Word 1: Happiness

On August 16, 2019, at 9 in the morning, on the way to a meeting. 

In a Grabcar, looking out the window, playing Penny Lane by the Beatles. 

A friend asks, “What is it to be genuinely happy?” 

A big question for a 9 AM ride to work, the answer to which changes depending on the circumstance. 

Last weekend, it was being surrounded by people I love. 

Yesterday, it was loving what I do. 

But on most instances, like this morning, it’s simply the readiness to accept reality as it is.