printer was messing with me.

Happiness is knowing that there usually is a solution and when you step back, or someone you loves looks at things a bit more objectively, you can find that solution and get the results that you want.

In all of this John reminded me that I was looking for happiness each day. I said sometimes happiness eludes you. OK, not in those words, I think I was still a bit more high keyed than that. But it is true, some tasks and activities feel like they are going against you. Those are just moments like the moments of happiness, we get to choose which ones to dwell on, to hold close, and to make our friends.

I am choosing to befriend the happy moments.

Dear Printer,

Thank you for the final print.

Love, Sarah


Dear John,

Thank you for being my calm in my silly storm.

Love, Sarah