We can spend a lifetime asking ourselves what is missing, what needs fixing, or what we must achieve before we can be happy. Yet perhaps a more useful question is much simpler, what makes me happy?Try asking yourself that question today. Also, ask somebody else. Give them time to answer, and listen with curiosity. You might be surprised how rarely happiness arrives wearing a designer label or carrying a winning lottery ticket.More often, it comes as a smile. A walk beside the sea. Sunlight finding its way through the trees. A friend calling for a yarn. Hearing laughter from another room. Seeing somebody we love enjoying themselves.As westies, we understand something about the value of ordinary things. A familiar face on the Falls Road, a neighbour asking how you are, or a gentle dander through the Falls Park can remind us that happiness is often close enough to touch. We simply need to notice it.
