Jump to content

Things that make us happy.

AnyaNova

By AnyaNova
in Coping

 Share
While the thread author can add an update and reopen discussion, this thread was last posted in over a month ago. Want to continue the conversation? Feel free to start a new thread instead!

Recommended Posts

AnyaNova Established Member

AnyaNova

Posted
Posted

I think maybe it might be good, so much of this part of the forum has to be for the negative, the sad, the loss, etc..

 

But maybe, if we all collate lists of even just small, tiny little things that make us happy, that we can do, and maybe when we've worn out all of our own, seeing someone else's can spark an idea that can help us when we need a boost. And I think it would also be good if we primarily listed things that you can do alone, since that is when most of us tend to get into trouble in dealing with everything,

 

So a few things that make me happy.

 

--The sound of the dishwasher running, because it means order is being restored and things are being cleaned and made new.

 

--bubble baths.

 

--tea

 

--walks outside when weather permits

 

--sitting on my porchswing

 

--petting my kitty

 

--just basking in my neat and organized apartment (when it is).

 

--sunlight

 

--work that I want to do

 

--knitting

 

--playing my keyboard

 

--playing my guitar

 

--writing poetry

 

--composing music (not that I'm very good at this)

 

--occasionally, when I can afford it, ordering self-pampering things on the interwebs.

 

--getting dressed up and going out to someplace that he would never go, by myself.

 

-planning and trying on an outfit for the next time I do the above.

 

--playing with make-up looks

 

--reading!! (If I am not in too much pain to be able to concentrate on it)

 

--listening to peppy songs such as Tubthumping.

 

What about you guys? What kinds of things do you do to keep yourself happy, or self-soothe etc.?

  • Like 4
ellowmay Member

ellowmay

Posted
Posted

- sitting outside in the rain, and when it starts to puddle up, playing the puddle like a musical instrument.

 

- poetry, spoken or written, to empty rooms, to crowded rooms

 

- meditating with a mantra soundtrack on repeat

 

- laying on the floor, not really sure why

 

- seeing old friends, feeling like the universe is leading me to things that make me happy

 

- breathing, not feeling pain or being ill

 

- hiking

 

- art

 

- cooking good food

 

- playing my djembe, or harmonica

 

- dreaming, consciously, subconsciously, asleep, or awake

 

- necklaces of every conceivable kind, used as talismans

 

- owls

 

- gratitude and compassion

 

-good conversation, intellectual companionship

 

- "oh yeah it's that guy" moments when watching movies

 

- deep thoughts

 

- now I'm just rambling...

  • Like 3
thishatteredsymphony Established Member

thishatteredsymphony

Posted
Posted

Running, playing my guitar, drawing and sketching, reading, walking around my neighborhood, enjoying a coffee sitting at the coffee shop for a few hours, cooking, singing and rocking out to my favorite music, playing with my nephews and nieces.

 

Just some of my favorites.

  • Like 3
JoelBarish Established Member

JoelBarish

Posted
Posted

-Trying to help others on LS and in the process help myself.

 

-Reading - I just finished a book and went to the library to get a new one.

 

-Watching movies - I must have watched half a dozen this last week.

 

-Exercise - going for walks/runs - using my Total Gym

 

-Ordering stuff online - I love getting packages

 

-Planning for my future

 

-Eating a good meal

 

-Calling an old friend

 

-Spending time with my family

 

-Buying new clothes

 

-Listening to my Ipod

 

-YouTube

 

-Going to the movies

 

-Video games

 

-Finding a bargain at a garage sale

  • Like 3
RiceaRoni Established Member

RiceaRoni

Posted
Posted (edited)

-Shopping

 

-Dancing

 

-Singing

 

-Choreographing dances

 

- watching funny movies or videos

 

-Helping others here on LS

 

-Playing video games with my brother

 

- trying new foods

 

- going out of town with friends

 

- being able to be myself with the people who care about me

 

- watching new shows and keeping up with them

 

-Reading

 

- doing an art project

 

-Painting

 

- late night drives

 

- chai tea or pumpkin spice lattes

 

- going to the gym with my dad

 

- meeting new people

 

- dressing up nice

 

- having time to get ready and look fabulous

 

- eating my favorite foods

 

- having a good laugh as many times as I can throughout the day

 

- (if I have extra money) pampering myself.

Edited by RiceaRoni
  • Like 3
Tayla Established Member

Tayla

Posted
Posted

** an evening walk...with a summer rains....No umbrella...just the warm water dribbling along the face...

** A cake being baked ...the aroma

** Listening to my grandson laugh and giggle over a silly joke

** Completing a house project...and realizing it turned out entirely different then the directions, yet it still looks appealing!

