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What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? – A fun question from the daily writing prompt.

The 5 Material Thing that bring me happiness

  1. My cameras bring me happiness. Even if I’m doing nothing but charging their batteries and cleaning the lens or working on a better travel bag for them, they are fun. But when I get time to bring that viewfinder to my eye and hit that shutter release button, I’m happy.
  2. My Miata and that gearbox on a sunny day with the top down.
  3. My tennis shoes and shorts. All my professional life, I dressed pretty casually. Not business casual but casual. Yeah, if I had to go out to a conference or something I’d dress the role, but at the office it was my comfort that was a priority. I guess it came from working night shift people didn’t care what you wore, as long as you showed up. When I got moved to the day side some years, I just bought that style with me. It shook things up at one of my employers because nobody ever wore shorts to work during the day apparently. I’d been doing it at night for years and suddenly there was a problem. I asked to see the dress code and there wasn’t any. Win for the kid. I continued to wear shorts when it was hot out.
  4. My computers allow me to further express myself and are a great source of fun.
  5. My home brings me happiness. I love taking care of it, be it the yard or structure.

The 5 Real Things that bring me happiness

  1. Waking up each morning and catching a sunrise.
  2. Family & Friends- They bring me happiness each day, every day.
  3. Music – My world would be a much darker place without it.
  4. Food – Something a lot of us take for granted. I enjoy, appreciate and love each bite I take at every meal.
  5. Animals be they pets, or wildlife make me smile. I love living creatures. Well, most of them.
Sunrise on the Atlantic. Photo by Mike Hartley

Author: Mike Hartley

With a lifetime and a half in the Newspaper industry I'm preparing for my retirement career as an Artist, Writer, Photographer and Video content provider. I'm a proud father of two wonderful children and I'm still married to the first girl I fell in love with and probably only one that would have me.

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