{"id":9171,"date":"2015-09-30T05:05:31","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T09:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoohaa.com\/?p=9171"},"modified":"2015-09-29T22:25:13","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T02:25:13","slug":"photo-blogging-challenge-september-2015-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoohaa.com\/?p=9171","title":{"rendered":"Photo Blogging Challenge (September 2015): Happy"},"content":{"rendered":"

What makes you happy?<\/span><\/p>\n

In this world, the way it is, sometimes it’s not easy to always be happy. Life isn’t an easy place to be, that’s for sure. So, sometimes, that happy feeling is hard.<\/span><\/p>\n

For me, I try my best to be as happy as possible as much as I can. I know it’s hard sometimes, but I always figure what is making one unhappy is relative. I always look back at 2 1\/2 years of unemployment and then see where I am now and know I am in a much better place.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you know what makes you happy?<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s honestly not easy for me to put into words or photography. Certain things make me smile. Some things make me happy in odd ways. I love the smell of fresh cut grass or seeing a pristine look to a baseball field. That makes me happy. A great beer. Sitting on a beach. Naps. Cranking out a few solid blog posts. A baseball game that doesn’t even reach the two-hour mark. My nephew Cameron. A crazy and loud crowd at an independent wrestling show or two wrestlers working their tails off to entertain said crowd. Seeing family do well at things.<\/span><\/p>\n

There’s probably quite a bit more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Happy is a feeling everybody should experience as often as possible. Do what you can to have that feeling whenever possible. Always remember that things could (usually) be worse.<\/span><\/p>\n

As Bobby McFerrin once said — Don’t worry … be happy!<\/span><\/p>\n

My five are below! I had hoped for some photos of the changing season, but I couldn’t get anything vibrant enough, so I had to make due with some extra “people” shots. I look forward to seeing how other people interpreted this theme!<\/span><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Fun<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I must say, Cameron is growing up fast. It makes me happy to see him grow and develop. This was a day I got to stop by and see him and he was having a lot of fun on the swing. Seems like he can do it for hours!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Swinging!\"

Swinging!<\/p><\/div>\n

2.\u00a0Undefeated<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s nice to see family members be successful as they take steps in life. My niece Nicole is in her first year of college and playing soccer. She’s starting and has done very well on her undefeated and nationally ranked team.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Chasing

Chasing down the ball.<\/p><\/div>\n

3. Teeth<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cameron is really growing and developing. He loves apples, as you can see here. He crunches away at one as his father (my brother) looks on.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Mmmm

Mmmm apple.<\/p><\/div>\n

4. Success<\/strong><\/p>\n

Several years ago, I got back into watching independent wrestling — mainly as something interesting to photograph. Over the past few years, I’ve had the chance to become friends with several of those involved. One of them is Sean Carr, an incredibly gifted and humble athlete. Over the years, I’ve had the chance to watch him get better and put on some amazing matches. On Monday, in front of his hometown, he won the championship of one of the finest promotions in the country. It was pretty awesome to watch.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

\"The

The new champ!<\/p><\/div>\n

5. All smiles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s Cameron. His smiles are infectious!\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Happy.\"

Happy.<\/p><\/div>\n

That\u2019s my five and now it\u2019s your turn!<\/span><\/p>\n

If you took part in this month\u2019s challenge, make sure to link up below. And for those of you who participated, make sure you try and get to other people\u2019s blogs and comment (here, too!). Let\u2019s continue to grow this challenge and have a strong community. Come back and check out the others who link later on, too!<\/span><\/p>\n

Also, don\u2019t forget to get back here tomorrow, October 1, to see the theme for October!
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