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comment by ...TUX... (U22398)
posted 3 minutes ago
Being ahead of the curve.
Swerving the vax.


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So you're admitting earth isn't flat now? You've come a long way recently
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YOUR completely 'random' effort, hoping it sticks?

comment by FFS Mike. (U1170)
posted 1 minute ago
Things that make us happy

I'm not going to include anything of a sexual nEatin
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Nice of you to let us know that. Noted.

comment by ...TUX... (U22398)
posted 42 seconds ago
comment by Zach Robinson (U1734)
posted 46 seconds ago
comment by ...TUX... (U22398)
posted 3 minutes ago
Being ahead of the curve.
Swerving the vax.


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So you're admitting earth isn't flat now? You've come a long way recently
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YOUR completely 'random' effort, hoping it sticks?
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Glad my effort is finally being acknowledged

Their is moor evidents that earth is flat than a globe thingy tbf

comment by Serious Thorgen Kloppinson - No laughing matter (U1282)
posted 3 minutes ago
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comment by Serious Thorgen Kloppinson - No laughing matter (U1282)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Serious Thorgen Kloppinson - No laughing matter (U1282)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by son of quebec (U8127)
posted 10 minutes ago
I think and I've read a bit about one of the main reasons people feel unhappy nowadays is Social Media people seeing other people showing off their recent purchases, holiday photos etc.
People start to feel they can't keep up with the Joneses.
And don't get me started on "influencers".
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Good thing I don't do social media then, apart from this place and WhatsApp business, which is basically a business app, not social media. This explains why I'm always happy.
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That and a nice schmoke every now and then

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Speaking of which, a lot of the conventional stuff has been mentioned already so...

Mean green. Especially when it's raining. Sit out in the porch, or under the big garden umbrella, as close to the rain as possible without it raining on you. Or even in your car in some street. Rain makes people scarce, which can be a good thing.

Banging makes me happy too. Doggystyle behind a nice hourglass or coca cola bottle shape, and a rear with enough surface area for me to run my hands around.

Fack, now I need a wanck. Which is another thing that makes me happy.


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Have to say I don’t smoke it that often anymore but when I do, I do fking love it. Food amazing, film amazing, weather is amazing (wind or rain are my favourites). And just giggling like a little girl.
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Yeah, but what about banging?
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Goes without saying. Even the worst bang ever is still good which says it all really.

Going back to the OP. I’ve always said that some of the basic bodily functions can be the best.

A nice meal or even a burger & chips when really hungry (or pssed) is unreal.

Taking a psss when you’re bursting or a sheeet when really needing

A great sleep when knackered, getting into bed in winter when it’s cold out

As Mamba mentioned - banging

Showers & baths - both epic

Liverpool losing

comment by #4zA accide cchiu a lengua ca a spata - 🇮🇹🇺🇦 (U22472)
posted 3 minutes ago
Their is moor evidents that earth is flat than a globe thingy tbf
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Moor evidence is not enough because they usually only occupy relatively small areas of flat, wetland that is not representative of the planet's actual shape

comment by Zach Robinson (U1734)
posted 35 seconds ago
comment by #4zA accide cchiu a lengua ca a spata - 🇮🇹🇺🇦 (U22472)
posted 3 minutes ago
Their is moor evidents that earth is flat than a globe thingy tbf
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Moor evidence is not enough because they usually only occupy relatively small areas of flat, wetland that is not representative of the planet's actual shape
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Yer butt if earth was not flat then the mores wud b bendy

comment by Pidier Pogba (U11414)
posted 2 minutes ago
Liverpool losing
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Dedicated 😂

Reading a good book makes me happy but it has to be a proper book. None of that kindle chit for me.

God I sound old

Daughters face when you come home

Watching a naughty Kevin De Bruyne pass from the stands

Spending some time in the countryside on your own, decent podcast/ audio book optional, wild camping encouraged

Bevs on a train to somewhere with your mates

Sitting round a coffee table at 6am trying to put a call in, getting no response, and then your mate finds one in his pocket

Climbing a big ar53 tree at work, getting to the top, taking in the view and feeling like you’re the only one whose ever been there. Sometimes you will be, sometimes you won’t.

