I love National Public Radio (NPR). I listen to it all the time – in the car, while making breakfast, and taking a shower. My favorite program on NPR is This I Believe.
This I Believe is based on a 1950’s radio program. It is a series that invites ordinary Americans to write an essay that is “a statement of your personal beliefs, of the values which rule your thought and action. “
The essays read on NPR are thoughtful and beautiful.
One of my favorite essays is written by Wayne Coyne, the lead singer of The Flaming Lips. His essay is titled Creating Our Own Happiness.
Here is an excerpt from this essay: “I believe this is something all of us can do: Try to be happy within the context of the life we’re actually living. Happiness is not a situation to be longed for, or a convergence of lucky happenstance. Through the power of our own minds, we can help ourselves. This I believe.”
Visit the This I Believe website for essays that have been read on NPR. The local Columbus NPR station is WCBE 90.5.
I love NPR and “This I Believe.” That is a great essay. I feel blessed to have so much to be happy for. Even when I fold the baby’s laundry, I sometimes stop and look at those little socks and this, “They won’t always be this little. Aren’t they precious?” It makes me happy to enjoy the tiny clothes as I fold them. Children give us so many little things every day that bring happiness.
I also love StoryCorps on NPR. It often makes me laugh out loud or cry- sometimes sobbing hysterically- on the way to work.
Here’s a good laugh:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91943477
Here was one hell of a cry, especially for moms:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90959458
This one is a great story:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10841242
Emily, great stories! Thank you so much for sharing them.
And yes, children do give us so many things every day that bring happiness. They are amazing little people!