Happiness is everything. Where there is happiness, everything else is possible and so we asked the community to tell us what makes them happy.

DaJa @beautybydaj | Makeup Artist

What makes me happy is seeing people around me happy. Which is part of the reason I love being in the beauty industry. I wholeheartedly believe that when you look good, you feel good. Obviously there’s exceptions to that rule, but being able to be apart of the process of making someone look good makes me genuinely happy when I see them happy after we’re done. Read more>>

Sean Wing | Writer and Performer

This answers some of the others I feel, because a few years back I started just moving toward happiness and it seemed to line up a lot of other things. Being deeply creative makes me happy. It never fails. An empty page, a blank canvas, a new Logic Pro music project with no data… these things all excite me so much. I’ve found over the years making from scratch is my greatest joy. Something from nothing. Plant a seed and watch what tree it grows into. Read more>>

Lua de Morais | Singer / Songwriter / Actress / Writer / Producer

To do what I love: sing, create, tell stories, educate, communicate through my acting or writing etc., To know I’ve inspired somebody else in any way makes me feel there is a purpose or meaning to my life, & that makes me feel special.
To me, if I don’t feel I’m making a difference in one way or another, life feels empty, meaningless. Read more>>

Joanne Y.T. Huang | Printmaker/ Card-maker/ Collage Artist

When I was a child, I had a lot of solitary moments. During these times, I could always easily find interesting things to do by myself: it might be making a card, a beaded bracelet, an intricate origami piece, or a scrapbooking project. Immersing myself in the world of crafting always made me happy. In those moments, I truly believed I was a magician, about to create something unique from the materials in my hands, and make myself proud. Read more>>

Jeff Thorslund | Singer/Guitarist/Songwriter for Thorslund

Being able to share our music with others. Everybody is good at something, and for my brother and me our talent has always been music. We’re music fans and a love of making and listening to music has always uplifted me during tough times. I find it to be the most powerful artwork, that makes you feel the most emotions. It makes me happy to be able to pursue what feels like my purpose and share music with others. Read more>>

Charlie (Ung) Kim | Photographer

As a photographer, whenever I hold my camera, it fills me up with happiness and gratitude. Just being able to see and capture meaningful moments of happiness, love, or or sadness in just a still frame is one of the most beautiful things about photography. I can preserve the memories one flick at time and be deeply fulfilled. Read more>>

Asif Khan Ranan | Director, Producer & Screenplay Writer

Since I was 15, I have always followed my heart. No matter what anyone said, I always did what I felt passionate about. I wanted to pursue a career in business and marketing, I went to school for my first Bachelor’s degree in Business. I wanted to be the vocal, I practiced and became the vocal of the craziest underground metal band in Bangladesh. I wanted to help people in my community, I worked as a volunteer for multiple social organizations. Read more>>

shimeng Jiang | Illustrator

It could be meandering through the supermarkets, searching for culinary inspiration. Alongside my passion for illustration. cooking has become another source of joy in my life since moving to the UK, It’s a delightful way to shift my focus and indulge in a different creative outlet. Read more>>

Cara Fay | Actress & Filmmaker

“I have the choice of being constantly active and happy or introspectively passive and sad. Or I can go mad by ricocheting in between.” ― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath The pursuit of happiness is a challenging concept for many artists. We feel deeply, we think intently, and we love with all our hearts. Read more>>

Nathaly Sánchez | Graphic Artist

For as long as I can remember, for me art and everything related to design, crafts, photography, fashion and the arts make me happy, it’s something important to me, I like to read, learn more about those topics, go to galleries and museums, having the opportunity to work as an artist and create my own brand of design, where I can learn more about myself and express what I like and dislike through my artwork. Read more>>