Happiness

I read an article in a magazine awhile ago that talked about how there are certain things to people that will always make them happy. The person who wrote it listed the five things and although I don't remember exactly what they were, I remember that it was as simple as taking a run for her. After I read the article, I thought about five things that will always do the trick for me. They didn't need to big, just simple things that were suppose to always without a doubt be a reason to put a smile on your face. I sat on my couch thinking about things and when I was trying to think about different choices, I noticed that my face would just smile at even the thought. My list was 1) taking a drive in my car with the radio on, 2) eating a bowl of ice cream, 3) going on swings, 4) watching a good movie 5) sitting outside til dark on a summer night. These things may sound kind of simple and even random, but doing any one of them makes me happy. This exercise really made me think that all the things we try to do in life to make oursleves happy is just an illusion. It doesn't have to be drastic to make you feel good, just simple.