Happiness is...

Happiness is

Spending time in my little home, a safe haven

finding joy in the subtle color I splashed on the walls

and a cat curled up and purring by my side

I take some time to relax and read

a nice break from the day to day grind of work.

Happiness is

finally spending time with my sister

many years separate us, some misunderstandings as well

all things have been resolved

we now have the time to be the sisters I always wanted to be.

Happiness is

Learning integrity in word and deed without the threat of eternal damnation hanging over my head

learning of morality and morals not as a thing of condemnation

rather beautiful jewels in the garment of my being

Happiness is

Hearing about people who are compassionate and kind

brave and couragous

doing things that no one has ever dreamed

Happiness is

the fleeting moments in between sadness, anxiety, despair and all the breadth of human

calamities and commotion that make up the fabric of life.