February's gift;

⎡Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world; Today I am wise, so I am changing myself⎦

It's the first day of my birthday month.

I hope for only good things to happen.

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There is a simplicity in happiness. 

It’s a form of contentment that holds no expectations. It is the kiss from a lover, a brush from a cat, a lick of a dog or the harmony of a song that strums with the energies of your heart. It comes unexpectedly – sometimes its meeting brief, sometimes it lasts much longer. But you know somehow, you know when it makes an entrance and then you start to smile. It isn’t always a wide toothed smile, neither is it one that has to invoke laughter. It is as simple as its meaning yet secretive in its many mysterious ways. A smile often holds a secret – sometimes shared, sometimes merely yours, or it could in fact be in plain sight, just unconsciously aware

Today it is here. After a night of horrid emotions and a morning of strange bizarre dreams. A smile ever so simple, so tiny – it stays almost buried.

Today I am happy. 

Today I am content. 

And today I feel blessed.

It’s hard to say why, or to explain the mechanics of this moment but it hit me so fast, yet so tender in its embrace. A moment of rocking on the carpet, the light whiff of patchouli, the whirring of the ceiling fan, and the sounds of my Spotify... they all merged swiftly together in a reminder of what I am and where I am, and then I smiled. A smile so vague, it would seem almost melancholic – even to me

Strange.

For a moment I wondered to myself. Was it indeed a sad smile? A smile of accepted resignation perhaps? Then I closed my eyes and a bubble of quiet laughter escaped my lips. It is in truth the smile of simple contentment and like the gentle lapping of waves against the shore, it brings with it the simplistic joy and happiness that many often assume unattainable.

Today I am happy.

Today I am content.

And truth be told, there is no secret. Happiness really is as simple as it seems.