Happiness does not come from a place,

from a location,

from another person.

All those things can help bring happiness,

but they do not give you happiness.

Happiness comes from inside.

Every second of everyday provides an opportunity for happiness.

It can occur in the still of a moment,

between one heart beat and the next.

Sometimes it is just there,

waiting for us to reach out and grab it.

But you have to reach for it.

Sometimes it waits sitting around the corner,

just waiting for us to walk into it.

Sometimes we catch it from a glint in a friends eyes.

So the next time you are looking for it,

just stop,

wait,

breathe,

and then smile.

© words and picture by Dan DeMarle 2017