Absurdly simple things that make me happy

perkinke

There are a couple totally simple things that makes me happy, for instance one of the things that never fails to make me happy is hearing the dove who roosts near my house from time to time. I love to sit and listen to it call, partly because it reminds me of my grandparents' house. The other related one is the owl in my big fir tree that calls at night.

Anyone else have just little everyday things like that?

bbass2

Other that sitting alone on the porch at night with the lights off burning a stick of dried leaves?

perkinke

bbass2:

Other that sitting alone on the porch at night with the lights off burning a stick of dried leaves?

Well, that's a given and not absurd, no matter what my ex says.

PsychoSJG

living in NYC, I love being at the country house in the woods in PA and hearing the wind blow through the trees. I love the peace and calm of it.

webmost

Pup on my lap

Amos Umwhat

An orange. The sudden smell when I bite through the skin, the taste, the juice, pure happiness.

webmost

Whether it is some secret construction of the eye, or whether it is a virtue of the thing beheld, we don't know. But what we do know, every natural thing that God has made make us happy. The feel of wind, the sound of water, the scent of an orange, the shape of a tree, the refreshment of melon in the hot desert where he placed them, the warm comfort of a potato in the cold mountains where he placed them, the antics of a child, the expanse of sky, the taste of flesh, the company of a good woman. All these things God made make you happy.

Even opposites make us glad. The fleetness of a deer as much as the slow pace of a snail. The lethality of a scorpion as much as the kindness of a dog. The light of day as much as the dark of night. All these are blessings in their way.

Even in our worst trials, God will plant the seed of something great: in age, knowledge; in suffering, wisdom; in pain, understanding; in death, resurrection.

Now, get ready, cause here is the topper: You want to feel real happy? Give thanks. No, I'm serious. You don't need a church or a bible or a belief in some antiquated gruesome illogical myth. You can be a complete atheist and it still works. Yes it does. I'll show you. Just now, try it, hold your hands palms up, look upward, and feel grateful for, say, coffee, snow, grandchildren. See? That's all it takes. Isn't that something? The Creator or Darwin or you name it made us so that nothing so satisfies as simply giving thanks. You have to conclude that if there is a Creator then he must crave thanks from us to have arranged it and us this way; while if there isn't a creator, then this is the happiest accident of all

An absurdly simple thing that makes you feel happy? Giving thanks.

Stubble

The laughter of my kids.

kuzi16

Amos Umwhat:

An orange. The sudden smell when I bite through the skin, the taste, the juice, pure happiness.

yes. my absolute favorite fruit.

LiquidChaos66

I really like the poop emoji on my iPhone.

rburke1129

Stubble:

The laughter of my kids.

All day long!!

LiquidChaos66

Being at the family beach cabin in the mornings. Opening the top half of the door witha cup of coffee listening to the waves and the smell of the ocean air.

blutattoo

Tule fog hanging over a marsh while listening to the sound of whistling wings overhead. Sunrise walks with my dogs along the levee. The sight of my sons smile.

Martel

There are some great things on here and I agree with many of them. Some things for me might also include:

A perfect cup of coffee, steaming in the cool morning air at a campsite or cabin, or simply my porch.
A mango.
Laughter
My wife scratching my back or running her fingers through my hair.

bandyt09

rburke1129:

Stubble:

The laughter of my kids.

All day long!!

And twice on Sunday..............

SleevePlz

The view from my house. I wake up everyday and check to see if I can catch the daily migration through my property.

LiquidChaos66

0patience

A sign that spring is hitting Oregon. Daffodils are blooming all over the place.
Always a good thing. LOL!

Thanatos0320

Seeing the cherry trees bloom in my area. Here is a pic of part of my drive to work/school in the mornings. It lasts for a good mile.

jd50ae

Johnny12

you know, I have several doves near my house and nothing except cleaning they do not give me. and about happiness, maybe, the sea, which i see every day makes me really happy