The art of being happy....
"The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. "
Henry Ward Beecher
Common Things.... Like a walk in winter.... and, well, Like Cheesecake. Like cheesecake in the fridge at work. And people that tell you.... “Torrie, there’s cheesecake in the fridge!”
(hmmmm, cheesecake!) ... “and there’s raspberry syrup too!” (that’s it.... I’m in!!) Grabbing the cheesecake and putting it on a plate and hoping that
the person that I made a deal with after Christmas to slap any chocolate or cookies he sees me eating right out of my hand and I would do the same for him, doesn’t see me
with this cheesecake because it would break my heart to see it slapped to the floor... and I look up, and he is standing in the doorway.... (busted!) As he says, “Wow. You have some willpower.”
(oh crap!!) And I try to convince him to eat the other piece of cheesecake so I won’t look so bad.... but he refuses. (Darn.... he HAS willpower?!!!) And next time I look up, he’s eating a Funny Bone... and we
all agree that Funny Bones are the best snack cakes every made. Half an hour later, he’s sitting at my desk, eating the other piece of cheesecake.... smothered in raspberry sauce... and drops
a little bit of it on my plate. And we discuss the need for adventures... and other important things ...like what else the raspberry sauce is good on. And I admit, that I would happily eat that raspberry sauce without cheesecake, by the spoonful.
Not a thread of willpower anywhere. And that makes me very happy!
The art of being happy....
"The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. "
Henry Ward Beecher
Common Things.... Like a walk in winter.... and, well, Like Cheesecake. Like cheesecake in the fridge at work. And people that tell you.... “Torrie, there’s cheesecake in the fridge!”
(hmmmm, cheesecake!) ... “and there’s raspberry syrup too!” (that’s it.... I’m in!!) Grabbing the cheesecake and putting it on a plate and hoping that
the person that I made a deal with after Christmas to slap any chocolate or cookies he sees me eating right out of my hand and I would do the same for him, doesn’t see me
with this cheesecake because it would break my heart to see it slapped to the floor... and I look up, and he is standing in the doorway.... (busted!) As he says, “Wow. You have some willpower.”
(oh crap!!) And I try to convince him to eat the other piece of cheesecake so I won’t look so bad.... but he refuses. (Darn.... he HAS willpower?!!!) And next time I look up, he’s eating a Funny Bone... and we
all agree that Funny Bones are the best snack cakes every made. Half an hour later, he’s sitting at my desk, eating the other piece of cheesecake.... smothered in raspberry sauce... and drops
a little bit of it on my plate. And we discuss the need for adventures... and other important things ...like what else the raspberry sauce is good on. And I admit, that I would happily eat that raspberry sauce without cheesecake, by the spoonful.
Not a thread of willpower anywhere. And that makes me very happy!