Happiness by Degrees...

Folk #1: Happiness lies in the little, unexpected things. It's a thin reed, indeed, that seperates happiness from gloominess, euphoria from miserableness. A good night's sleep, a well-brewed cup of coffee, excellent music on a classic old stereo system, sound waves dancing around in big old lakefront mansion. A summer morning in the heartland, not cold, not hot, just about perfect stew of temp & humidity. Everything comes down to degrees, proportion, doses. Sure, I have an agenda of things to do for the day, it's good have a job, but not too many appointments or too much too-ing & fro-ing. There will be time for conversation, laughter, love, a good meal. There are a few big dreams & ideas dancing around in my head, that just comes naturally to me, but I can tame them, still the churn & madness, I don't need to play the game of expectations; no need for the needing, wanting, grasping. It's best to let the elements of the day come to me unbidden. Maybe there will be unexpected surprises along the way?