{"id":708,"date":"2022-07-08T17:49:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T17:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=708"},"modified":"2024-07-01T16:42:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T16:42:46","slug":"happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=708","title":{"rendered":"Happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Happiness-1-e1657302310159-1024x509.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Happiness-1-e1657302310159-1024x509.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Happiness-1-e1657302310159-980x537.jpg 980w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Happiness-1-e1657302310159-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">I have been pondering this lately\u2026what does it mean to feel truly happy?&nbsp; Are happiness and contentment the same thing?&nbsp; I often feel contentment when I am doing something I enjoy.&nbsp; When I am standing on the sand, listening to the waves as I look out across the water, I feel a deep sense of peace.&nbsp; When I watch children laugh and play on the beach, I feel a mixture of pleasure and nostalgia, remembering my own little ones at the beach.&nbsp; When I work in my garden, I feel a sense of peace and accomplishment, knowing that I am helping something beautiful grow.&nbsp; When I read a book or write in my journal in front of the fire, I feel a quiet contentment settle over me. When I write a poem or paint a picture or make something beautiful, I feel pleasure, knowing that I have created something special.&nbsp; When I share a meal with family members or friends, I feel a sense of comfort and companionship. I wonder, are these all variations of the word happiness?&nbsp; I think of them as tiny bits of joy interwoven throughout my days.&nbsp; They are fleeting, yet wonderful, and I cherish these feelings. This brings me to wonder, what is happiness to you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-black-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\">                  <strong>Happiness<\/strong>\n          By Krista Longeway\n\nThe butterfly dances across the sky\nComing to rest on a flower nearby\nDelicate wings that are as fine as lace\nOpening and closing with gentle grace\nAnd then to my wonder and my delight\nThe butterfly continues with her flight\nShe flutters happily on summer air\nThen, as on a whim, without any care\nShe lands on my shoulder for a moment\nA brief interlude, then away she went\nElusive as happiness and as sweet\nAnd as though by chance, the two of us meet\nThen she flutters away upon the breeze\nIn a joyful dance beyond the tall trees\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been pondering this lately\u2026what does it mean to feel truly happy?&nbsp; Are happiness and contentment the same thing?&nbsp; I often feel contentment when I am doing something I enjoy.&nbsp; When I am standing on the sand, listening to the waves as I look out across the water, I feel a deep sense of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,10,1,6,15,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-friends-and-family","category-hope","category-uncategorized","category-quiet-reflection","category-summer","category-the-garden"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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