I need some good news to lift my otherwise shitty situation. What was the last thing that brought you to tears from happiness?
Not “tears of joy” level, but I just got a promotion today!
The speed my pupper jumped up to come get his morning loving from me when I said “good morning” made me feel happy. We have a routine where he puts his head in my lap for neck massage then I check his eyes for sleepy stuff before anything else. It brings us both joy. Dogs will change one’s life.
The garden I’m growing. Just keep throwing seeds on the soil and add water regularly. Some shit will grow. There’s these incredible beans - the flower starts out a buttery yellow, then turns a whitish violet when it opens. Or pansies - first time I grew one from seed and I could just stare at them for hours! While humanity disappoints often even the smallest of plants makes me incredibly happy.
When my son was born
I feel like I was able to calm my dog today after a big thunderstorm
what made me really happy is that I realized that she trusts me and feels calm with me
she’s a really smart and sensitive dog
I’m sorry to say I never was joyful enough for tears, it is probably me tho. There are big joys like having a healthy child and then, they are succeeding in life or such.
But if you want ordinary joy, small things that makes you happy I can share my latest one!
My gambling is basically throwing 1 dollar bids on a local auction site and see if it gets stuck.
I was thinking an emergency kit for the car would be great - you know some basic tools, some torches, some electric light maybe a reflective triangle.
They had an ‘emergency kit’ listed and there was a very sus photo of an army green bag… $1.25 out of the door and I had my gambling (honestly I call it cheap joy)!It was a small backpack, a half saddle bag - green, totally military looking with velcro and those nylon things you can hook more things to. And it was heavy! Stuffed with STUFF!
It was like Christmas - as a five year old.
I pulled out first a temporary shelter tent. I knew this is going to be great!
Next ting was probably the emergency reflecting blanket. Then a knife then a poncho…
And the bag kept just giving!
There was a showel, fire making stuff - everything you would want and need in a situation in the wildernes, a wire-saw, fishooks … medical supplies
They thought of everything.
And I found my most favorite hybrid tool ever: its a hammer, pliers, wire cutter, saw, and some other tools in the bottom of its handlebar!
Honestly it wasn’t the biggest find of the century - I believe you can get it for about $40 from amazon. And it will probably never going to get used at all. But the experience of going through and opening - discovering the whole kit one piece by ther was a great joy for me. I couldn’t stop smiling for about 3 hours afterward. I am stil smiling thinking about it :D
About your emergency car kit:
A tire inflator (small air compressor) is a great addition. Saves money by not driving to a station and paying to fill the tires. Also, most people don’t pull the spare out from under the trunk floor to check it’s pressure (I’d have to empty the trunk to do so). If I have to use the spare, it’s only a few minutes to fill it up.
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/search-results.html?q=tire+inflator+portable+air+compressor
Edit: a longer lugnut wrench wouldn’t hurt either. Garages always put the nuts on too tight and the extra leverage could be necessary to change the wheel.
We have those in both cars, also jumping cables.
And I’m getting some extra fuses also (tho I don’t know if modernish cars actually have burnt out fuse issue).
I thought i clogged the toilet at the police headquarters in Brisbane when i was doing my entrance exam. The water rose almost up to the seat and i was freaking out. The water just stayed there and I thought “this is it, i’m fucked, what do i do, who do i go to, what do i say” - and then it just randomly went down and everything was fine.
I haven’t cried in decades, but I got very excited last week when I get a call back from a company I applied to without even a vacancy. Not the first time I applied there, I just like the company. I’m a SWE with 0 YOE, so the market sucks for me. I’ve been job hunting for 6 months, with a couple interviews, but no concrete offers. I do have a couple years of semi-relevant experience (where I’m currently employed) and that’s what they liked in my profile. Now I’m excited to see if this leads anywhere.
A friend of mine that I’m growing closer to asked if I wanted to borrow her house while she was away on vacation so I could feel a bit about being a homeowner. I have recently started looking at buying one after living in apartments for the last 20+ years. Just that invitation and handing over responsibility made my heart melt. Made me all woozy-warm-cozy inside.
Tears of happiness is such a rare thing that it has only happened twice in my life, at the birth of both of my kids.
The Tates being arrested.
Tears of joy? Nothing, ever. But this moth is really cute.
I don’t have good news but I think many bad things can have positive effects as well. E.g. the Ukraine and Hormuz conflicts are excellent reminders for everyone that depending on fossil energy is not sustainable.
My daughter sprinting across the playground to give me a cuddle when I collected her from preschool.
That was earlier in the week.
The manager of customer service at work stepped down. She is now a cashier. She sucks and I’m so happy she is gone. Just happy, not tears of joy. Sorry I can’t share a more uplifting story.
