Reflecting
on happiness is good for the soul. It’s
hard to do when you are sad, but there are many stories and poems reflecting
the emotion of happiness. Some of my
poems do just that.
Happiness in Un-Clenched Emotion
In
my book, Un-Clenched Emotion I have organized my poems into three
sections. Because enjoying the little
things in life is so important, I labeled the first section of my poems, (you
guessed it,): Enjoying. When down in the
dumps, look to read uplifting things.
You may have trouble finding joy being celebrated, but you will see by
my book that it is possible to find authors shining light instead of darkness
in the world of literature.
Selling My Book
I
am happy to announce that I have recently found things to celebrate in my world
of writing. I felt really good when I
randomly received money in my bank account from KDP, which meant I sold a copy
of Un-Clenched Emotion. Who I sold it
to, I don’t know. I do know that I
recently convinced my boyfriend to buy a copy of my book. Like he usually does, he found a way to bring
me pleasure by asking if I would sign his copy.
Blushing under his praise, I did just that. Perhaps I only sold one random stranger and
my boyfriend my book, but I will always look for the little things to bring me
good spirits. Little things like selling
one copy of my book.
Love That I Shared
It’s
not just my boyfriend and a random stranger that has received and read
Un-Clenched Emotion. When my best friend
was in jail she requested a copy of it to pass the time. I gladly gave it to her. She has told me that once she got out of jail
she left the book behind, or “donated” it.
I don’t mind that my book went to the occupants of a jail, it actually
makes me very happy. My friend told me
that she felt my poetry was very good and deserved to be shared. I have shared my writing in the world at
large as well with the creation of this blog.
After leaving it for months, I was ecstatic to come back to it and find
that I had 102 page views. I have no
idea how I got those views. Was it
because I figured out that I needed to click a box on BlogSpot in order to make
it searchable? Was it because I put
labels and descriptions on my blog? Was
it because I shared on Facebook that I published a poetry book and a friend
shared my post? Because another friend
shared my post on Twitter? I may never
know, but sharing my blog with 102 people is something to celebrate.
Happiness
can be in the little things. In my case
I found happiness by being proud that I put a section on “Enjoying” in
Un-Clenched Emotion, by selling my book, and by sharing my book and blog with
others. I hope that you can find ways to
reflect on happiness too.
