What's something small that makes you feel happy?

[Bikishii]

Quietly hearing a far-off mourning dove in the early to mid morning.

The scent of the earth when I'm high up on a mountain.

Working 8 hours on one dish, spending the whole day cooking, and it comes out better than expected.

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Just to name a few. I can't always see these when I'm in pain, and it's not like chirping birds are the real antidepressant. But they're little things that I'll miss if there's some kind of life after death (I don't believe there is one, but none of us know for certain). Small things that, in moments of clarity, I'm able to appreciate, even if just for five seconds. Some brief respite from the pain, the dullness, the agony, the suffering, however it may manifest in a given moment. Is it a reason to keep living? I honestly don't know. But it gives me a break from life for even just a quick moment. They say "it's the little things in life" which is obviously trite and cliché crap, but there can certainly be some level of truth to it after all.


So tell me, SaSu, what are some small things that make you happy? What are some small things that just make you feel good?

 

[meddle]

funny memes, i guess. idk

when i dont have a depressive episode i like to draw, to sing and to play piano. if i dont remember during it how mediocre am i but when i have one of these days i cant do anything, just rot in bed

i also like spending time with my loved ones. and to pet my cats

and i like to read wiki, to learn something new about the world. but most things about the world are pretty depressing, so i have controversial feelings about this one

haha, guess i like a lot of stuff, who would have thought

 

[FuneralCry]

No, there's no such thing as happiness in this dreadful existence, existing is torture and there's just so much evil in existing with existing beings tortured in every second with no limit as to how much agony one can feel, no matter what this existence should never be imposed.

All that existence ever does is just cause harm and suffering and I'll always see it as a mistake to suffer in this existence, to exist is the most terrible undeserved punishment to me and it's just horrific how humans cause all this torture by imposing this existence onto others, to me only non-existence is positive. I'd only be glad to never suffer again, in this existence so torturous and cruel only non-existence can bring me any peace, it's terrifying to me how the torture of existing can continue for decades longer just for one to face the terrible agony of old age, I'd never wish to be conscious of anything at all.

 

[3rdworldsadness]

Making coffee or tea and drinking it. It brings a little joy since I was a little girl and eating a good breakfast.

 

[mikidagreen]

beer, my loved ones, cigs, and music. 2 of those shorten my life and the others offer brief respite

 

[DivineBreadEnjoyer]

Video games, especially stardew valley.
Climbing trees used to make me really happy tho I don't have the energy to do that anymore
I also sometimes go take pictures of birds with my mom, that makes me happy

 

[delinquentsandwich]

I like nature a lot- specifically pretty sceneries, rain, thunder and lightning
I used to like spending time with friends
music is pretty cool too

 

[AnonymousCat1]

My cat. I've had her since my 2022 birthday. I'm rehoming her, however, with the help of a reputable animal shelter. Signed the electronic contract a few hours ago, but I don't know when they're picking her up yet.

It breaks my heart, but it's what's best for her. I know I've taken good care of her (better than I've taken care of myself). She had a good life with me, and I'm sure she'll have a good life with her new human(s).

 

[Rogue_Gendarme]

I love the feeling of walking through my day, and all my worries become lesser burdens. I always expect the worst thing to happen and often it does. But when it gets less worse, that's when I appreciate life at least. Little by little, building up my own peace before the final day I spend here. The little things are all that make me happy now. I used to be interested in grandeur and wax poetic things. I don't do that anymore; I'm blunt and straightforward now.

That's another thing I like about myself: that I'm changing in my final days. I used to be naive and way too friendly. Now I just don't mind social interactions at all — I think I've held up my part of the bargain very well.

There's a true peace that comes when you feel the hours slipping and the rug pulling beneath your feet, slowly inching towards sweet relief. I can feel it, yk? And it's made manifest through the little things, the small things. Things going well when I didn't expect them to. Or things going wrong, but my reaction to them being just "eh, could be worse." Call it stoicism, call it whatever. Now I'm more susceptible to admiring the beauty of the things I once took for granted: the skies, the moon, the flowers, and the roof over my head. This isn't to say I don't remember how I suffered — quite the opposite.

Right now, when I look at my life, I feel sad about how tragic my life was — but I look at it through the lens of "I did my best." In that way, I feel less burdens weighing down on my shoulder — and through that mantra I feel a quiet peace from knowing "this is how it is," so I just accept it and look at the innocent things around me that were always there but I could never admire, preoccupied with hate and trying to claw my way out of my situation. But now, my fingernails are bleeding. So I give them a quiet kiss before I look up and see moonlight for the first time in what feels like a hundred years, or maybe more.

