Miss Adventures

Broken phone - Epic edits done with Picnik

Awhile back, I posted a Facebook status update that read, “My life is like an iPhone. iEat, iSleep, iWork, iHydrate, iWorkout.” Yet, as I am sure you can surmise, my life is comprised of a lot more than just the sum of a few parts –or a simple status update. Yet, when my iPhone got busted iThought a little deeper.

I stared at my broken iPhone screen for a few minutes, fuming that it was broken and incensed at the replacement cost. Then, it came to me, washing over me like some tidal epiphany. I realized that, just like my fragmented phone, iBroken. At the same time, just like my phone, iFixable.

I figured that the best fix for whatever was broken in my heart was to get happy and make sure I stayed that way.

I Googled the word “happy”. My skin-deep research revealed that many folks have a loose definition of the word “happy”, and some of them have a very loose, well….never mind. Do your own Googling.

Eventually, as I added some more words, intensifying my search, I unearthed “The Happiness Project”.

iRead. iRuminated.

After a whole 22-seconds of deliberation, I decided to start my own “Happiness Project” and combine that with my “Dog Project” and my “365 Project”. I can, after all, handle more than one project. (Pray for me.)

If you are in my inner circle, or if you follow me on Facebook, you know that I am not into the warm fuzzy, so my taking on a Happiness Project might leave you scratching your head. You might assume that my Happiness Project involves kicking puppies and taking candy from babies while simultaneously plotting to take over the world. You would be wrong –at least about the first two things. The project is a daily search for simple bliss.

Step 1: Write a list of the things that make me happy. No, kicking puppies and stealing lollipops from toddlers has not made it to my list just yet. Plutonium on the other hand…

Step 2: Do something everyday that is on my “list”.

Step 3: Record that something.

Step 4: Write my (10) Happiness Commandments. (I am working on this.) These are the daily reminders I would keep, subtly referencing my happy and keeping me on the straight and narrow each day.

Step 5: Spread the happy by being a joy to someone else.

It might sound simple, but writing down a list of things that truly make me happy can get a little trite and clichéd if I am not careful. I mean, “the smell of fresh towels” is honestly cheating. And if it isn’t cheating, it’s horribly lame. Therefore, I have been doing some trimming and editing and will post my happiness project list soon, once it does not sound like Stewart Smalley authored it.

Stay tuned and watch the blog for updates about iHappy –which is what I aptly named my Happiness Project. Of course, you can also follow iHappy for daily updates on my Facebook page. You don’t even have to friend me either, you can just subscribe.

I also believe that there is power (and accountability –I’m big on accountability) in numbers. If you would like to join me on my Happiness Project, I would be happy to have you –no pun intended.