a moment of Christmas happiness

Today I have a guest post from Tische who is The Lake House Writer, where she blogs and shares motivational images and thoughts. I asked her to share with us a moment of happiness she recently experienced:

Enjoying life exactly as it is, and therefore feeling content with life, is the best way to find everyday happiness.

It is only when we think about what could have been, or what was, that we miss the joy of the moment.

During my holidays, one weekend my parents came up to Maleny and we took the kids to the Maleny Christmas Festival. Having only been in the area for a few months, we had no idea what it entailed.

How busy would it be?
Would we be able to get a car park?
Would it rain?
Would there be too many people?
Would it be impossible with kids?

We had a blast. It was a festival by the locals, for the locals.

Having lived in many tourist towns, it is easy for a festival to be caught up in the potential for tourism.

There were a couple of simple rides, roving street entertainment, free balloons, as well as the requisite street stalls, entertainment stage with bands and opportunities for Santa photos.

{love the free hug idea!}

Watching and capturing the children’s emotions as they experienced the sights and sounds of the festival was the highlight of the evening for me.

I also really loved watching my parents watch the children.

Happiness is indeed contagious.

{Tische getting her free hugs!}

Thanks for sharing your experience Tische. Love the idea of a community festival.

You can also connect with Tische on her blog The Lake House Writer and on twitter and facebook.

So what about you:

Did you find any sweet moments of happiness over the Christmas break?