Happily Happy
My favorite movies are from the 1930s and 1940s. I am by no means a film connoisseur; I simply know what I like when I see it. And I love movies from eras that take me far away from the present moment in time.
An escape? Perhaps.
More of an affirmation of the ongoing fragility of the human condition.
When Katharine Hepburn’s character, Alice Adams, said “only children can be just ‘happily happy’” it got me thinking.
Is it possible for grown-ups to be ‘happily happy’? Or do we muck it up with overthinking, judgement, and doubt?
I’d like to think ‘happily happy’ is a state of being achievable by anyone, at any age. Developing into adulthood certainly adds more layers to the continuum of emotions we experience.
I suppose this is why her observation of adults being “sadly happy” while children are “happily happy” gave me pause.
Perhaps she was referencing the feeling of melancholy, or bittersweetness, that comes with the recognition of the elusiveness of time. Or maybe I was simply taken by Katharine Hepburn’s breathtaking beauty.
Either way, I knew it was something I wanted to share with you.
Let’s allow our happiness to be unscathed by being gentle and accepting of the moments that bring us joy. Yes, they can be fleeting, yet they can also be fully embraced in the moment.
In enduring contemplation,
Karen
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