happiness

i was reading my mom's latest blog (another blogger was asking what makes you happy), and it got me thinking. what makes me happy.

well, i'm happy when i'm listening my music. i can just drift off, relax, when i turn on media player. eclectic though the playlist can be, music is relaxing.
my mandalas make me happy. to take a blank design and turn it into a colorful piece of art, that is enjoyable. i also like to read and write, to discover new places (even if they're fictional) and to create my own.
and, despite what everyone else thinks, i love to sing. though my family (*gives them the raspberry*) thinks i can't, i can and do sing if i know the song well enough.
there's also driving through the woods, talking to my friends, playing with them in my online games....i could go on and on.
but i'm the happiest knowing that i have a wonderful, loving family.