Simple moments
Simple pleasures
What is your happy?
What do you treasure?

For me it’s a lie in
Or waking up slowly
A cup of tea made for me

Crisp winter weather
My children’s morning cuddles
Snuggled under the covers

It’s a chatty phone call
from my lovely mother

It’s a work meeting cancelled
on a too busy day

It’s feeling nervous
but doing it anyway

It’s remembering to care
And when my children both share

It’s a parking space
when I’ve minutes to spare

It’s chocolate
Galaxy preferably
Warm blankets, popcorn and a movie

It’s my cats playing together
and jumping around fast

It’s NOT the contents of my glass!

My happiness is still within me
it’s true
And alcohol free
it comes more into view

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This post was written by Floss authors of  An emoji-explosion reminder to myself of how alcohol lies to me

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