Reasons to be Cheerful!
 

(Originally Posted on V2 RYL by Sistercarrion)


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Isn't that how the song goes? Anyways. I know stuff like this has done the rounds before, but I couldn't see the best place to put it. So it goes here. Nerr!

Right, well. Since the new year I've bought myself a little silly book with sparkles and pretty spangles on it with the express purpose of writing in it all the little things, that make me smile and/or happy. OK, somedays it may be a more than a bit of a bittersweet and wry grin, but sometimes it just does work, even for a little while. I thought it may be nice to have a forum thread equivalent of that spangly book.. somewhere people can check in and look at from time to time, and add to when good things happen.

As someone wiser than me once said ' God (s) is in the details'

I'll start:

Watching christmas tree lights through half closed eyes.
Blowing out 'fog' and doing steam train impressions when it's cold outside.
The feeling of snuggling down with my kitties purring away, in the warmest of blankets, a stupid comedy on TV and the heating on, while the weather outside blows wet and wild.
Splashing in puddles.
The crisp, 'clean' feeling of a clear Winter morning, when everything seems purified and new.
Snow before anyone human has touched it.
Hearing the waves crash in on my favourite beach.
Nights that are endless for all the right reasons.
Snuggling up with my son in bed to read stories, and his joy when i put on silly voices.
The song 'The Sun Rising' by the Beloved.
Having a plan come together.
Watching a crowd dancing to a song you are playing, knowing you are helping them create a good mood..
That perfect moment with a partner, when the world stretches out into one seemingly endless moment of bliss, where you could just live in that moment forever.
A summer storm soaking you to the skin. Dancing in the rain..
Silly giggles over rude words..

Perfect quotes:
'Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching'

'We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars'~Oscar Wilde

So anyone got any others they'd like to share? It'd be nice to have this thread here full of the stuff that does help make it seem worthwhile, or at least in some small way to make it a little easier to live with occasionally.

So fly, my little monkeys.. what've you got?

carrion

I spent the day helping my dad and then i cooked dinner.

its the weekend!!! so thats blatently the best reason for me to be cheerful as no uni. well actually i am going to uni today but my supervisor isnt there so i dont really mind at all.

this afternoon im going to the park with the kids. children are the best people to go to the park with as they love to play games not just sit about.

I went shopping and bought lots of clothes!

:]

ha ha i didnt go to uni which made the day even better :)

i went to see the mr bean movie which in itself was pants but my niece laughed so hard it made me laugh and just for that it was all worth it. plus she gave me one of her werthers originals. mmmm. i felt like her grandad :)

Im making sure my daddys birthday is going to be perfect :)

Going to a shop to buy a specfic t-shirt and then finding out its on sale! WooHoo.

I am getting more confident in my driving ability
I am also still alive with no scrapes on Kermit yet and that is a bonus right?

Im Going To Be 18 Tomorrow.

:)

Cheleas going to be 18 tomorrow :)

YEAH!!! Birthday cake!!! hmmm
*awaits tomorrow*

Oh simply for the sake of UBER Whoring the fact:

ITS CHELSEA'S BIRTHDAAAAAAAAY!

I got a call from a friend and i said yes to meeting up and going out for a few beers!!!!

Having an Erin giggle down the phone to you for 10 minutes!!!

Having an empty house for 3 weeks!
Getting awhole 7 hours of sleep in one night.

Accepting an offer on my house!

^^^
Matthew, I need new clothes... If I send you the link will you put it on the plastic? :-p

Fur Cough

Congrats hunni.
Will speak to you tomorrow hopefully
yay go you!

Reason to be happy -- Beer! yay :-p

I got a WHOLE 5 hours sleep WOOHHOOOOOO!