come back

it's so nice to be back in the city. sf was totally fun and a successful shoot, but there is something about coming home and spending time with my old friends and some new friends too!

dd and i had such a nice day wandering yesterday. we've been talking a lot about happiness...which is the inspiration of this blog. i really do believe that you can choose happiness. i don't mean will yourself to be happy nor do i mean faking it..what i mean is that you can make certain decisions in your life that will result in happiness or at least deter sadness, depression or regret.

it can be simple or amazingly complex. i was thinking about it on the way to work...actually, right before i left. i took mugi for a walk early this morning while the darn rain had subsided for a few moments. when i was getting ready to leave for work an hour later i didn't grab my umbrella and when i opened the front door it was lightly misting...i walked to the corner and then realized how miserable i would be if i got to work and was soaking wet. i turned on my heal and went back for my umbrella...and chose happiness. that's a really simple example.

i think we just tend to do what's easy or what will make us happy for the moment. sometimes we have to make difficult decisions that don't make us very happy immediately...but can really change our lives for the better. i had a december and january that were absolutely full of these questions. it was a really hard time and i think i am coming out on the other side now. it's not all sunshine and tulips, but if i can find even one happy minute in a day then i have succeeded.