The Happiness Project

[gnimmel]

I'm interested in happiness.
I mean, everyone is, I guess[1]. But I've been reading discussions like this, and this, and this. And I was thinking about the cheese and pickled onion sandwich.

The thing about the cheese and pickled onion sandwich is this: provided it is the right cheese and pickled onion sandwich (that is to say one with crispy

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[lnr]

Walking the Roman Road a couple of weeks back. Glorious sunshine, a long walk, the good company of someone I love who also loves the outdoors, birds and bees and butterflies and flowers, and *maps* and gadgets, and a lovely picnic lunch in the shade. Absolutely brilliant!

[kerrypolka]

I have the same problem with Daily Good News Type sites! They are a bit cheerful in miniature but really reinforce how HORRIBLE AND AWFUL the grand scheme of things is.

[friend_of_tofu]

This is more complicated than I thought! I'm trying to figure out if there is a distinction between "being happy" and "having a good time", which probably means I'm over-thinking it

[friend_of_tofu]

Oh, and animals. I get intense squeeful moments when I see or think about lots of different animals. Seeing a bee can cause me to behave just like an enthusiastic toddler, for example, and well, if pigs are involved then I'm on cloud 9!

[gnimmel]

Yes, I get the animals thing (I think). Some of it for me I think is beauty and variety, and some of it is uncomplicatedness; a sense that nature doesn't particularly care whether or not I exist, has no secrets it cares to hide or ulterior motives, it just is.

[caulkhead]

Yes, this, though for me it tends to be looking at trees or the sea or mountains rather than animals.

Specific memory: last year, in the middle of a rather horrible lot of stress about deadlines and procrastination, standing looking at the blue sky through the new green leaves, feeling the sun on my face and knowing that none of it really *mattered*.

[squirmelia]

In Generation X there are stories that people tell to help them remember earth clearly, not necessarily happy, but when I was a teen, this memory was one I thought might help me remember earth clearly. I can't remember it as well as I could then, but I'll try anyway

[naath]

I have shoes with cats on (these) and every time I look down they make me happy.