The Happiness Project

Here I sit at Wheatberries, a local coffee shop, drinking my latte and eating a delicious blueberry muffin.  Before heading off to my dental appointment, I’m hanging out at the coffee shop to organize, edit, and write.  What a beautiful sunny day to get out of the house and enjoy what my little community has to offer.  Before hunkering down and editing my dissertation proposal (again), I took out my little book I bought last weekend titled, The Happiness Project. 

I don’t know what inspired me to buy this book.  I don’t really need anything.  Life is great.  I had no true compulsions to splurge or seek therapy via shopping.  I was pretty content last weekend.  Who wouldn’t be?  It was Thanksgiving weekend.  I had an extraordinary opportunity to roam Metrotown, Granville Island, and South Granville by myself.  I was so impressed with myself that I had no desire to shop, I called my friend to share the good news.  She said, I finally arrived and she wished that she had felt the same way.

Oops, spoke too fast.  Before going to my sister’s for dinner, I strolled into Chapters.  I was looking at a set of random books and I drawn to The Happiness Project.  I picked up the book and felt “the tingles,” the good feelings… It was something I was meant to do.  So, I bought the book.  It’s a HEATHER’S PICK, meaning a guaranteed good read or your money back.  How could I go wrong?

I’m not an avid reader.  I will read a few pages here and there and I finally arrived to Chapter 1.  The book got me at “Getting Started.”  Gretchen Rubin writes about the MIDLIFE MALAISE… not midlife crisis.  I love it.  Much like her, I am not unhappy, but I could be much happier.  I have a great life.  I love my man, my kid, my dog, my family, my friends, etc.  I have my health and I’m living my dream.  I look forward to my Happiness Project.  My plan is to start where Gretchen did… BOOST ENERGY.