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What is this?! Its 10:30PM and I am eating gluten free spaghetti with my homemade spaghetti sauce. I am really happy. Its raining outside with high winds and I am watching an old episode of Oprah when she had the author of "Eat, Pray, Love" on. I have seen this episode before, yet something stuck a chord with me this time.

At the end of the episode Elizabeth (the author of the book) talks about 3 things you can do to make your life richer and to make you more happy. "Ask yourself in the morning: 'what do I really, really, really, really want?!'" She later said "Whats your mantra? What do you tell yourself a lot? If you tell yourself you are an idiot over and over again, then you will absolutely be it. Change your mantra." Then she asks "what makes you happy?"

Above my desk, which I am writing from now, is a white bulletin board that I write what I am doing each week and things to not forget, quotes, etc. I have two things from the Oprah show that I have on my board: "Forgiveness is letting go of the hope that the past could be changed" and "change your mantra."

So what makes me happy? Eating spaghetti at 10:30 at night and not worrying about my weight, just the way it tastes and the way I feel eating it. The sauce reminds me of my grandmothers homemade sauce I grew up with. It reminds me of my sister who taught me how to make it. These things make me happy.

Other things that make me happy?
Music, especially the kind you can dance to
Hugs from my kids
Really great movies (The Color Purple or Slumdog Millionaire)
Beautiful art
Writing... even though I have the worst grammar and spelling! I have always enjoyed writing.
Playing games with friends
The Sun hitting my face as I close my eyes
Going to the Temple

Its funny how you could have had the worst day, and it changes at 10:30 at night.

I almost forgot! Elizabeth said to keep a journal of the best part of each day. Today, eating my spaghetti was definitely it!