Happy Action

I was thinking about happiness last night, and I realized that it needs to be an action word.  We can't just sit and wait for happiness to come to us, we have to look for it, search, and when we find it, it is usually because we are doing something.  Here are some things that I'm doing that are bringing a lot of happiness to me right now.

*Teaching my son to sing "I Am A Child Of God" from our church's children's hymnbook.  His language skills are exploding right now, and he is a little parrot.  At the end of any song that he sings, he claps his hands and says Yay!  It's the best.

*Preparing to plant a small garden this year.  I've been nervous to start one, because of the expense and my inexperience.  It could end up being a very costly series of mistake.  But if I don't try, I'll never learn how, so we're going for it!

*Setting up a music night for the women in my ward.  Every Wednesday we are able to gather and sing anything we want, thanks to my fabulous accompanist friend!  So far, it's only me (not that I've minded that much, since I get to practice all my solo stuff) but hopefully over time, women will come and find some enjoyment from being with each other and singing beautiful music

*Learning guitar songs with my husband.  We have a goal to get together a huge repertoire of guitar/vocal music, some popular stuff, and some of my husbands personal compositions.  He's a musical genuis, basically. :)  Last night we were jamming out to this fun duet, and it was SO MUCH FUN!  I'm kicking myself that we didn't start this much sooner in our marriage.

What actions are you taking to increase your happiness?