comment by #4zA accide cchiu a lengua ca a spata - 🇮🇹🇺🇦 (U22472)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Zach Robinson (U1734)
posted 35 seconds ago
comment by #4zA accide cchiu a lengua ca a spata - 🇮🇹🇺🇦 (U22472)
posted 3 minutes ago
Their is moor evidents that earth is flat than a globe thingy tbf
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Moor evidence is not enough because they usually only occupy relatively small areas of flat, wetland that is not representative of the planet's actual shape
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Yer butt if earth was not flat then the mores wud b bendy
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Appreciate that you changed moor back to more away from the incorrect spelling but given the context, it is now still incorrect. Very much appreciated

comment by Zach Robinson (U1734)
posted 41 seconds ago
comment by #4zA accide cchiu a lengua ca a spata - 🇮🇹🇺🇦 (U22472)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Zach Robinson (U1734)
posted 35 seconds ago
comment by #4zA accide cchiu a lengua ca a spata - 🇮🇹🇺🇦 (U22472)
posted 3 minutes ago
Their is moor evidents that earth is flat than a globe thingy tbf
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Moor evidence is not enough because they usually only occupy relatively small areas of flat, wetland that is not representative of the planet's actual shape
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Yer butt if earth was not flat then the mores wud b bendy
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Appreciate that you changed moor back to more away from the incorrect spelling but given the context, it is now still incorrect. Very much appreciated
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Ur wellcum

I am trying

comment by Zach Robinson (U1734)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by ...TUX... (U22398)
posted 42 seconds ago
comment by Zach Robinson (U1734)
posted 46 seconds ago
comment by ...TUX... (U22398)
posted 3 minutes ago
Being ahead of the curve.
Swerving the vax.


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So you're admitting earth isn't flat now? You've come a long way recently
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YOUR completely 'random' effort, hoping it sticks?
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Glad my effort is finally being acknowledged
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I'm the nice mother that you've always desperately wanted

comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 5 minutes ago
Reading a good book makes me happy but it has to be a proper book. None of that kindle chit for me.

God I sound old
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Never too old to go out banging with mamba. He’s international so it’s not cheating

OP,
What you’re describing is joy and not happiness, it seems to me. Joy being, in Spinza’s famous definition, a passage from a lesser to a greater existence.

comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 5 minutes ago
Reading a good book makes me happy but it has to be a proper book. None of that kindle chit for me.

God I sound old
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Never too old to go out banging with mamba. He’s international so it’s not cheating
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Mamba and Irish

Sounds like a magic act

comment by Cesario (U22905)
posted 1 minute ago
OP,
What you’re describing is joy and not happiness, it seems to me. Joy being, in Spinza’s famous definition, a passage from a lesser to a greater existence.
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Killjoy

comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 8 minutes ago
Reading a good book makes me happy but it has to be a proper book. None of that kindle chit for me.

God I sound old
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Bill Bryson never fails to tell a good tale .

comment by Cesario (U22905)
posted 5 minutes ago
OP,
What you’re describing is joy and not happiness, it seems to me. Joy being, in Spinza’s famous definition, a passage from a lesser to a greater existence.
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Socrates wud dusagree

comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 5 minutes ago
Reading a good book makes me happy but it has to be a proper book. None of that kindle chit for me.

God I sound old
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Never too old to go out banging with mamba. He’s international so it’s not cheating
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Mamba and Irish

Sounds like a magic act
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Nah a hybrid dance act:

Irish Mamba dancing 🕺🏼

I think to really answer the question we have to separate 'happiness' from *enjoyment*. There's obviously crossover; happiness will be most commonly found in the activities we enjoy, but I think there's something within enjoyable moments that is distinct from enjoyment and crosses over into the realm of happiness, or that turns an enjoyable moment into an outright happy one.

For example, I can list travel, music (playing, writing, listening), playing football, spending quality time with my partner, friends & family etc... as activities/hobbies that I really enjoy and love doing. But what brings the actual 'happiness' part to the table, I think, is a combination of two things; a sense of connection to X (whatever X may be) and the absence or limitations on the normal, continuous internal chatter of our minds whilst we're doing that enjoyable thing.

So if I'm playing the guitar or travelling and meeting people/spending quality time in the company of friends or playing football or just enjoying a laugh on the sofa with the missus, there's a deeper sense of connection to another person; partner, friend, team mate, travel buddy or the feedback from the activity (like playing music) or a sense of collective purpose (like in team sports).

And in those moments you're very present. You aren't really thinking much beyond the moment and that really is quite blissful - the mind isn't wandering around all over the place on a football pitch or in the middle of some funny story being recalled among friends.

And additionally, it should come as no surprise that meditation has shown again and again to have a very good impact on mental well-being and reported levels of happiness etc, given that it is essential mindfulness/presence training. Conversely, studies on super rich people or lottery winners show their reported levels of satisfaction and happiness to be either worse (super rich) than the average person or about the same (lottery winners) as everyone else... Just don't tell UWW that.

comment by BerbaKing11 (U6256)
posted 13 seconds ago


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Do you meditate Berba?

Exercise brings happiness. Ever feel down. Do some exercise