#1003 theoldmortuary ponders.

Keith the Leaf © VV

List 30 things that make you happy.

What I think is the point of a list like this?

An infinite amount of things make me happy most days.

Better and easier perhaps to list the things that make me unhappy and yet that list is also infinite but in a much less significant way.

The impact of happiness is sustaining and expansive. We must all dwell in a state of unhappiness from time to time but I find it is best given a good thinking on. Pondering perhaps, but then finding ways of diminishing the impact of sadness on daily life. Dwelling on happiness is a good thing. I find the inside of broad bean outer cases as an instant happy fix.  Not perhaps something that marks me out as a wise old sage or internet wellness coach but it works for me every time. Similarly the inside of Horse Chestnut, conker,cases.

Imagine being so loved and nurtured that a disposable soft cocoon of natural fibres is created just to encourage you to thrive.  If  I was feeling particularly decadent as a small broadbean I would ask to grow near a bed of tomatoes so that my fluffy thriving was enhanced by the fragrance of crushed tomato leaves. So many things to make me happy. Why ever would I stop at thirty?