Ingredients of Life: Happiness

It's all a great adventure, isn't it? And just deeeelicious, to be among those who'll let us be playful and giddy and delighted by it all.

I just found this little video I made a few months ago and was reminded of just how easy it is to be happy. A tutu. A few twirls. Someone to rub noses with ...

They left me in charge of choosing Valentine's stories to animate and to know me is to know I'd probably do exactly what I did. For me, the real romance happens all on our own; daily, it's a big adventure. I have yet to feel anything but bliss - sometimes quiet, sometimes carnival-like - when I give love, when I treasure the many MANY wonderful stories around me. So ... I animated away.

... the company of women whose laughter is so true, it sails and circles into a force that can lift us off our steel pedestals we thought were the only way to rise above ...

Yay. This is the last of my three test-them-and-figure-out-the-format cartoons. I thought April Fool's Day, with all its great silliness, was a good time to pop it up and so - here it is.

Blogs that are full of ideas and joy and playfulness are small miracles to me. Each one of them demonstrates the possibilities that each of us are invited to. And when others take the time to make it a conversation, it is undeniable magic. This animation is dedicated to you, a small thank you.

(And yes, it's another in the series of 'Tell Me How the Story Ends' ...)

Being an adult is nice & all, but there are obviously too many decisions. A sign always helps & if you're in search of good one, I like to recommend this. I animated this from the story by Brian Andreas.

Fun people are all around, creating amazing things & projects & lives, but if you want to connect with them, it helps to offer them treats. They won't come out for any old thing.

For starters, you might try long underwear.

This video was probably mistitled. (Spell check's telling me that needs a little something. A hyphen? Mis-titled. Misstitled. Badly titled. Ha.)

It implies that I long for more time and this is not true. I have plenty. I just want to live big and beautifully with it and hand out lots of love. I need more practice. ANYWAY ... here's the video.