Happiness is everything. Where there is happiness, everything else is possible and so we asked the community to tell us what makes them happy.

Cubeon Washington, PhD | Author & Helpmeet Mentor

My family makes me happy. I prayed and waited nearly two decades for a family to call my own. I’ve wanted to be a wife and mother for as long as I could remember. I was the little girl marrying Barbie and Ken. I daydreamed about what it would be like to be married. As life would have it, my greatest desires were put on hold. I spent over 16 years single. I married much later in life than I had hoped for. However, by the grace of God I married my best friend, my king, Addison Washington just one year ago. As God would have it, we conceived our honeymoon baby and welcomed our daughter Addilyn Reign into this world a few months ago. Read more>>

Lakrystal Johnson | Child Advocate & Trauma Specialist

The one thing that makes me the happiest is being in a position, having the mindset, and acting on the thought of helping others in need. So many people in the world struggle daily not because they are horrible people that do not care, but simply because the way they were raised did not cultivate a mindset that assures them that success is attainable and they do not have to be in a survival mode forever. I encounter so many individuals who are barley just living from day to day. Read more>>

Duane Bartels | Musician/Songwriter/Writer

Creating music and bringing joy to those that hear it. That moment when you are playing a gig and someone in the crowd is dancing or vibing or just simply connecting with your music. Thats what makes it all worth it. It’s what live music is about and why any musician does what they do. You play music cause it makes you happy, relaxes you, soothes you and then you you give that feeling to others. Not everyone has that ability to create music and its our job as musicians to bring that joy to others Read more>>

Collyn Strother | Creative Director and Designer

Starting my own business was always a natural decision, as far as the hustle goes. I come from a very hustle orientated family so driven that it can seem like an addiction, I can reflect on times when we would work 12 hour days either cutting grass or working for my Dad’s moving company. A lot of our drive was motivated by hard times and the cards we were dealt but the grind always was there. Read more>>