How this Simple Yet Powerful Method Helps Boost My Happiness
This has become my go-to tool in my emotional toolbox
Visiting my parents after six long years was joyful but alas, the 3-week vacation was over in a heartbeat.
I held myself together until I hugged my 85-year-old father goodbye and walked into the airport.
Then I fell apart.
Have you seen a woman bawling her eyes out, her nose leaking, and mascara streaking?
Suffice to say, it’s not a pretty sight. But then again, hearts breaking seldom are and that’s what it felt like as the plane took off and headed across the ocean to Boston Logan.
Halfway through the seemingly interminable flight, I sought solace in a happy experience I had hardwired into my brain. The experience in question was the lunch I had with my parents prior to my flight.
My father wanted to try a Mcdonald's chicken sandwich with fries while my 80-year-old mom opted for traditional fare. So I got a tray for my father from the Mcdonald's counter and escorted my mom to the other end of the food court where the counter serving her fave food was located. Apparently, my father couldn’t stop himself after taking a bite of the juicy burger so by the time my mom and I returned with our trays, he was…
