Happiness is what makes our lives colorful and fun. It gives us the strength to overcome sorrows and serve as our motivator to keep on moving forward. It doesn’t mean that being happy is to laugh out loud, it is more on satisfying our desires and having the peace of mind. Today, I would like to share the things that excite my heart. They are simple but precious to me. I am grateful to have them in life and experienced it all.

I am happy when...

My whole family and I are healthy.

I am a believer that “Health is wealth”. I’d rather choose a healthy body than to have millions of dollars. Yes, money can make us capable of buying all the expensive medicines and be in a well-known hospital with the most high-tech types of equipment but money can never buy a life. When we are near to death, all of our wealth is useless because it can never save us. As long as we are healthy, I am more than happy.

Someone is smiling back at me even if we don’t know each other.

Have you been in a situation where you smiled at random strangers? When you are riding a bus and offered your seat to an elderly, so out of appreciation he smiled back at you. There are no words uttered but those gestures are louder than any “thank you”. It reminds me that it is still possible to show kindness to one another despite differences.

I am eating my favorite “Sinigang” and “Adobo”, a popular Filipino dish.

These are my most loved dishes among all Filipino foods. Sinigang is perfect specially during cold weathers where you can enjoy its flavorful broth. There are two types of Sinigang, it can be in shrimp or pork. If I have to choose between them, it will be the shrimp. On the other side, there are also two types of Adobo, it can be in chicken or pork which I both likes. We usually partner these dishes with white rice.

I able to finish my blogs that need to be posted in Steemit.

English as my second language is what makes it more difficult. I admit to myself that I am not fluent and there are times when I am experiencing mental block. Mostly, I am confused with some rules in English and I also tend to forget the right terms to use. I spend many hours in writing so it is really an accomplishment when I finally constructed all of my paragraphs.

I can do my own makeup and to other people as well.

I am a makeup lover. I see it as an art because to draw in someone’s face without ruining their appearance is already a masterpiece. I also find it very practical and convenient. During my college graduation, instead of spending in a salon, I did my own makeup. Recently, my brother had his Prom Night while my sister graduated from elementary and I have a great pleasure in doing their makeover.

How about you, what makes you happy?