** Helping a Co worker who has a project and knowing that collectively we completed it!

** Creating a baked pie from scratch and having it be raved about at a dinner party!

** Walking up towards my home at the end of a long day and seeing my two pups gleefully bark at my arrival. :):love:

** The silent look of gratitude amongst friends when words just wont do.

** A sunset along a mountain side in Bar Harbor...its a moment to be captured!

** When a community comes together to help others...Brings faith back to humanity

  • Like 3
Leegh Established Member

Leegh

Posted
Posted

Sometimes just getting in my bed with coffee or tea and watching an old movie or reading a magazine in bed. In addition, I feel most at peace in the early morning, and that is when I am at my happiest, and have the most energy. Pets are a great joy to me, but I don't have any now, but am looking forward to getting a cat perhaps in a year or two.

  • Like 2
Mcnulty Established Member

Mcnulty

Posted
Posted

Spending time with my son.

Eating cheese on toast in bed.

Listening to love actually soundtrack suite by Craig Armstrong.

Sitting at the sea.

Thinking of the Lake District and the mountains.

  • Like 3
joe86 Established Member

joe86

Posted
Posted

Netflix

Running

My Xbox One order (!)

Cooking

Spending time with the family

Spending time with friends

Family dinners on Sunday with a cheese board & wine!

  • Like 3
na49 Established Member

na49

Posted
Posted

Family

 

My small group of close friends

 

My cat

 

Video games

 

When my sports team wins

 

When a team I don't like loses

 

Pizza

 

Buying stuff

 

Other people buying me stuff

  • Like 1
Shepp Established Member

Shepp

Posted
Posted

Hmm little things that make me happy:

 

  • My dogs face when I get home
  • Going for a jog really early in the morning when the suns rising and the birds are singing really loud
  • Nailing a really gnarly downhill section on my bike without falling off on like the 10th attempt
  • Food
  • Playing tin whistle
  • The smell of some books - do you know the ones that just smell awsome?
  • Piling the leaves up in the autumn and watching my dog go nursing them
  • Christmas trees/decorations
  • Taking the boat out with the brother
  • Driving on an open road and feeling like I'm Lewis Hamilton
  • Waking up on my day off
  • Winning bets
  • When people laugh at my jokes
  • When someone uses my name in conversation
  • playing football in the rain - weird one but I like it, and I like the stinging in your eyes and salty taste in your mouth when like rain mixes with mud & sweat.
  • Making someone laugh who's been crying
  • When I get in the car and a song I loves just starting on the radio
  • Fireworks & bonfires - I should probably hate them as a firefighter but nope
  • When someone's face lights up when they see you
  • The cracking sound my fire makes on a rainy day
  • The chocolate bit at the bottom of the ice cream

  • Like 1
todreaminblue Established Member

todreaminblue

Posted
Posted (edited)
The sound of the dishwasher running, because it means order is being restored and things are being cleaned and made new.

smilin havent heard this in the longest time it sounds pretty sweet huh

--bubble baths.

 

--walks outside when weather permits

 

--sitting on my porchswing
used to love it when i had one

 

--petting my kitty

 

--just basking in my neat and organized room (when it is).

 

--sunlight

 

--work that I want to do

--playing my guitar(used to havent played in a very long time)

 

--writing poetry

 

--composing music lyrics

 

--occasionally, when I can afford it, ordering self-pampering things on the interwebs.

 

--getting dressed up and going out to someplace that he would never go, by myself.

 

--reading!!

 

--listening to peppy songs such as Tubthumping............yay....lol....i get knocked down i get up again never gonna keep me down.....thought i was the only one

 

 

 

-Shopping

 

-Dancing

 

-Singing

 

-Choreographing dances

 

- watching funny movies or videos

 

-Helping others here on LS

 

- trying new foods

 

- going out of town with friends

 

- being able to be myself and also with the people who care about me

 

-- doing an art project

 

-Painting

 

- late night drives

 

- chai tea or pumpkin spice lattes

 

- meeting new people

 

- dressing up nice

 

- having time to get ready and look fabulous

 

- eating my favorite foods

 

- having a good laugh as many times as I can throughout the day

 

- (if I have extra money) pampering myself.

 

 

Trying to help others on LS and in the process help myself.

