Isn’t life delicious?! Ever since we seized on the fabulous made up word of Hapfull, every where I turn life just seems more delightful. Tamara sees the “there ain’t no way you can miss me” carrying on of a swan performing it’s gorgeous mating dance.
January, savors. “I woke up, here in Pacific Grove, at lover’s point with my love…and as we had coffee and spoke, pretending we weren’t parting in the next few hours, I wrote the poem below. And he…after offering the last line, named it as well…thanks for the beautiful opportunity- to remember we always have a choice in embracing the awake moments of joy and alive-ness!”
Lover’s Point
by January Handl and “he”
I can feel your dreams,
your deepest destiny,
calling from a distance
you choose-
whispering and howling
by turns.
And you,
me
distracted by the
day to day
chores of living
this miraculous and
mundane life,
pretend not to hear.
Some of those precious
plain old days,
gratitude will sneak up
behind me,
wrap its warm, fiery arms
around me,
and
kissing me on the neck
point a finger
toward the awe-inspiring
moments of keen-alive
sensorial- feasting
vibrations of NOW
and tears will run down my face
or electricity will run through my body
And I either embrace the fantastic
abilities of my existence,
dancing to the music the soul
keeps ever-ready,
or …
I doze off once again,
dreaming of the land of
eternally tranquil light.
From made up adjective to gorgeous experience…
HAPFULL Adjective :
Full of living life. Hapfull is more than lucky, more than happy, more than lively. This is the single word to use when describing someone who overflows with being alive.
The opposite of hapless.“She was a hapfull soul and they couldn’t help but be attracted to her enthusiasm for life.”
How will you experience hapfull in your world?
(please share in the comments!)
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Tamara and January are here each Monday to help set the mood for the week!
Tamara Magnitsky
Tamara Magnitsky, a child of the wild blue yonder,
has been an ardent student and advocate for poetry, photography and excellence in general.
She is the mother of a daughter and a beloved wife.
She can be found most days.
Bio written by Cary Brosius ~Tamara’s husband 🙂
January Handl
January Handl is first and always a mother, has been a preschool teacher and parent educator for 25 years. She is currently the Director/head teacher at Gazebo Park School, and lives at Esalen Institute in Big Sur. She lives simply in awe of existence.
She calls her photo “hot tub bliss” 🙂
Life is delicious!……Especially when we can share it with a person who enjoys life the same as we do…….Hapfull is a choice we make …….and when we choose to be hapfull ….it becomes contagious…..Even when we are separated from the love of our lives….Thinking of our hapfull moments together, make our whole day brighter…….Smokey