Happiness Is Creating And Celebrating Moments Of Joy
In response to prompt 25 of 52 of Dancing Elephants Press

Creating moments of joy
Happiness to me is creating moments of joy and celebrating life. Each day is special. Live it and love it. God has given you a life and you must always give yourself a chance to be happy.
I love to create moments of joy and keep my inside happy. I immerse myself in activities and enjoy them a lot.
I love flowers and I went to a garden and got a picture with the flowers above. I let my inner child out and was completely in the moment of joy.
There are plenty of things in life to be worried about. You can whine all night or cry your head off. Happiness will not come close to you even.
Happiness cannot be sought after. It will elude you. I feel that if you are looking for happiness you will just be trying to catch rainbows in the clouds.
A rainbow comes rarely and for brief moments. These are just flashes of happiness. When you make a memory by creating moments of joy you will feel the happiness all around you.
Every moment is joyous. It is a choice. Enjoy it or do not enjoy it, you have to decide.
There can never be moments of joy if you are seeking them externally. Inner peace has to be desired and it reflects externally.
Happiness is a canister full of rich jewels within you. Find it and it becomes the most attractive feature in your life.
Find it by reflecting within and save each moment and you can certainly show it in your exterior without giving up the interior happiness.
To find it you have to let go of the mental blocks within you and learn to forgive small and big things that hurt you in life.
It is a treasure trove within you and if you can master it, you will be positive in your thought and be happy.
My moments of happiness
I have learned to live my life whatever the circumstances. These are some things that give me a lot of happiness:
1️⃣Happiness to me is to learn to live up, I just go out in nature and make a moment of joy by spending time with plants and flowers.
2️⃣Happiness for me is spending time with underprivileged children. I like to talk to them and give them food to eat and ask them about their family and their life.
3️⃣Happiness for me is when I forgive and forget about hurtful things and embrace love. I like to spread love to people of different age groups and nationalities. I love to connect with people.
4️⃣Happiness for me is enjoying every moment of life by going with the flow of life. Walking and meditating and enjoying the beauty of life.
5️⃣Happiness is enjoying the small things in life. Watching a movie or going to a park, or eating something special are all small joys that we should not keep away from ourselves. I love to go to parks and take pictures there.
6️⃣Happiness is traveling and connecting with people and finding out how they live and what food they eat.
7️⃣Happiness is to know your friends and give them space before yourself. Give them credit and lift them up.
8️⃣Happiness is spending time with family and friends joyfully.
Celebrating life with joy and happiness
I celebrate life. I live, love, and laugh. I try to spend time happily moving out and enjoying life. I try to have happy thoughts. I like to spread love and be in gratitude to the almighty for all the wonderful gifts I have been bestowed with.
Mahatma Gandhi quoted
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” — Mahatma Gandhi
Sharing some moments of celebration of joy in my life.

Celebrate life with older people
I celebrate life by enjoying the company of old people. At a wedding. I spent moments of joy with my aunt and gave her so much pleasure. Who knows when it is our time to go up?
We should celebrate the life of living people rather than when they are no longer there so we have no regrets.

Moments of happiness with friends and family
Spending precious moments with some special friends and family at a recent event and sharing memories with them.
It is a real treat when people take out time for you and spend some happy moments with you. I feel that these small treats have brought happiness to me.
“One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats.” — Iris Murdoch

Moments of joy with the toy seller
A young boy was selling toys. He had a cycle on which there were so many toys. He was carrying the whole shop with him. He asked me to buy toys. I did not need them I told him that I have no kids at home any longer. He looked imploringly at me.
I bought several toys and some balloons and just passed them on to underprivileged children. Close to my home, there is a construction site. I gave the toys to the kids there. I could see the joy on their faces.
I felt happy too seeing them so happy. Little acts bring happiness in life.
“Remember this, that very little is needed to make a happy life.” — Marcus Aurelius

Celebrating the welcome at a conference
I chaired a session at a conference on Health and Management recently. I loved the Rangoli. I admired the way the team welcomed us. The welcome with colors is the inspiration for the moments of joy that create lasting happiness.
The word international brings cooperation, unity, and happiness in the world in my mind where people congregate from all over the world.
To wrap up
Joy is the inspiration that keeps me happy. It makes me think of creative ways of making my life happy.
I wake up joyfully and say a prayer of gratitude every day that I have been blessed with life and I should make the best of my time.
The quote below sums up my feelings of happiness in life.
I wake up every morning with a great desire to live joyfully.” — Anna Howard Shaw
Akemi Sagawa wrote about her perspective on happiness
A beautiful poem by Dr. Gabriella Korosi on happiness
Shubha Apte’s recipe for happiness
Thank you Vidya Sury, for the wonderful prompt on happiness.
©Dr. Preeti Singh, 2023.
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