Happiness
Happiness isn't a feeling
we should wait for,
in fact,
shouldn't be a goal
nor a mood we slip on.
Not something to get right,
like a mathematical equation
nor something captured.
It's an awareness
of the gifts we have to give,
the pressing close -
a guarding even,
of our true character
yet proudly sharing it,
unapologetic of who we are.
by Margaret Bednar, February 2, 2014
I like to think one of my greatest accomplishments is raising happy children. I have been fortunate to have a few mini get aways recently with them and I am struck time and again at their good nature, enthusiasm, and generosity. Hanging with them makes ME a better person, as I do not naturally embody those characteristics exactly.
I have been introduced to Anais Nin (1903 - 1977) - She is known for her erotica, but from what I can understand through research, she did that for a desperate need of money. I perused her quotes HERE and I find them fascinating. She wrote diaries - "The Journals of Anais Nin" and I think her quotes might be taken from this. My poem is loosely based upon my impressions after reading many of her quotes.
This is linked with "Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - Birthdays in February - Ayn Rand, Alic Walker, Anais Nin" We were to focus on the idea of "Individualism".
