Unwritten stories.

Two

Olya came back home.

She was quite tired. She was, actually, exhausted... yet, satisfied.

She was doing great with her new job, she had time for her hobbies, all her friends and family were (and made her) happy. She just moved into her new sunny appartment after the greatest summer getaway one can possibly have. Her fridge was full, her heart was full.

She had just talked on the phone to her dearest friend who said her baby had made his first steps. Olya thought she wished she had been there to see it. Then she wished it was her child making his first steps.

She walked to her full fridge, on an empty stomach, and took a cold beer. Then quickly chose a movie and seated herself comfortably into the new sofa which had the ability to hug you lovingly.

Olya started the movie and tucked both feet under the tights - in order to complete the ultimate after-work warm home experience. Then she finally reached for her beer, opened it, had a sip of it and suddenly froze in surprise.

She could open a beer can?

It was her ex-husband doing it for her in the last seven years, because she had once said, during their first date, that she never opened a can - she was afraid she would hurt her fingernails.. Naturally, she was now surprised with the discovery. But happy. It turns out she was finally perfectly fine with herself. By herself.

Olya smiled. Snuggled into the sofa. Took another sip and turned her attention back to the movie.

Her shaggy dog joined her on the sofa.

Happily unfamiliar

Lately I've been feeling great.. actually, unnaturally great. And, at the same time, it's great in a perfectly natural way.. kinda comfortably great..

All that is just the feeling of being happy in your own skin. But the constancy of this comfort is such a new thing to me that it feels like a jamais vu.

However, this new is cool and not a bit scary, like change usually feels. So, go on, join me in this. You only need to do and be what you feel like doing and being.

Once you start, it's easy.

Comforting and calmative..

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

Mom and dad at the beach.
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Today I look just as happy.

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It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to say..

A Tuesday also needs a happy morning boost sometimes.

For me!

Dance like nobody's working

Lately I feel so good, so myself, that I literally smile all day long.

And I have songs like this one, replaying in my mind.

Feel free to join in, singing "dance dance dance" quietly to yourself while everybody's working.

Do instead of don't

Research has proven that people feel less unhappy when they have done something (that they later decide they regret doing) than when they did not do that thing (and later decide they should have done it)..

What I mean by sharing this with you is, take as many opportunities as you can; try things without being too cautious about whether that is the best to do; meet people, go to places - without wondering whether you will enjoy them.

Even if these things turn to be, well, not-so-awesome, you will still feel better than if you simply decided to stay on the safe side and skip taking a chance.

Science has proven it. But more importantly, I am giving you my word. Get wild. Feel happier!

Know the lyrics

When I am happy, I often sing along the songs that are playing.
Unfortunately, I sound pretty much like this:

Evening thesis maxims: 3

People say the happiest day of their lives was their wedding or child’s birth. Apparently they didn’t have to submit a thesis.

Morning stuff

In case I haven't convinced you yet:

Christmas: tree

Be happy

The Danes are once again the happiest in the world. Norway, Sweden and Finland are also in the top 10...
The more I think about it.. the more I get convinced that I've got to be missing something in the picture..

 * I found the photo by searching "happiest people ever" on Google.
 

Happy!

This is the message that was coming from a cushion, left on the sidewalk of a gloomy Sunday.

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I need my dose!

Lunch time

Am I right?

I once heard that "rain is not sad - sad is the person who watches the raindrops go down the window".. And I really think that it depends more on your momentum state, than on the way you were initially "programmed", if rain makes you feel this way:

..or this way:

 You choose!

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Simple math

The 4400

You won't really get it, if you never heard of The 4400 ... If you heard of it, probably you still won't get it, because there's nothing much to get... The thing is that I'm happy this page was loaded 4400 times until now.. and I hope you enjoyed it at least once! :)

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Are you happy?

Here's what you can do about it..