happiness!

inspired by my school motto, if anyone asked anyone what their purpose in life is, i think we'd all say we're "in quest of happiness." a moderately fulfilling week and a nice weekend later, i realize, it takes so little to make me happy..and so many of these little things, when they keep happening help keep me happy :) for the record, these are a few of my favourite things!

• a walk in the rain
• listening to my favourite song play on the radio
• knowing that i've made a difference to someone's life 
• telling someone i love them
• hearing someone say "i love you" (to me, of course :-P)
• jamming with maamu
• spending time with someone i love
• sitting on the rocking chair in maamu's balcony with a cup of coffee in my hand, looking out into the sea
• watching an old time comedy with my sisters
• "art"ing around with Sach
• looking through old photographs
• reading saved messages on my phone, looking through notes exchanged in school 
• cooking!
• walking on the roads in the spring with the flowers in full bloom
• listening to naanima and naanu sing along with songs of the yesteryears
• watching a cricket match or solving the hindu crossword with pa
• having a conversation with ma sitting on the kitchen thalla or the swings
• looking at someone and realizing what's on their mind, breaking into a smile on realization :)
• assigning "masti time" with Aku and Shrey
• seeing a new comment on my blog!
• having a good hair day (what a girl thing!!!!)
• going beserk with a camera
• hearing someone tell me that i've lost weight
• singing...anything. any time.
• doing up my room in college and admiring the result standing at my door
• knowing i'm being missed
• being called what i love being called (the people who call me what they do know exactly what i'm referring to)
• going back to school and hearing my teachers tell me they're proud of me
• being the reason for the smile on my parent's faces
• writing
• having someone i can talk to about anything and having that kind of conversation
• realizing, maybe late, that everything that happens happens for the best
• seeing someone i've been dying to talk to come online
• having a telepathic connection
• seeing the sun come out after a string of dull days
• watching the butterflies in the garden
• watching the birds fly over the lake in college
• listening to music in good company....

.....and these are a few of my favourite things! when i sleep at night, i say thank you, for the million little things that happen everyday and make me so happy and i count my blessings for without the wonderful people who are part of my life, nothing would ever be possible. my quest for happiness, is not so much of a quest any more. i try to think of my favourite things even before the dog bites, or the bee stings. and when i'm feeling sad, i simply remember my favourite things (or do my favourite things, as the case may be) and then i don't feel so bad! :)