This makes me happy

Our photography group theme for September was 'This makes me happy'.   Obviously these are only a few of things that make me happy.

I love taking photos - as you probably know if you regularly follow my blog.  In particular I like to take close up photos of flowers.  Raindrops add that little extra.

I really enjoy visiting National Trust properties.  I am very fortunate that my parents bought me a Life Membership for my 50th birthday, so I have enjoyed visiting for free for 20 years.

I love processes.  In particular I love breakdown printing.  Actually I love printing on cloth with any process.  And stroking the fabrics afterwards makes me happy.  Of course making something with the fabrics would be a good thing!

I do make things but perhaps not as often as I should.  And finishing a piece definitely makes me happy.

I used to not like long walks and avoided them at all costs.  But since 2012 I have really enjoyed them, particularly those we take alongside canals.  And especially if they include a pub lunch.

What makes you happy?

Thanks for joining me today
Bernice
 

Practising Gratitude day 4

Day 4 Be Happy


Quote
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust

Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude. Joseph Wood Krutch

Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy — because we will always want to have something else or something more. Brother David Steindl-Rast

Bible Verse
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22

Inspiration
Pharrel Williams Happy

Gratitude link
5 ways to practice gratitude

To think about or journal
What things make you happy? Which of these are you most grateful for?

Action
Smile at yourself in the mirror first thing every morning.

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