Happiness is… By Ronit Baras Be Happy in Life

Photographs by 16-year-old Lee Naziri

Music by 13-year-old Tsoof Baras

© 2008 Be Happy in LIFE

Happiness is…

Watching the kids

having fun and

listening to their

laughter

Happiness is…Understanding that,no matter how hard it is, inside of me there is a core of strength that will keep me going

Happiness is…Happiness is…Discovering Discovering every day that every day that we are alike,we are alike, yet different, yet different, and accepting and accepting this as beautythis as beauty

Happiness is…Walking barefoot on the

beach with the sun on my back, whispering warmth into my body

Happiness is…Looking at the world with eyes wide open andfinding beauty in every corner

Happiness is…Finding love in every gift given from the heartand accepting it with its full intentions

Happiness is…Findingperfectionin all creations,as small as they may be

Happiness is…Enjoying food

and being grateful for the

abundance around me

Happiness is…Dreaming of great

love, great successand finding hope

in my dreamsto face the difficulties

of tomorrow

Happiness is…Travelling the world, exploring new cultures and people and finding that the world is big and full of hidden treasures

Happiness is…Realizing that I have many skills, abilities and talents that can help me experience life to the fullest

Happiness is…Finding a new way to live, a new way to loveand walking it with pride

Happiness is…Happiness is…Looking at the Looking at the world through new world through new glasses and glasses and discovering every discovering every day that the day that the essentials, like essentials, like love and caring, love and caring, are still thereare still there

Happiness is…Happiness is…Looking at the Looking at the world through new world through new glasses and glasses and discovering every discovering every day that the day that the essentials, like essentials, like love and caring, love and caring, are still thereare still there

Happiness is…

Walkinga beautiful path in lifeand taking time to enjoy it

Happiness is…Finding glory in the simple things in lifethat I once took for

granted and discovering I know

how to cherish them now

Happiness is…Looking atmy kids asmy mirrors and loving thereflection I see in them

Happiness is…Taking the time off to

enjoy a BBQ with friends and family

Happiness is...Realizing that l am the only artist of my life, thatI can hold the brush and paint my life in full colour

Happiness is…Taking time to rest and understanding that,just like in music,the spaces also determine the quality of the song

Happiness is…Finding excitementinsharing,love and friendship

Happiness is…Having the courage to make the choice to live my life my way, though sometimes it is like swimming upstream

Happiness is…Making a difference in the world with every smile, every good deed, with my love and passion

Happiness is…Happiness is…Being special Being special and unique in and unique in the way I view the way I view life around me life around me and and appreciating itappreciating it

Happiness is…Enjoying the stars at night, dreaming of many more happy moments, sharing this big world with everyone and filling it with lights of love

Happiness is…Being proud and spreading my feathers like a peacock every time I see my kids succeed

Happiness is…Making this presentation with two very talented kids:

My niece, Lee Naziri - a 16-year-old photographer, who took all the photos, andMy son, Tsoof Baras - a 13-year-old musician ,who wrote and played the music

Sending you blessings of happinessRonit Baras, Be Happy in LIFEwww.behappyinlife.com / www.ronitbaras.com

© 2008 Be Happy in LIFE