When I come home after having been out for long time (or short time–I’m retired, so no job to go to anymore), and I know I don’t have to leave the house again until the next day, it makes me so happy. For just a while, true, but I get this rush of, “I’m home and I can get into my old clothes and turn off my phone and watch tv and sit with the dog and cats,” and it feels soooo good.
I’m trying to think of something else, but nothing quite compares with that.
When I see my babys(The lil’wrekkers)smiling face, and know she is happy and content, the world goes away! I am happy when dog jr. is happy. And weirdly the smell of lemons does something to me.
When I’m home alone, and I can secretly play with my son’s toys by myself.
When my son pays me a compliment, hugs me, or tells me he loves me, which he does with what I understand is surprising frequency for an 11-year-old. He is a treasure.
Just being alive; seriously. Over 30 years ago the doctors thought I was being optimistic buying green bananas. But other than that …
A “perfect ride/drive” where I hit each gear just right and no other vehicles get in my way. Even if its just a couple miles it makes me smile…
I had a VW Van (yes a micro bus, the REAL original mimi van!) I could drive it all day without using the cutch is all things were in synch…it had a syncromesh tranny that you could easily “slip-shift”.
Being on a long drive, stopping on a hot day for a bathroom break, and getting a big-sized soft drink with lots of ice. Nothing feels better than getting back on the road, empty bladder, full cup of soda, and A/C on high.
The two happiest times of the day for me are when I go to bed at night and when I wake up in the morning. That seems to be a pretty reliable indicator of a good life.
Until this summer, I lived alone, very solitary, for ten years. I was very happy all the time, to be in complete control of every aspect of my life, without ever having to make any compromises with anyone.
Not daily but weekly at least, the roar of Detroit iron beneath my feet, the whine of the props and the noise of the wind as I leave the harbor. For me it’s one of the things that make me happiest.