happiness.

This semester I am taking a philosophy classes titled

Friendship and the Good Life

Today in class, we were discussing Aristotle, Plato, and what we thought constitutes happiness.

A lot of different definitions were thrown around ...

"to love and be loved"

"to have all of your wants fulfilled"

"happiness is a state of mind"

"being content with what you have"

obviously, there are many different ways that one can interpret happiness....

But I have come to decide that happiness is a combination of spending time with the one's you love, doing things that bring you joy, and knowing that no matter what, you always have someone there to support you.

With that being said, I thought I would make a list of things in my life that bring me

HAPPINESS

the grotto.

catching a glimpse of the sun beaming off the golden dome.

running around the lakes.

driving and singing with my sister.

hanging out with my buddy P.J.

my genius brother Ty who keeps everyone on their toes.

doing "mom" stuff with my mom.

working out with my dad.

having the time of my life doing absolutely nothing with the girls.

the feeling i get from having a really good vault.

football season.

being a gym rat.

being with the nd family.

looking at the mountain stars.

My list could go on and on, but these are a few of my favorites ...

What makes you happy?