Episode 116: Floating on Your Back in the Middle of the Pool
Summer is still here but there's that slight chill in the air at night, autumn is sneaking up on us slowly but surely. There's so much happiness to be found in all the little things still.
Taking a nap on the living room couch on a Sunday afternoon.
Giving someone the gift of your undivided attention when they are speaking to you.
Getting ready for a long trip, packing everything you need.
Remembering driving one night in the desert long ago, the windows down and the radio on, the breeze whipping your hair as you laughed and laughed.
Cooking way too much food on the weekend and watching a movie you haven’t seen before.
Lace curtains.
Running along the beach, the sand sinking under your feet.
Sewing a button back on a shirt, making it useful again.
Buying smart lights so you can turn on your lights from your phone.
The shadows cast by a full moon, it’s almost so bright you can see everything perfectly.
Using the stapler to staple a pile of papers perfectly together.
Looking at woodgrain in an old piece of furniture.
Running into a friend you haven’t seen in years.
Putting pictures of your loved ones around your room, to remind you of what matters.
Placing fresh cut flowers into a vase, arranging them in a way that makes you happy.
Washing your face at night, putting on your moisturizers and serums.
Helping someone else, doing something that is easy for you but was hard for them.
Playing frisbee in the park with friends on one of the sunniest days of the year.
Buying a new toy for your pet, watching them play and enjoy it.
Being yourself, silly, vulnerable, quiet, loud… however you really are.
Happiness Spells Podcast is a five minute list of all the greatest pleasures and smallest joys in life. Increase your capacity for positivity, curiosity and gratitude.
This episode of Happiness Spells was written, arranged, recorded and produced by Amanda Meyncke in Temecula, CA. Our music is by Chris Zabriskie.