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Cornucopia of Happiness

From the lens Recipe For Happiness.

The cornucopia used as the intro image symbolizes the abundance of happiness that anyone can have if they follow this simple recipe. Please leave me a happy thought.

  • Helene-Malmsio May 10, 2012 @ 12:14 am | delete
    What an inspiring page to define your own recipe for happiness - thank you so much!
    I have personally found that like you say above, the essential key to happiness is to realise you need the recipe for what makes you happy NOW, it is about loving life as a JOURNEY, not always only focusing on the DESTINATION... this is the challenge I have faced all my life, always working and planning "for when..." and not stopping to enjoy the actual day I was living in the present.
  • spirituality Mar 16, 2012 @ 1:08 pm | delete
    Great lens - featured on my 'ultimate questions' lens: http://www.squidoo.com/ultimatequestions
  • Miska29 Mar 2, 2012 @ 6:28 am | delete
    harmony in family - my recipe for hapeness
  • Richard3331 Feb 20, 2012 @ 5:07 pm | delete
    A good friend recently had a bad dose of depression. There were solid reasons for it and he found it very hard to pick himself up. Trying to help him pulled me down a bit with a sense of unease drifting around that was hard to shake. He has had a few weeks respite and is getting a bit better but he faces a long road. I am very grateful that my natural inclination is positive but I do feel sorry for so many people who are down. It would be great if there truly was a recipe for happiness that could ease a sick mind other than pharmeceuticals.

    Anyhow I like you lens and try to pop by my campfire lens where a jolly crown is gathering
  • Helene-Malmsio May 10, 2012 @ 12:11 am | delete
    You sound like a great friend to this person in a depression... it is such a seductive downward spiral... hard to help friends to get motivated to take the 'action' steps required to pull away from it, and can be just as hard to not get drawn into one yourself.

