Making Our Own Happiness
Took Carter down to the beach for a walk this morning - it was already getting busy. Surfers were out riding the waves, runners were flying by us beaded with sweat. We sat on a bench at the end of this new path with a pair of older women, one in a wheel chair. They were going through little rehabilitation exercises in some other language than English. Carter was frustrated we weren't walking and howled.We wanted to eat at a restaurant we like with patio seating, but all the outdoor seats were full. Each place we stopped seemed to be not quite right. One had no outdoor seating, another wouldn't let Carter on the patio, and one place I suggested was closed, gone completely.It felt frustrating enough that we gave up and headed home, where I cooked us over-easy eggs on buttered toast with English Breakfast tea. I have mine with milk and sugar, he takes his with lemon and honey.Now H is napping (we partied hard yesterday) before we head up to the Valley for another small BBQ at a friend's house.I just read this quote on Brainpickings:
This is where we run into trouble in terms of being fulfilled… You have to make your own happiness, wherever you are. Your job isn’t going to make you happy, your spouse isn’t going to make you happy, the weather isn’t going to make you happy… You have to decide what you want, and you have to find that way of doing it, whether or not the outside circumstances are going to participate in your success… You have to be able to create your own happiness, period. And if you can’t, then you need to find a good shrink who can help you figure out what it’s going to take. ~Debbie Millman
And thought - yes. Yes, I want to go to a friend's house instead of napping, yes I want to be outside, yes I want to post a little blog here... b/c I want to create my own happiness, lame breakfast places or not.I hope you're having a lovely 3-day weekend if you're here in the US - enjoying the start of summer after that crazy-long east coast winter. And obviously, a special thank you to all the service men and women who serve our country, keep us safe and protect our freedoms.