A step toward happiness…

Today is the official kick-off of The Next Chapter’s mail-around book club, and I am so HAPPY to be joining Jamie Ridler and so many of my other creative cohorts on an adventure in HAPPINESS while we send four copies of The Happy Book literally all around the world!   I don’t know much about the book as of yet, but I look forward to getting my hands on it, and scribbling, doodling, writing, or whatever else I’m called to do within its pages.

In the meantime, we’ve declared Fridays as a day to “share our Happy.”  I love this idea.  And Fridays are perfect because they’re typically my day to flow from moment to moment without an agenda, being guided purely by delight.  But I think that happiness can be contagious when we let it seep outside the boundaries of our own psyche.

And let’s face it.  The world needs a little happiness right now.  I keep thinking about the recent earthquake in Haiti, and how the world seems to be almost holding its breath as we wait for news on what we might be able to do to help.  My friend, Amber, is down there as we speak, coordinating relief efforts and developing strategies to move folks from the city to places where they can find their families, food, shelter, water, and medical care.  She wrote on her blog earlier today about how she was awakened this morning at 5am by aftershocks that were met with singing, voices as powerful as the tremors themselves…  “Hallelulah!”

We all have so much to be grateful for.  And yet, knowing there is such tragedy in the world raises so many questions…  especially, WHY?  It’s a paradox we’re faced with every day of our lives.

I invite you all to share your happy today…  in honor of those who are singing with arms outstretched to the sky every time the earth trembles.

My happy:

My friend Amber and her loved ones are safe;  my sweet, silly family;  my new studio arrangement;  my clients, who I learn from all the time;  warm weather and melting snow;  sandpapery kitten kisses on my nose;  sign-ups for my upcoming retreat;  today’s intense chiropractic adjustment;   my inspiring and encouraging friends;  knowing that the sun will rise again tomorrow.

For updates, personal stories, and donations, please check out Amber’s blog HERE.

{Don’t miss out on the outrageous once-in-a-lifetime “Guinea Pig Special” for my upcoming retreat!  Do you need to to relax, eat healthy food,  and get clear and inspired in the company of  like-hearted women?  Check it out!}

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