What Makes Me Happy; responding to NY times prompt

Happiness; a word which I seem to look up to, I seek to be happy. My instagram bio is even "choose happiness". But the real question is What makes me happy? Well, there is not just one answer to that broad question. A lot of things make me happy, a few of which I will tell you about. I am happy when I am with my friends and we play a song which we can all get into. The loud music and the sounds of our voices singing along to the song makes me feel free and in the moment. I am happy when I see a new issue of W magazine in my mailbox and I sit down on my bed and can appreiate the beauty of fashion and design. Then, there's the gushy things, like when someone gives me a hug, or when someone says "I love you." Theres also the things which can not be seen, like laughter, my music, and the voices of my favorite people. I am happy when I am taking a hike in the mountains and I look down to the brilliant colors of wild flowers. And I am happy when I see other people being happy. Happiness is contagious and it's a wonderfull thing.

Of course, we can't all be happy all the time. But we can choose to see the beauty in the small things and to appreciate the things which bring a smile to our faces. Happiness is such an abstract theme and evreryone has different interpretations of what makes them happy and what it means to them. I like to "choose happiness" whenever I can and even when I am not happy I like to think about the things that make me feel good. By doing this I know that happiness is always around the corner.