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First off, you guys, it is the first day of Spring! I have to say, I'm enjoying the warming temperatures and longer days of sunlight, even if it means I'm sneezing a bit more. Spring brings great things like the blooming of nature, my birthday, Easter and so forth. I'm looking forward to it all.

Second, did you know today is also the International Day of Happiness!?  I only know this because Facebook told me.  So here are some articles on the science of happiness, which I found interesting as well as my own happy thoughts.

Before we begin down our road of investigating happiness, this is your soundtrack for the rest of the post.  I've got to say, it is a catchy tune.



Here is an interesting article my boss sent out to my division today.  It is by a therapist who dissects the different aspects of happiness.  It's a good reminder that being happy does not come for external sources, but is internal, though we are often taught to believe otherwise.

Here's a happy infogram.  It shares a lot about music and dance and how that can encourage happiness, as well as some other tidbits.

Now that we have learned about happiness, I can't really say anything makes me happy, because happiness is a choice.  However, here are some things that sure bring a smile to my face.

The husband sure brings me happiness as well as hiking with the husband.
The Family
More Family (I couldn't find a picture that had all of Danny's fam,
but this is a good representation.)
Good Friends and Southern Utah.
More good friends and Southern Utah.
Celebrating holidays and the nephews!
England, particularly Northern England.
This picture of Shetland ponies.
This place and the gospel in general.
Babies!  I sure love these babies and look forward to meeting my own
little baby, who I'm pretty sure these two already know from before
they came to this earth.  Also, a shout out to my sisters, because 
we always have a great time when we are together.
Traveling.
Flowers.
How much I look like my mom.
Good reads.
Sunsets.
My home.
Seasons.
Good tunes.
Good eats.
Mountains, really all of nature, but especially mountains.
Art in all its fineness.

Validation.
Taking pictures of my feet. :)
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  1. grammawoodApril 14, 2014 at 5:50 AM

    Great post Jannifer! Even if I missed the International Day of Happiness, your post has inspired me to be happy today even though I didn't get much sleep last night; at least I had a bed to sleep in! Besides that, the azaleas are in bloom and the peas and potatoes are up in the garden and yes, for me too, life is good.

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