    All the more reason to know well what your own recipe for happiness is, so that you can quickly draw on your own resources to become happy again.
  • skiesgreen Jan 15, 2012 @ 9:58 pm | delete
    This is a lens to think about. I don't look for happiness any more as I think have my fair share. *Blessed* and featured on Blessed by Skiesgreen 2012
  • bloomingrose Jan 8, 2012 @ 6:07 am | delete
    Abraham Lincoln said "people are about as happy as they decide to be."
  • ForestBear Jan 7, 2012 @ 7:06 am | delete
    Wonderful lens, thank you
  • WildFacesGallery Jan 4, 2012 @ 4:21 pm | delete
    Happiness is most definitely a puppy. Was a good read for me with a looming divorce. Seeking and enjoy a state of happiness is more difficult right now but also much more worth it.
  • the_true Dec 1, 2011 @ 1:27 am | delete
    hope i get my happiness too
  • squidshe Nov 7, 2011 @ 5:50 am | delete
    I love this lens, a great start to the day!
  • jptanabe Sep 14, 2011 @ 9:35 am | delete
    This lens helps make me happy - Blessed!
  • ClassyGals Aug 31, 2011 @ 6:05 pm | delete
    I've enjoyed reading your recipes for happiness Bev, on a day that I truly needed some.
  • ZestCareerCoaching Aug 10, 2011 @ 12:44 pm | delete
    Thanks for this, I smiled a lot while I was reading it. Definitely agree that it's a journey not a destination, though that one took a while to learn.
  • jstarley Jul 27, 2011 @ 5:58 pm | delete
    Two boxes met upon the road. Said one to the other, "If you're a box, And I'm a box, Then you must be my brother, Our sides are thin, We're cavin' in, And we must get no thinner" And so two boxes, hand in hand, Went home to have their dinner. - this is my happiness poem
  • Exulted Jul 27, 2011 @ 3:09 pm | delete
    I enjoyed this lens :D
  • sponias Jul 11, 2011 @ 7:59 pm | delete
    I’m happy because I found your lens!
  • caretakerray Jun 28, 2011 @ 11:54 am | delete
    Bevspaper:
    Great lense on happiness! You can bet I'll add this to my reciepe book! I have included this lense in one of my "featured lenses" lists.
  • caretakerray Jun 28, 2011 @ 11:54 am | delete
    Bevspaper:
    Great lense on happiness! You can bet I'll add this to my reciepe book! I have included this lense in one of my "featured lenses" lists.
  • davidcompass May 28, 2011 @ 12:03 am | delete
    Great lens.I guess the sooner we all realize that the obstacles of life is what makes up our lives,the earlier we shall have the mindset that will help us to tackle the challenges we encounter with joy and happiness,
  • efriedman May 25, 2011 @ 5:33 pm | delete
    excellent advice.
  • mayapearl May 24, 2011 @ 3:12 am | delete
    Happiness is in the moment, enjoying a cup of tea watching the clouds go by...
  • WordCustard May 23, 2011 @ 3:17 pm | delete
    I hope you are having a week full of happiness, Bev! What a lovely comment from CruiseReady: "happiness is a purring kitten". I bet your pair of feline friends keep a smile on your face.
  • Vladi Apr 27, 2011 @ 12:21 am | delete
    These days I'm happy just to be content
  • Philippians468 Apr 3, 2011 @ 10:14 am | delete
    true happiness for me is when i know that God loves me and nothing will ever change that! cheers
  • Mar 30, 2011 @ 3:13 pm | delete
    Nice Squidoo. Very interesting, its always great to read and know. Chris
  • CruiseReady Mar 20, 2011 @ 4:30 pm | delete
    Happiness is - a purring kitten.
    When I began reading your lens - before getting past the title even - what flashed through my mind was Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, and how she traveled so far to learn that "when I go seeking happiness I don't have to look any farther than my own back yard." (I may not have the quote exactly right, but the idea's the same.)
    Very nice lens!
    That recipe would make a nice poster or wall hanging, wouldn't it?
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Mar 15, 2011 @ 5:16 pm | delete
    Thank you for this lens. May we all be the happiness we wish to know and see in this world and in others. Many blessings to you!
  • ClassyGals Feb 28, 2011 @ 11:25 am | delete
    Hi Bev! This is one of my favorite lenses on Squidoo! Angel Blessings***
  • Jewelsofawe Feb 27, 2011 @ 2:43 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens! Blessing it!
  • kimmanleyort Feb 14, 2011 @ 9:45 am | delete
    Such a good reminder on Valentine's Day. Thanks for making this lens.
  • grannysage Jan 13, 2011 @ 8:06 pm | delete
    I'm on a search for happy lenses today, and I'm happy I found this one. So happy I'm leaving a Granny FairyAngel Blessing and featuring it on my Granny FairyAngel Blessing lens.
  • Momsbusy247 Jan 13, 2011 @ 7:23 pm | delete
    What a lovely lens, it warms the heart just reading it. Thank you for sharing it with all of us.
  • JoyfulPamela Jan 7, 2011 @ 9:15 am | delete
    This is lovely, Bev! Thanks for sharing a bit of happiness with everyone who is blessed to stop here. =D
  • awakeningwellness Oct 11, 2010 @ 11:47 am | delete
    I love your Recipe, it's one everyone should follow! Along with putting a smile on my face I like to picture my heart smiling, it's hard to feel bad when you have a big cartoon smile on your heart. (o:
  • Michey Jan 7, 2010 @ 10:22 am | delete
    This is a great lens Bev, I like it, I have a lens about happiness as well.
    Wishing you all the happiness in the New Year. 5* and fav
    Regards
    Michey
  • mariatjader Jan 7, 2010 @ 5:45 am | delete
    what a lovely lens!
  • davidstillwagon Jan 3, 2010 @ 10:23 am | delete
    great lens! 5*
  • christian-book-man Jan 3, 2010 @ 9:55 am | delete
    very meaningful lens , and helpful too . If only everyone could read this lens and find realization of happiness , the world would much be better and happier place :)
  • bethd821 Jan 1, 2010 @ 5:44 pm | delete
    A beautiful lens about happiness. The recipe for happiness above is so true. 5* and fav
  • OhMe Dec 31, 2009 @ 6:29 pm | delete
    Wishing you lots of Happiness in 2010 and blessing this great lens. Happy New Year!
  • Mark-Nehs Dec 31, 2009 @ 2:31 pm | delete
    I just love your recipe for happiness -- creative, fun, accurate. Thanks.
  • pkmcr Dec 29, 2009 @ 7:47 am | delete
    A trul beautiful lens and one that lifts the soul - Blessed by a passing Squid Angel :-)
  • mysticmama Dec 26, 2009 @ 1:04 pm | delete
    Beautiful lens!
    Blessed!
  • alteredkat Dec 23, 2009 @ 7:29 am | delete
    what a great lens... :o) I love it!
    That poster of the boy and dog is sooooo cute too!
    Thank you so much for your Squid Angel Blessings on my
    breast cancer lens part 2...I sincerely appreciate it!...it made me happy :o)
  • theraggededge Dec 19, 2009 @ 4:14 am | delete
    "A happy life is a string of happy moments" Abe-Hicks. You can find happiness in the most mundane situations if you are determined to find it. Great lens!
  • ClassyGals Dec 14, 2009 @ 10:35 am | delete
    This is such a wonderful recipe for happiness! It made my day, thanks Bev.
  • Jewelsofawe Dec 13, 2009 @ 10:16 pm | delete
    I love this lens! Blessed by an angel!
  • sema Dec 12, 2009 @ 4:03 am | delete
    5***** for this recipe for happiness.Thank you!
  • spunkyduckling Nov 24, 2009 @ 4:24 pm | delete
    So much of what you say is so true. Thanks for sharing and may this lens inspire others.
  • Nov 16, 2009 @ 8:55 am | delete
    Thanks for spreading the happy message! :-) I'm a big fan of happiness too, and in encouraging others to embrace the H! ;-)
  • hlkljgk Nov 6, 2009 @ 2:37 pm | delete
    lovely lens
  • aj2008 Nov 5, 2009 @ 6:01 am | delete
    "The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when?" This is so true.