 

 

 

-Exercise - going for walks -

 

-Ordering stuff online - I love getting packages

 

-Planning for my future

 

-Eating a good meal

 

-Calling an old friend

 

-Spending time with my family

 

-Buying new clothes

 

-Listening to my Ipod

 

-YouTube

 

-Finding a bargain at a garage sale

 

 

 

Cooking

Spending time with the family

Spending time with friends

Family dinners on Sunday with a cheese board and fresh fruit

 

 

 

sitting outside in the rain, and when it starts to puddle up, playing the puddle like a musical instrument.

 

- poetry, spoken or written, to empty rooms, to crowded rooms

 

- meditating with a mantra soundtrack on repeat

 

- laying on the floor, not really sure why

 

- seeing old friends, feeling like the universe is leading me to things that make me happy

 

- breathing, not feeling pain or being ill

 

- hiking

 

- art

 

- cooking good food

 

- playing my djembe, or harmonica

 

- dreaming, consciously, subconsciously, asleep, or awake

 

- necklaces of every conceivable kind, used as talismans

 

- owls

 

- gratitude and compassion

 

-good conversation, intellectual companionship

 

- "oh yeah it's that guy" moments when watching movies

 

- deep thoughts

 

 

 

 

 

i love coming on loveshack because sometimes i am reminded of all the little things that make me happy without really knowing why i am on here there always seems to be a reason..i have had many smiles on here .....laughed at the computer like an idiot.....

 

 

i would have to say what makes me happiest

 

 

 

 

is when i know someone is really really struggling........if i can make a difference to their day......because i have been blessed to have that happen to me without them even knowing they have had an affect ....it comes naturally....

 

 

i remember walking into a room not long ago....a room full of people i didnt know, it was a classroom for a course i was really excited about.......the person i went with i couldnt see him......couldnt see any spare seats......just blurry people and i froze at the door.......thinking i had gone into the wrong room, petrified they were going to start laughing at me confused about five seconds off from tears as the voices in my head started cheering.........

 

 

and then crap......sorry......i think i am happy dont know why i am upset writing this.......this part makes me happy......

 

 

he leant back in his chair, like he knew i needed to see him...like he knew i was struggling yet i didnt ask or say anything....and he simply smiled at me........i felt this relief wash over me, i smiled back at him i think, he wont know how special that one smile was......ill never tell him........and i found a seat that i didnt notice before was spare......and then i noticed the teachers who i had met before standing right in front of me...i was blind before he smiled i saw nothing but my own fears and a flashback......i think god told him to smile at me..this is what i mean....i have been blessed with things like this happening to me when i really struggle........

 

so i would have to say i think god makes me happy...he is invested in making me smile....and for a long while....i thought that guy........was truly a friend of mine that god had allowed us to meet for a reason............... i wont forget........i never do forget smiles.... he cant have it back he took his friendship back, ill respect that ...but that smile is mine i tell ya.....he gave it to me...that makes me happy ...lol...and teary all at the same time......now that is a ramble.....just thought i would share a story ....might inspire someone from here to smile at someone for no reason at all....hope it didnt bore you...i was inspired to share that little slice of deb land...and my inspiration is a bit off lately.....deb

Edited by todreaminblue
  • Like 2
KathyM Established Member

KathyM

Posted
Posted (edited)

To self soothe, things I like to do by myself are:

 

Play the piano.

 

Go shopping.

 

Go for a walk.

 

Drive somewhere interesting.

 

Read something interesting.

 

Make something, either gourme foods or some type of craft project. Currently working on making a family cookbook to share with extended family members that contains favorite recipes from all the extended family members.

 

Pray.

 

Make plans.

 

Redecorate the house, or rearrange furniture.

 

Go to buy something nice for the house.

 

Indulge in something tasty.

Edited by KathyM
  • Like 2
heartshapedrocks Member

heartshapedrocks

Posted
Posted

Playing hockey

I think about nothing else but chasing the puck & good clean fun.

  • Like 2
Omei Established Member

Omei

Posted
Posted

My list will prob be simple real simple.

-Cola

-My 3 cats

- Payday and being able to eat something else besides noodles perf meat.

- My daughter

-Having adventurous dreams

-Thunderstorms

-Michael Jackson

 

I dont think there is much more lol these are the things that give me a fuzzy warm feeling inside.

ellowmay Member

ellowmay

Posted
Posted

Memories of my dad...like the time he taught me how to fish in the back yard with a little kid rod and a plastic fish and a brilliant lightning storm overhead...

 

Or happy memories with josh, even in spite of everything I still love the good memories, the beautiful things that made all our suffering worthwhile.

  • Like 1
 Share
Go to topic listing
×
×
  • Create New...