Content Content.

I find that anger appears suddenly and noisily while happiness sneaks up steadily and quietly… like turning your back on the sea and suddenly it’s high tide and how did that happen without me witnessing it?

In my experience anger is a flash, an attack, an explosion. It arrives quickly and can disappear quickly, too. Happiness is quiet and it is in quiet moments that I become aware of it. The silent visitation of happiness. The silence of contentment. And the best part is that happiness can linger.

Sure, happiness can be noisy and celebratory and that’s the experience most people likely have. For me it’s in quiet moments where I suddenly feel that my experience feels so rich and full… and then I know, happiness did sneak up on me again.