Happiness {1}: The Evolution of an Idea

The Evolution of an Idea

Have you heard of  “Write 31 Days?”  The point is to write.  For 31 days.  Seriously, that seems to be it.

I looked all over the website for prompts.  Ideas.  Questions.  Suggestions.

It all seems pretty open-ended.  Each writer is supposed to choose his or her own topic and stick with it for 31 days.

I like guidelines.  I can’t just Pocahontas (“Listen with your heart and you will understand”) this.

But it seems as if I don’t have much of a choice.

My first thought was “gratitude,” but I feared I’d just end up with a list of 31 things going from the obvious at the beginning of the month (family, shelter, food, friends, freedom, etc.) and end up with things like “shoelaces” and “air conditioning” at the end.  (Let’s be honest. If you know me well, you know that air conditioning is probably right after “freedom” on the list.)

Then I thought about this book I’m listening to, The Happiness Project.

and I thought about the blog.

Happiness.  Joy.  These are topics that are close to my heart.  In being faced with the unexpected bumps of life, it takes conscious effort not to turn inward.  Not to harden.  Not to become bitter.  There’s a lot of material in there.

I think I just Pocohantas-ed this, people.

So for better or worse, I’m going to explore the idea of “happiness” for the next 31 days.

Here’s the google definition, because we’ve got to start somewhere.

Let’s see where this goes.  Follow along via facebook, bloglovin, or email subscription (above).

Day 1:  The Evolution of an Idea
Day 2:  In a Cave
Day 3:  The Pursuit
Day 4:  Peanuts Gang Style
Day 5: A Beautiful Death