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