What make's you happy to be alive?

gone

 

Sunshine on my shoulders, walking thru nature, reef snorkeling, cannabis cookies, jazz, my cat, having a roof over my head and food in the fridge.

Sorry for your loss. Time will heal.

 

I like exercise like trimming our too-tall ficus trees, cutting back our purple sage plants that grow faster than weeds, trimming our three bougainvilleas with large thorns but very beautiful pink and red flowers. And four of Arizona's State Plant -- the notorious Oleanders from Hell. At least they're not ugly -- but they are almost not kill-able. I like to rock out with ELO, Pink Floyd, The Blasters, The Highwaymen, Depeche Mode, Styx, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, and many others.

 

Jesus

 

Ah, forgot to mention playing and listening to music!

 

Friends and family

 

Socializing with people on internet.I love talking with people behind screens

 

Re-exploring hobbies I had when I was 13 makes me happy. Especially ...

Studying. Falling down rabbit holes of information, taking notes and fully focusing on the topic I find interesting. Actually, I have a little ritual to prepare for this: I take out my favourite pen, make myself a cup of tea and put a laptop on my windowsill. I turn on "Study with me" videos, videos with relaxing ambient music, music for reading, etc. and start.

I can write whatever I want, capturing my own understanding of what I've read, doodling what comes to mind. I also think it brings such peace for me because I can control how I choose what to search for, how I write individual letters and organize my notes visually.

 

Creating things, like my garden, art, writing, crafts, construction, etc...

 

Being healthy and able to get up everyday and go out into world and do whatever I please. I definitely enjoy sunshine and the beach, my favorite go to spot.

 

That first cup of coffee in the morning!

 

Excerise

 

The smell of rain, music most specifically the Beatles, glitter, laughing to tears with my friends, my hands being able to create art, so many things I could go on forever. Thank you for this, its hard to remember things that make life worth living when you're in a depressive state. I hope you are able to feel that happy to be alive feeling everyday <#

 

Listen to Sister Janet Mead singing The Lord's Prayer.

 

I think I used to have this song on a 45 record!

 

Work(Gardener/landscaper).........and making people happy/smile tru that................makes me smile



Bigger picture(nl/eu)..........*sigh*

Mzzls

 

Knowing that no matter how chaotic things may get, at some point, I can always find peace within myself now.

 

That's a great achievement! We create our own realities.

 

Thank you. It's not easy when things feel like they are spinning out of control but ever since I learned it was possible, eventually I am always able to make the shift back into that peaceful state. Today, was a day like that and it feels amazing.