Massachusetts has been my home for as long as I’ve lived, a somewhat short 24 years, but nonetheless it’s been home all the while. As of recently though I’ve had quite the itch to explore and understand the world around me. Being from here and still having yet to see most of my neighboring towns I find I have Quite a bit of work to do. So I better get started…
bucket list item #1 of life: Start to hike and become an avid mountain lover of nature and all it has to offer me. Here I come world, well Milton I mean…baby steps! My newfound love for hiking and the wondrous outdoors took me about a half hour away from my hometown to The Blue Hills Reservation.
after talking to some folks that seemed to be well seasoned in hiking the area I decided to do what I do best and just start to wander. I was in absolute heaven, the sun was out but it wasn’t too hot and I had my backpack full of fresh basil infused water that I just can not get enough of!
I hiked up both paved grounds as well as the much more pebble and stump infested terrains. I loved them all but my very wobbly ankles are a constant concern so I was sure to keep switching between both to give them the rest they required.
along my travels I came across what I will dramatically refer to as an oasis. There was a lake towards the backside of the hills where tons of families met up to find happiness in the form of company, food and relaxation by the lake. There were trees connected by the most colorful of hammocks I would’ve dreamt up in one of my fantastical meanderings of the mind. I loved it, I felt like I stumbled upon a party no one knew about but me.
as I continued my journey I made sure to hunt & gather a few branches for work. I am part of our Visuals Team for Free People and we are in need of “wispy fingerlike branches” for our Fall Install happening in the early hours tomorrow. As a creative soul I am very in touch with my attention to detail and have a slightly obsessive attention to detail. Here I had the opportunity to put this to great use and find just the best of the best branches in this endless variety the earth was offering to me. Thank you Mother Nature!!
with a small green Camrey filled with branches I rode back to my destination, a dinner party of a few of my favorite people I have been unfortunately unable to see for months on end. Three of my college friends had just arrived at my house for a dinner party. Today was turning out just as perfect as I had intended for it to be. I accomplished my first hiking expedition, sparked my curiosity in a totally new way in which I can not wait to revisit, knocked off one item of my bucket list and was just about to cook a delicious dinner. Happy as ever I made a lovely meal for my dearest of dear friends and couldn’t be more pleased with how my day turned out.
I truly think it’s all in how we start our day, get yourself going int the right mindset and you can do anything – big or small. Today my accomplishments may have been small but they were activities that not only make me so happy but also that I have been saying “I need to do this soon”.
i’d say today was a success and I am thankfully filed with a tremendous sense of accomplishment and yearning to find out what tomorrow has in store for me. This sunday my happiness is becoming in tune with what the world has had to offer me which I have simply overlooked my whole life. Giving in to what my body & soul ask of me and opening my eyes to the fact that these things are good for me. Finally, to be gracious and maintain a consistent sense of graciousness that all those around me can feel and feed off of because this is what we all need.
tomorrow I will wake up still full of all of these feelings and I will continue them throughout my day and spread them to all who have the opportunity to be around my positive atmosphere. I will anxiously be conscious of what is making me happy and what will be my day’s definition of happiness!
What was your happiness today?…
always,
D
happiness is... 