What Is The Most Satisfying Thing You've Ever Done?

Today: took a nap

 

i would say the two model railroads i've built and taken pictures of. other things, the time i slept in a small cave, the time i lived camped out in forrest park nr st johns nr portland oregon, the year i worked as heavy equipment apprentice for the railroad, the summer i worked on a core sample drill out in the nevada outback, especially at night, laying ontop of the the water truck while filling it and looking up at all the stars and singing back and forth with the wild coyotes. improving the little shelter i live in at bed spring acres in the late 70s. playing in the barony of three mountains recorder ensamble, interfacing an analog plotter to an ohio scientific c1p in 1980, living on that boat in lake union in seattle in 75, all the times i hiked up and down the stevens trail in colfax (california) when old peg leg was living at the bottom of it. selling news photos i took to a news paper and making the main section with a huge amount of space, some of the work i did on one of the model railroad layouts in a museum. taking my modular to the state railroad museum in sacramento and getting some nice comments on it. various fan run science fiction and furry conventions i've been to. when i was in high school my cley and photo stuff and first model train stuff i refinished. learning autocad 13 back when. then blender that i use now. each level of learning more about how to use it.

other then there very furst i mentioned, i'm not sure which i'd say was the most. i did get a mention and a picture in a local paper for what i did at that little museum in roseville. its all about either making or exploring things for me. the first picture i made that got more then 50 views on f.a.

 

Seeing epic performances at music festivals. Outdoors and experiencing the wonders of nature with people I met less than 10 minutes ago.

Also, spending time with my family. I love spending time with my family members, because I know some day I won't be able to do that.

...most of them anyway... Not spending time with some is deeply unsatisfying for me. But... life is just sort of chaotic like that I guess?

 

Becoming fit and comitting to staying fit.

 

I'm with you man. That rush was awesome.

 

Satisfaction....probably finishing a marathon. ( I ran 3 full ones)

 

Rebuilding my life completely after a traumatic break up.

 

Actually, all parody aside, giving birth to my son and to my daughter are by far the most satisfying things I've ever done.

 

Me too. (well, we had 'em at home and I helped.)--------sooooooooo--having my kids.

 

I think I had some post partum depression going on because I didn't get much satisfaction out of birth or parenthood until he turned 2 and started interacting and talking to me. Or maybe I'm just not a baby person. I felt fierce love and protectiveness from day 1 but the first couple of years I was too tired to be satisfied. Now its a different story, every day just talking about his day and making him laugh brings me so much satisfaction.

other than that, the most satisfying thing for me is writing. Coincidentally or maybe not, that hobby fell by the wayside in the early days of parenthood. I really need to get back into it.

 

People are different and that's okay!

 

i hope you are able to. i think everyone, even a mom, needs something creative they enjoy doing in their lives.

 

I have to say playing my own music live
The feeling before hand is so intense of anxiety (at least for me), but then in the moment it is so exhilarating as if I'm doing what I'm suppose to be, and it lasts with a glow of confidence each time

 

Helped my 20 y/o sister (and 5 y/o niece) escape from an abusive home. I arranged for them to stay with an aunt in another state, told my sister everything was gonna be okay, and even went to a payphone (at 2 a.m.) to call a cab to take them to the Greyhound bus station. I was 13 years old. Wish I still had that sort of strength

 

This is not the type of satisfaction that comes from completing a goal, but still satisfying none the less.

I've been experiencing some discomfort, pain, and fevers. I feel so miserable, but when I take my medication, right before it works... there is this feeling, like a feeling of release, relaxation. I'm still sweating and tired from the fever, but it's like numbness. I don't know. It's quite satisfying and if I was a dog I probably would shake my leg. It's having severe pain and finally it going away that almost makes me want to cry in happiness. Very satisfying!

Also, the feeling of having something pressed against you for hours, to the point your skin is raw and moist. Then having it slowly come off of you. There goes the 'shaking leg, almost going to cry in happiness' feeling again.

 

Having my babies was more exciting than satisfying.

 

When I was a kid me and my friend went paintballing and won a match by running the entire length of the map with the flag to take it into the enemies base with their entire team shooting at us. paintballs exploding everywhere, whipping through the air in front of your face, none of them landed till we made it to the base and won the game.

Then we got shot to fuck, before the whistle went, but the adrenaline was still in effect so it didnt really register.

I had bruises on top of bruises on top of bruises.

Still remember that as one of the best feelings i can recall.

 

ban an old timing noob for spamming..

 

ha..i think i know who ..i hated that guy

and heres a link to some other forum where i made a whole thread about it