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Happiness is subjective

But the TRUE key to happiness is being content where you are while striving toward the next place in your life.

So while people are doing things that I would love to do...

travel to Greece, East Africa,Thailand,etc,

I will be here in little Abu Dhabi (to which I never,ever thought I would be anyway), enjoying a break from work (which isnt too hard anyway), doing some work (gasp!) because I need things for when we return. Well, make that the kids. THEY need some new activities and what better time to print,cut,laminate.
Is it weird that I enjoy those things?? If so, oh well!

Ill be enjoying the weather (while I can), possibly the beach, enjoying my husband and the time we have together because life is too short to do otherwise. And even if I dont set foot in Dubai (for which Id only do if I were going to have GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE),Ill enjoy myself because happiness is inside of me and there isnt really a heaven on earth.Oh, and a little wine always makes things better :-)

But back to the point. Ill get there soon enough. There being Greece, Thailand,West Africa, East Africa,etc.

So where ever you are, be happy. . .about something in your life. Surely you can find one thing.

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