fourth year julia mun

Happiness comes in many forms. Sometimes I can’t stop smiling from the sheer force of it. It emanates freely, spilling from my lips.

Sometimes, I have to be still enough to feel it. It floats around like the wind in my ears.

Sometimes it will ebb inwards away from me, but returns like the tide does the next day, slowly, surely.

Sometimes I need reminders of the things that make me happy. Maybe this list will make you think about what makes you happy too.

the passenger seat

There is something comforting about staring out the window in the passenger seat. All I have to do is sit, watch, and let the world pass by in flashing lights. My thoughts can wander untethered as my fingers tap along to the rhythm of the music. I can hear someone’s humming in the background. This is what peace feels like to me.

the stars

No matter how many times I see them, I will never not be fascinated by the stars. When the clouds clear away at night, the humid air sinks into my skin, and the stars blink in greeting, I feel happiness. I see less of them with each passing day, making me ever more grateful to see them.

trivia: love

I play this song when I need a reminder that I am human. To be human is to live, to become love itself. The two are inseparable.

coffee

Waking up to the fresh scent of coffee signals a good day. I love scooping careful amounts of beans, sprinkling salt into the mixture. I pour boiling water into the press, watching the tiny shards float into a small whirlpool. The coffee blooms, and I stand in my kitchen, waiting patiently for that first sip for a new beginning.

Slowly, Surely