    A lovely lens and SquidAngel Blessings for you.
  • clouda9 Nov 4, 2009 @ 8:39 pm | delete
    This is my type of recipe. Loved landing here and reading this lens tonight!
  • kimmanleyort Oct 22, 2009 @ 6:30 pm | delete
    How did I miss this amazing lens! Beautiful.
  • spirituality Aug 26, 2009 @ 2:05 am | delete
    another great lens. blessed :)
  • nDee Aug 16, 2009 @ 10:28 am | delete
    What a life "recipe" we can all learn from (and apply). Excellently done!
  • Ladydove62 Aug 11, 2009 @ 11:22 am | delete
    I love this lens Bev, it is thoughfully done and well written. A pleasure to read.5*
  • Aug 10, 2009 @ 7:41 pm | delete
    Great lens, I really enjoyed reading it, you now have one more point in team one plus 5* and favorite!
  • Jewelsofawe Aug 10, 2009 @ 12:27 pm | delete
    Happiness is simply within and no matter what is outside happening you can be happy or not. I loved reading your lens and the poems.
  • mbgphoto Aug 10, 2009 @ 10:06 am | delete
    Very nice lens! Beautifully written and very inspiring! Happiness is so simple...it's there for the taking..you just have to open your heart! 5*
  • Sylvestermouse Aug 9, 2009 @ 10:42 am | delete
    Excellent recipe! I always enjoying your insightful lenses! Word of Wisdom if people will just stop and listen. We best make the most of today, for we are not promised a tomorrow.
  • Michey Aug 9, 2009 @ 8:58 am | delete
    Absolutely a great lens, happiness is a long journey and we must work hard to get it! It is not something we inherit or buy, a lot depends on our willing to be happy, on our attitude and understanding of life itself.
    Thanks this is really a useful lens. 5*, fav. lensroll it
  • jptanabe Aug 9, 2009 @ 7:39 am | delete
    Love it! Great job Bev. Happiness is the journey not the destination, so true! So today I'll practice being happy now, right after I get my cup of coffee ....
  • GrowWear Aug 9, 2009 @ 12:49 am | delete
    You spoke the truth here, sister! I hope all readers seeking and finding this message take it to heart. Indeed, the only way to happiness is to simply choose to be. Love the recipe!

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