Recent questions tagged joy

Description : What incidental thing are you proud of?

Last Answer : I make jewelry. Inexpensive jewelry. Nothing over 15.00. My brother goes to the craft shows to help me set up and when people come by and ask if I make the jewelry, he chimes in “she has made everything here by herself” with such pride that it makes me want to cry.

Description : What usually comes first to mind after you feel a sudden rush of happiness?

Last Answer : Gratefulness.

Description : What are some mundane, but satisfying things, that happen in your everyday life?

Last Answer : answer:I had some leftover soup for lunch just now. The slice of bread I cut was exactly the right size to sop up all the leftover broth. Perfect.

Description : What is something you look forward to every day or almost every day?

Last Answer : The end.

Description : How do you keep your composure and stay happy even though the world falls apart around you?

Last Answer : Last weekend a man died in my front yard/ That is some current events that hits pretty close to home. As an individual event did not hit big news, but collectively, public shootings are happening ... . Yes, hope moves forward with us. When it stops, moves such events from tragic to catastrophic.

Description : What happened in your life that was good today?

Last Answer : answer:I woke up next to my wife, who told me she loved me. Then I woke up the kids who said they looked forward to their day at school. The sun was shining when I dropped them off, at school. A standard beginning of the day, by all means, but I enjoy it every time again.

Description : How much do you know about the emotional well being of cows?

Last Answer : answer:The cows around here are generally much more bovine. Here's the herd that visited my sister's lower field late last fall for some extra grazing. We spent a lot of time staring at them. No jumping ... t Finnish cows. In the photo, out of the 15, there is only one that is actually standing up.

Description : Is it possible that people become more emotional as they get older?

Last Answer : Oh God. I just said something about this at my bridal shower. My great-aunt hand quilted something and I got all weepy, and leading up to my wedding I would get weepy when certain songs I had ... finally yelled something to the effect of WHEN DID I GET OLD AND START CRYING AT EVERYTHING?? lol

Description : When did you last cry tears of joy?

Last Answer : !!!! Fantastic

Description : What has someone done to touch you emotionally lately, have you made an effort to touch someone?

Last Answer : There’s one person here who really brought me up when I was feeling awful. I had been going through a period of thinking I was unattractive and an overall awful person, but they told me otherwise and it made me feel a lot better. I’m very thankful to call this person a friend.

Description : Where does joie de vivre go when it is lost?

Last Answer : I find talking about them helps. To a person you trust and has your best interest at heart. The other day I was listening to a meditation, and the words remember a time you felt good or peaceful or happy ... feeling now. Choose to feel that feeling most of the time . It has kind of stuck my mind.

Description : Do we get to have those brief moments of intense joy so that when we are down those memories can sustain us?

Last Answer : answer:Share it with us. I had one today when I discovered The Ode to the Lemon. (cited here for the third time today, but it is refreshing on even the third read). I also had a moment of moderate joy today when the young woman at Apple tech fixed all three of my problems in record time.

Description : Should Fluther have a graveyard?

Last Answer : Other than their non-participation, how do you ever learn that a jellie has logged off for the final reboot?

Description : So what positive stuff has happened today?

Last Answer : I watched the American women’s soccer team defeat the Japanese team for the Olympic gold medal. That made me happy.

Description : Why is it difficult to keep a joyful feeling in?

Last Answer : Working out helps me. I also try to avoid negative people but that is not always possible.

Description : What is joy?

Last Answer : answer:joy is an inner peace that is unlike thrill or amusement. it is a spiritual level that allows you to be peaceful in times of adversity or complications. no matter what comes your way, you are able ... their life. to deal with certain things others can't means you are at the level of joy.

Description : Have you ever had a revelation or a sudden burst of inspiration or understanding that made you jump for joy?

Last Answer : I have had that experience many times. Sadly, I usually can not remember what it was about the next morning! Will you tell me your story anyway? Pretty please?

Description : What calms you down?

Last Answer : Buffy. If a problem can’t be solved by copious amounts of Buffy then it can’t be solved.

Description : Can you know joy without having tasted sorrow?

Last Answer : Never.

Description : What's the happiest you've been in the past year?

Last Answer : Mine was in June. I graduated hair school. I had though at 30+ it was too late to learn a skill. I mean I knew it wasn't but for me personally it was a hurdle. I felt really good knowing ... ve been depressed about it. I wish I would of went to real school because I really enjoyed learning again.

Description : What is something that you consider as a "lost art"?

Last Answer : Pizza makers tossing the pizza dough in the air and spinning it around as part of the process.

Description : How often do you cry?

Last Answer : Megalongcat does not cry. Only Longcat has tears. u_u

Description : What gives you goosebumps?

Last Answer : answer:a wonderful woman holding my hand or looking into my eyes, rubbing my neck or shoulders. That’ll do it every time.