As we headed back towards home I saw an older man with a
bicycle. He was pushing it since it was a steep hill. Neither of us avoided each
other, although we were on opposite sides of the street, we smiled and said
hello. It made me happy to have that small interaction. People are so concerned
about being unhappy, and while they are driving around in their cars they don’t
get a chance to experience these small but monumental interactions. Instead
they’re wrapped up in their own bubble.
Now this walk was supposed to be a 20 minute walk, but the way
that the streets are set up and that Cooper feels the need to stop every 5
seconds to smell another animals markings, it turned out to be at least 45
minutes. A woman pulled up next to me because she was lost. She was looking for
the high school in the town over and was holding a piece of paper, which may
have been directions. I told her how to get to the school and there was a
beauty in this that many people may not see. She actually stopped to talk to
someone to ask for directions. She didn’t pull out a smart phone or a GPS and I
thought that was sort of wonderful.
I don’t always have days where I feel happy and can take on
whatever work I have in store for me, but I do try. Humans need to appreciate
what is around them. Not all of the gadgets and things, but the beauty of a
walk, a brief interaction with a stranger, the change of the leaves. Just start
taking notice and stop becoming detached from the actual world.
This article from the Huffington Post really inspired me and
is certainly worthwhile. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/happiness-habits-of-exuberant-human-beings_n_3909772.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular
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