What makes you happy?

Happiness is everything. Where there is happiness, everything else is possible and so we asked the community to tell us what makes them happy.
First and foremost, I love my relationship with Jesus. Second – Dogs! Dogs are incredible little being and the amount of joy I have just spending time with them, fostering, rescuing, and hanging out genuinely brings me so much joy. Read more>>
I find happiness in being of service to others. I feel like there’s a real grace and an art form to it and it can manifest itself in the simplest of gestures to the grandest of ideas. As a flight attendant for Southwest Airlines, it was in the simple act of serving a beverage with a smile and a “My Pleasure” when being thanked. Read more>>
Going to see live music makes me very happy. In some ways, it gives me a reason to live (other than my pets, they also give me purpose). Live music and the communities surrounding it have been a never-ending sources of new friendships, shared connections, and amazing sounds that heal the mind, soul, and body. When the concert is particularly good, it can be a semi-religious experience. Read more>>
Photography and travel, plus a good notebook. Travel makes me happy because it introduces me to new places and people and feels so different from everyday life. When I’m taking photos I lose track of time, my headaches diminish, Read more>>