Today has been a normal day. A typical day in every way but not for that undervalued, on the contrary! Last night, my sleep wasn’t disturbed; no neighbour shouted; no earthquake took place and the neighbourhood dogs kept a respectful silence. I had a restful sleep. In the morning, I woke up refreshed and I got to the office on time. I found a seat on the tram just after getting on. At work, no incident took away my peace of mind and I had lunch at my usual time. In the afternoon, just more of the same: total calm: the Internet connection didn’t fail and I was able to surf for as long as I wanted; I found the information on the websites and I immersed myself in some texts that I found frankly interesting.

Then, when I took the dogs out for a walk, they didn’t fight with other dogs nor did they go mad when crossing the streets nor did their leads get tangled up.

At sundown, I went to the garage. The electric door worked perfectly and the car didn’t have a puncture nor was gearbox broken. There was no more traffic than usual and the traffic lights didn’t last longer. I went to ‘Anaga’ Avenue to walk for half an hour. I didn’t twist my ankle. No cyclist came off the cycle path nor put my personal safety at risk by running me over. When I arrived home, I had a shower as usual. There was still butane gas in the cylinder so I had a lovely warm shower. My pyjamas were in their place so I didn’t have to waste my time looking for them. The book I was reading was on the bedside table with the bookmark in the same place as I had left it the night before. I could start reading where I left off before having another good night’s sleep.

Nothing seems to have been particularly exceptional today. Maybe I didn’t wish it would be either. Nevertheless it has been a great day, maybe because I didn’t hope that anything would make my life more interesting in any surprising or revolutionary way. I just had the day I had planned (and wanted). Happiness, from my point of view, takes place in everyday little things. So it’s more stable and lasting. Sudden moments of happiness that come are beyond our control and just as they come, they go. I prefer what is normal and quiet, a concrete and lasting happiness, the daily one, without extreme experiences or fuss.