Wednesday, February 24, 2010

HAPPINESS IS...

4 comments:

Mark said...

Hey Chudney,

I love your new video blog, and I am happy that you decided to continue to explore the theme of "Happiness"!! It was a wonderful idea to interview people on this topic. You certainly have fantastic reporting & producing skills to bring out the best in people. Thanks for putting this vignette together and for sharing it with us!

Happiness for me is spending time with family and friends, playing with my dog, eating great food, listening to wonderful music & playing my favorite albums / CD's, singing along with a favorite song, going to concerts (I can't wait for the Count Basie show in May!! - Yeah!!), giving back by teaching and supporting charities, being alive here on Earth, learning new things, having a good laugh, meeting new people, trying to go for my dreams and take advantage of all that life has to offer, the surprise of a "Snow Day" or a beautiful, warm, Spring day, hearing the birds sing outside, admiring a green lawn, gardening, hanging out at the beach or swimming in the pool during the summer months, going for a long walk along the water in the sunshine, watching olds re-runs from the 70s & 80s on TV Land and Nick at Night, sending a card to cheer someone up or to say "Thank You - you made a difference in my life", receiving an email from a friend or a card in the mail to say hello or to cheer me up, and reading this blog each week and being able to be a part of it (I enjoy reading your updates, sharing my comments and ideas with you and the regular readers, and reading everyone's comments!). I am sure my list could go on and on if I think about it a little more. Thank you, Chudney, for giving me the opportunity to reflect on some things that make me happy in life. I know that sometimes we are so busy in life that we forget to take the time to reflect on these important things. We need to try to set time aside and prioritize what is important to us and focus on the things that bring us happiness, and we need to do more of these activities. Life is really a journey, and I am learning new things everyday!

Thanks again for sharing this video blog with us and for all that you do with this site!!

Hope all is well with you!!

Keep in touch.

Sincerely,

Mark

amera said...

Dear Chudney;

Well I must say Chudney...
it feels good to have you back...
HAPPINESS for me is quite simple...
it doesn't get more complicated than that...

welcome back from all of us...
who hold you in high regard...
it was becoming a guessing game...
is she coming back or not???

thankfully you have returned...
you have made our day...
so please promise Chudney...
this time...you are here to stay...

missing you so very much...
we all missed you blog...
without reading it on a weekly basis...
we'd be completely lost...


..........HAPPINESS.........

HAPPINESS IS QUITE SIMPLE...
here is what it means to me...
having weekly posts to look forward to...
and your blog to read...

it is in the roar of the ocean...
all the creatures great and small...
it is in the sand on the beach...
that gets between your toes when you walk...

it is in the joy of nature...
the mountains and the trees...
it is in the changing of the seasons...
the amazing colors of the leaves...

it is in the springtime...
when the snows begin to melt...
it is in the the trees that begin to bud...
when the first warm sun is felt...

it is in the summertime...
when the world is in full bloom...
it is in the scent of the flowers...
that fill the air with sweet perfume...

it is in the autumn...
when the leaves begin to fall...
it is in the shorter days that signal...
an earlier night fall...

it is in a cold crisp winter day...
snowflakes falling to the ground...
it is in the crunching of the snow...
the sheer white beauty all around...

it is so much more than this...
where does one begin...
it is in walking on the beach with your love...
as the hot sun warms your skin...

it is in a Sunday morning...
the smell of bacon in the air...
it is in the coffee brewing...
the laughter of children everywhere...

it is in the driving with the roof down...
MS. ROSS blaring on the stereo...
it is in the popcorn and candy...
at the drive inn picture show [old]...

it is in the early morning...
before the dawn breaks...
it is in the silence and beauty you behold...
before the whole world awakes...

it is in the late evening...
when the sun begins to set...
it is in the moon taking over shift...
just before we go to bed...

it is in our FAMILY and FRIENDS...
who love...UNCONDITIONALLY...
it is in a sense of humour...
you laugh so hard...you pee...

it is in the blessings of life...
there is no great surprise...
it is in the look of innocence...
in my new born baby's eyes...

HAPPINESS IS QUITE SIMPLE...
as you can plainly see...
it is in living with each other...
and nature ..
in complet and perfect harmony...

it is in knowing you are loved...
and above all of this...
it is in living on GOD'S green earth...
TO EXPERIENCE THIS FABULOUSNESS!!!!

amera

LENA the Beauty said...

Great video blog, I really like the way you put these blogs together. I know writing is your thing but I feel you need to be in front of the camera. As a host or reporter, you look great doing that. But anyways happiness for me is being with my family. Having my life is happiness to me, having you as a friend is happiness to me. I can go on and on about what makes me happy but there is not enough room nor do I have the time. Smile for me Lena!!!

Sharon Jacobucci said...

Happiness is reading all of Chudney's blogs.. You can go backwards and forwards through all her blogs stored online for helpful tips, advices, inspirations wisdom and to catch Chudney's beautiful smile whenever she displays her lovely pictures here.. Thank you, Chudney. .