happiness

During the SOLSC I read Annie Campbell blog post about happiness. She speaks how her parents taught her and she taught her children "to name happiness boldly, unselfconsciously, and without apology." 

I thought of this several times on Saturday, on my first day in the city after ten weeks at home, two weeks after the restrictions had been relieved.

I thought of this: 
in my favourite small tea shop 
walking on the cobble stone streets of Old Tallinn
during lunch with my two daughters in a lovely restaurant
talking to the owner of my favourite little bookshop after buying two books
at a photo exhibition about the countries that do not exist
watching my daughters eat ice-cream in a local organic ice-cream shop
letting a piece of chocolate melt on my tongue in a handmade chocolate shop

The world is a mess on many levels, and there is no telling whether it's getting better or worse. I questioned whether being happy during this time would be appropriate. Then I remembered Annie's words that when you feel happy, you should say it, and write it down to make it stronger.