What makes you happy?

Happiness is everything. Where there is happiness, everything else is possible and so we asked the community to tell us what makes them happy.
One thing that makes me happy is to have the flexibility of choosing what I want to photograph each day. I love doing portraits of people. I like to take portraits in the most organic way possible. I think that makes people feel more comfortable and relaxed. When I feel I need a fresh start, I like to take road trips and do nature photography. It helps me clear my mind and melts the stress away. Read more>>
In a year almost completely defined by epic disaster — global pandemic, a fascist president, the highest recorded temperatures in history, the raging fires in California (and Australia), Black Lives Matter and the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, happiness has become a choice. The films I love are never sagas — they are about one a small thing, a few details. Nothing really happens in them, but everything does; everything changes. Pre-Covid, life resembled the movies I never liked. Too many plot twists, too much action, too many characters to keep up with. Today life is very much like the films I love, which makes me happy. Along with: • Good light • Designing & Creating • Bread proving in the sun • Peanut M&Ms • Good wine • Dappled sunlight on a pool and Mike Leigh films. Read more>>
Creating makes me happy! I honestly believe we were created – to create. When I’m able to create something either as an actress or a director that helps people understand, feel, take steps, cry or laugh, I feel whole. Read more>>
Creativity makes me happy because it is a gift and talent I possess that I can share with everyone. If my art inspires others to seek education, no matter what field, than I have achieved my purpose. Education is the remedy for societal ills. If we can make quality education available to all, our country will thrive. Read more>>