Truly Happy

Once, I told my closest friend at the time that I have trouble identifying my emotions, which means I can’t clearly tell you what I’m feeling in one moment or another. Good? Bad? I struggle to know. She was surprisingly understanding, but she was most shocked when I told her that I wasn’t even sure if I knew what truly being happy felt like.

My friend, stunned and a bit upset on my behalf, explained to me what happiness feels like to her. She told me of popsicles and sunbathing, grilling burgers and drawing with sidewalk chalk, smelling like chlorine and freshly cut grass. But the thing that struck me most was the way she finished, and I nearly cried when she said this to me.

”...and it feels like you could never be sad again.”