For me it might be the feeling after working out. Or working hard for something and getting it. I.e. promoted at work. The feeling of accomplishment
Getting hit by a piece of music. Feel appreciated by your fellow men. Discovering an important new insight.
Working out, definitely. I feel on top of the world after doing 30 minutes of intervals, or an hour of some heavy resistance training. I also feel good when I break a 20 hour fast with a big, high-protein, high-fat meal of healthy food. A nice melody also does it for me.
As cheesy and cliche as it probably is, the way I felt at my wedding. I wish I could experience that happiness over and over and over again.
Working out for sure, especially after the long bike trip I did this summer. The combination from the rush after exercising until you're completely exhausted and the feeling of accomplishment from doing something that you weren't sure if you were capable of or not. The feeling late at night when everything is quiet and my wife falls asleep in my arms.
Learning a new song, a quality jam, or coming up with a new riff on the guitar. When I used to play baseball, having a dominate pitching performance where I felt all my pitches working and could locate where i wanted was pretty amazing.
When my kids and dogs run up and jump all over me after I've been gone for a couple hours. Breaking personal records at the gym. The euphoria I get from roller derby.
when I'm playing piano and I close my eyes and randomly bang out a really good improvisation out of nowhere. When I just planted the most trees I've ever planted in a day and then get a lift home in a helicopter! I really like the feeling of lying on the my bed reading a book using my dog as a pillow
A genuine smile. Nothing lights up a room like it and makes others respond. A hug from my kids, just because they want to. My dog greets me at the door with a tail wag and the bird talks when I come home. Nice feeling. Music that touches a emotion when I hear it. A good book and fire to curl up and read. Yoga. Making a meal and seeing others enjoy it.
accomplishment is good. so is going to the bathroom when you really really need to. a good sleep. swimming on a really hot day.
:2thumbsup: --------------------------------------------- The exhilaration of jumping into a chopper just in the nic of time- --------------------------------------------------------------- watching my son interact with his son(my grandson) gives me an incredible joyful feeling
When music strikes a particular chord. Completing sOmethong you put a lot of time and effort into. Laughing with people you ate close to in an honest way.
Finishing a car or bike and firing it up for the first time, hearing the cam(s) and all the valves and seeing it sitting there shaking at idle just wanting to be romped. Saving dogs, happy dogs in general. Shooting guns. Lots of music can do it. Snowboarding, skateboarding, beach cruising. Exercise. Laughing with friends.