What makes you happy?

Someone asked me one day "what makes me happy?"  At first material things came to mind.  Like a typical girl, I thought oooh cute shoes, a LV purse, and maybe a brand new perfume.  However, after digging deeper into my thoughts, the question is deceptively simple.  Even after finishing the conversation, I kept thinking about that question.  My goal this year is to be happy and I have already listed some of the things that I want to do to make me happy.  But is there more out there??  Yes, I think so...  Let me dissect my thoughts now...

Finding new frozen yogurt flavors, or just getting a frozen yogurt!

Baking the perfect bread or muffin, that is both deliciously soft but surprisingly healthy.

Petting a cute puppy wagging its tail at me...

I love the sun, the feel of its rays on my face, the warm on my skin, and the glow as the sun rises from the east.  

I love to dance with complete abandon, without a care in the world.  

Sometimes I just want to listen to my favorite songs over and over and over and over...  

A large cup of Peet's 2/3 decaf coffee with cocoa powder, 4 packets of splenda, and unsweetened soy milk can make my morning that much brighter.  

Traveling to warm beachy places, waking up to the smell of the ocean and crashing waves, and not care about how I look in that damn bikini.

The first breath I take after a long hike to the peak, overlooking the trails that I had taken, feeling I am on top of the world.

The high I get from a great workout, great run, independent, strong, and ready to conquer the world. 

Trying something new and mastering it, or the courage to trying some new, failing, and trying again...

Something I do that brings a smile to someone's face... 

Having wonderful friends who are with you through thick and thin!

The list is endless really...  So why is it so hard for me to find happiness?  Maybe I have it but never appreciated it???  Perhaps this is life...  never appreciating what you had until you have lost it?  I want my happiness back and I intend to saveur every moment of it.