relative happiness

[Jenni Marie]

"You're so happy," she said.

I'm happy when the demons leave, at 2 a.m., when my mind is so exhausted from going 94 miles an hour with grocery lists and budgets and Chapter 14 of the unwritten novel.

I'm happy when the tears are for Hallmark commercials instead of mountains of laundry and chipped nail polish.

I'm happy when the temperature is under 112 but above 74.

I'm happy when there's enough Diet Coke in the fridge and ice cubes in the tray.

But I'm really happy when the girl smiles, the boy laughs, and he says, "it doesn't feel like home without you."

[bolton carley]

this i love!  something about line 3 appeals to me so much, but i know that the last line is what makes your day. :)

[Mike Handley]

I'm happy that I got to see your pretty smile, a lot, and I hope you finish the unwritten as soon as possible. I know it'll be a hit. It'll also help those who need help coping. I am so glad you came!

[Joey Delgado]

Nice snapshot into your life. It's happiness in six sentences. Nicely done. (Love the feeling of opening the fridge and you find that you don't have to imagine a world withou Diet Cokes and Ice. Not today)

[Jenni Marie]

Thanks, Teresa. I wish I could have met you at HoW! Maybe next time! :)

[Teresa]

Ah man, that does ring of happiness.  Love this.