Here’s an extra heaping helping of happiness
So many readers shared what makes them happy that I had to create this extra bonus column. For Silver Spring’s“I have been sewing all my own clothes for many years, and it always brought me pleasure,” Norma wrote. “When my husband died six years ago I started sewing quilts. I made quilts for my whole family from all his shirts.”
. “I tend to like only one painting out of 10, but when I produce that one, I am deliriously happy! Sometimes for days!”is a 64-year-old retiree from Crown Point, Ind. Wrote Lee: “I decided my goal would be to get back into music and perform in public. The owner of several coffee shops hires me to sing and play my guitar. People eat lunch, talk, read … seemingly ignoring me.
“Joining my voice in harmony with 20 others brings me a sense of peace and joy that stands apart from other pleasant experiences,” wrote Susan, who lives in Alexandria. “Singing together with others in community makes the whole even better than its individual parts.”finds joy in “going to see a go-go band in D.C. and dancing by myself the entire show. Pure happiness.”of Purcellville, Va., would agree.
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