A COSY CORNER by Cosette Awad

Happiness? When It Comes, What Would I Do with It?

The questions we ask ourselves, “When is my turn to be happy?” “Do I deserve what’s happening to me?” “What is happiness anyway?”

Have you ever asked yourself what if we were living in the dark ages instead, and we’re on this scary lockdown, and there is no way to communicate with our loved ones?

Yes, please close your eyes and imagine that. See! “We’re blessed.”

I know you are tired, not physically these days, but mentally, and the word “Breathe” seems like a clichés quote saved in your phone gallery for no specific reason.

Nothing makes sense now, I know, I know. But one day it will, I promise. Happiness is in our little details that smile when we receive a text from someone we love; it’s when we ask the universe for things that matter, and the universe responds. In knowing that the people we love are safe, recovering, or in good health.

Happiness for me is when I put a smile on the face of someone I love; there is nothing more rewarding than seeing that what you did change someone’s mood. It’s when you know that you are making it easier for someone you love who is getting through hard times.

Happiness sometimes is just watching the sunset, is in a cup of coffee in that place you love, a piece of chocolate cake, maybe. A family gathering, a child’s laughter, the blessings we have in our lives that we don’t sometimes know their worth unless we lose them, but It doesn’t have to be that way, you know? Please don’t ruin the joy of the small things you already have, the little things that mean so much, by the dark thoughts of an uncertain tomorrow. Your loved ones are just a phone call away. Pick up the phone and tell them you miss them, tell them you love them. We need to remember that the things we have, some people are praying every night to have them. We need to know that if we search between the details of our days, with every sunrise and every sunset we witnesses, there is a blessing, “We slept and woke up breathing.”

Happiness is when my son answers a supersmart answer on a foolish question and makes me wonder what I’ve done so well in my life to deserve Him. Magz, 35 y/o

What makes me happy is to be able to create from each day a great opportunity to grow even more. Jennifer, 27 y/o When I left my parents’ house, my mother told me that those who can’t find happiness in small everyday things are doomed to misery, and I believe her. Those who live putting off being happy until they graduate, until they marry, until they make more money, seldom experience happiness as it can only be felt in the present moment. The happiness that we wait for is a fleeting state. The happiness

that we DECIDE to think is lasting is always within reach. Layla 27 y/o

Happiness is to come home from work, shower while our beloved one prepares dinner for both of us, and have a glass of wine while talking about our day. Tiya 20 y/o Happiness is undefined. Yet it can be translated as an indescribable state after the struggle towards self-fulfilment and is an infectious feeling we ought to bring to others. David, 25 y/o

Happiness is a beautiful feeling. There is always a reason to smile because, without happiness, you will not complete your day successfully, so start from today to strive for happiness. Edmund, 13 y/o

Happiness is to light yourself to illuminate the path for others! Precisely like a seed, it needs a hand to plant it, take care of it, and finally, the ultimate beauty when happiness is shared. Jihad, 29 y/o

Happiness comes from within, not from material things, not from money or the stuff you own. It’s when someone puts

your happiness before his. Happiness is kindness. I read once, “make happiness a habit.” Nathaly 26 y/o

Happiness is a unicorn. But someone told me once that things will happen and fairytales are just tales waiting to happen. Just believe. The MadShad, 39 y/o

Happiness, for me, is when you realize what you love after facing all the obstacles. I am learning to be happy during the realization process because each stage is a mini victory. Rita 23 y/o

Don’t you ever wait for someone to make you happy because it will bring you disappointment someday? Always work on yourself and believe in yourself so you can create your own beautiful happy mindset, and so you can spread it magically. Yara 22 y/o

It’s in the little things in life. I remember once I was on a hike and I saw a little ladybug. It made me smile in ways I can’t really explain. Ryan 22 y/o

• Happiness is, knowing that the sun will rise in the morning, the stars at night. Smelling the ocean, the wind blows, and hearing the birds singing around trees. happiness is knowing that God made all this for you to make you happy. Roy Rash 26 y/o

For me, happiness can’t be defined by something specific; it depends on what you feel at the moment you’re in, maybe if we put you again in that moment, you won’t feel the same, but it doesn’t mean your feeling wasn’t real when you felt happy. Aya 21 y/o

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