Item SKU: 26130
Happiness
FREE to sing, laugh, dance... create!
I hope this piece is very open to viewer interpretation. For me, it is the pure joy that comes from creating — in all of its forms. A side note … I love bluebirds.
Your Stories 
I presently have three of your beautiful pieces. Each one has a precious memory which makes it very dear to me. I purchased my first piece (Blessings) when one of my two sons died in an automobile accident. It represents my two dear boys and is very dear to me. The second piece (Two Alike) was given to me by my best friend. We have a standing joke about how we share a brain so this figure of the two angels with their heads together truly represents our close friendship. The other piece I have (Happiness) represents another close friendship I have with three wonderful co-workers. One day, several years ago, one of the ladies placed a paper bluebird on the desk of one of my friends when she was having a difficult day. This bluebird concept became our theme over the years. We have purchased each other "bluebird" notepads, frames, etc. So when I saw the "Happiness" figure I had to purchase one for all of us. This figure represents the four of us - when one of us has something to celebrate the other three are right there to join in with the fun. Thank you for your wonderful figures that help us express the tender moments in our life.
Submitted by Carol in Louisiana, June 2010
Last year my wife found three baby doves in our back yard. With no way to place them back in their nest, and absolutely no knowledge of nurturing featherless birds, she kept them in a box. She obtained special food for them, hand fed them, cleaned them and talked to them. In time she took them out to the back yard and made them exercise their wings. They learned to fly from her arms to tree limbs and back. Eventually they all left, but one would return before the fall and come down to her arm when she whistled to her. I found your figurine and remembered her sadness when her "babies" left. I bought it for Christmas and she said it was the best Christmas present she'd ever received.
Submitted by Tony in Texas, May 2010
My daughter was taken from us in a tragic accident in 2006 at the age of 18. I was already starting my collection at the time. I was feeling down one day and went for a walk through a store, and there she was: "Happiness." Her arms were spread open; the breeze ruffled her hair. She seemed to speak to my soul, telling me that my daughter, my best friend, was safe and filled with joy now. With tears running down my cheeks, I took her to the counter. The checkout clerk looked at me with a question in her face. "In memory of my daughter" were the only words I could utter. Her eyes too filled with tears as she rung up the purchase. She hugged me as I left. My life is different now. Each time I look at "Happiness" I am reminded of Heather.
Submitted by Patricia in Wyoming, March 2010
I received this figurine for my graduation from University and loved it from the first moment I looked at it!
For years now, my true passion has been Yoga - I keep "Happiness" somewhere close to me when I study or practice Yoga, but I also like to take the figurine along with me wherever I go to teach.
When I'm talking and listening to my students, looking at "Happiness" helps me stay focused and open. Its joyful expression reminds me to be receptive to the unique qualities unfolding in each and every class.
Some of my students asked me about this figurine - it makes them feel light and carefree ... Thank you, Susan!
Submitted by Lily in Austria, January 2010
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