 

[Bikishii]

Video games, especially stardew valley.
Climbing trees used to make me really happy tho I don't have the energy to do that anymore
I also sometimes go take pictures of birds with my mom, that makes me happy

I was really late to the party and only started playing Stardew Valley last year and it didn't take me too long to log 500+ hours, I'm absolutely in love. Even when I'm sad and have been crying, one of the summer tunes just makes me smile

 

[DivineBreadEnjoyer]

I was really late to the party and only started playing Stardew Valley last year and it didn't take me too long to log 500+ hours, I'm absolutely in love. Even when I'm sad and have been crying, one of the summer tunes just makes me smile

Eyyy it's nice that you enjoy it as it can help distract and be something to cling to, even just a little :)
Wish you best luck with everything and have a nice evening! :D

 

[NotSoEnchanted]

A warm cup of tea, coke in an iced glass, my dog rolling over in bed and stretching his long legs up towards the ceiling, watching the crows fly in the sky, swinging on my rope swing in the woods, watching my dog frolic in the creek, seeing the sun set, and going on a hike in the rain. It's bittersweet to know that I will soon experience all these things one last time. I feel both sad, and relieved.

Swing

Sunset

Doggo

 

[Bikishii]

A warm cup of tea, coke in an iced glass, my dog rolling over in bed and stretching his long legs up towards the ceiling, watching the crows fly in the sky, swinging on my rope swing in the woods, watching my dog frolic in the creek, seeing the sun set, and going on a hike in the rain. It's bittersweet to know that I will soon experience all these things one last time. I feel both sad, and relieved.

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Thank you for the beautiful photos, your adorable pup, and the things you'd miss. All of this makes me think of what little things I should notice more in life. Things to be happy about, even if only for a split second. That feeling of seeing things for the last time being bittersweet, I feel you on that 100%. I have some trails and meadows and other spots I want to "say goodbye" to before I go. It'll be an interesting experience for sure. If and when that day comes, I'll be sure to leave a note somewhere on here letting you guys know how it feels.

Thanks for making me smile this evening, stranger.

 

[Bishop]

Playing Survive the Killer on Roblox.

 

[kunikuzushi]

I have to wonder if anything has ever made me happy. Since my earliest memory, I haven't felt joy.

My favorite thing is music, but I listen to it because it's beautiful, not to make me happy.
Ice cold sweet drinks make me feel good.

chocolate cake and delicious food in general

 

[Topaz111]

I love hearing the birds chirping too, I will really miss it if my consciousness persists after death and there are no birds where it goes. I also love the feeling of sunshine on my skin, watching sunsets, seeing the flowers bloom, watching little critters like bees and spiders. The most joy I get is from my collection, my figurines and plushies.

 

[singingcrow]

my fish tank :)

 

[bl33ding_heart]

My cats. :3

 

[somethingisntreal]

My dog and my fishes!! Also i recently quit nail biting (which is something I've done since I was a kid) so I enjoy doing my nails!! I'm bad at it tho

 

[The Dead Line]

Filler and Botox

 

[SASU-KE]

Making coffee or tea and drinking it. It brings a little joy since I was a little girl and eating a good breakfast.

Same here. Coffee in the morning and tea in the evening. I've said it before as well. Both are pick me ups and improve my mood significantly as well.

 

[cluefixphantom]

Not happy, but somewhat glad that I own a few 3D printed figures. I wrote a little about that in the off-topic section. The figures mean something to me.
But other than that, there isn't much. I'm often just bored, tired, sad, and angry. I'm poor, isolated. It's not a life, also without money I can't have more and better quality 3D figures. I need a better printer service and wanted a figure from the ESC participant Lavina lead singer Luka Aranđelović in his gothic costume.

 

[Bikishii]

My dog and my fishes!! Also i recently quit nail biting (which is something I've done since I was a kid) so I enjoy doing my nails!! I'm bad at it tho

Hey, congratulations! People trivialize that stuff, but as someone who used to be a real bad nail biter, I know how it can be since it can be such an unconscious habit, and it's always at your fingertips (literally!) whenever and wherever. Before I entered university I promised myself I'd stop so I could have pretty hands and beautiful nails too, it's a nice reward for yourself, isn't it? Either way, you should be proud of yourself for that, it's an achievement that people don't recognize enough! :)