Simple pleasures in life

[Cantankerous]

Ok, now lets share little things that brighten up your day. For me:

1. A mild sunny day
2. A nice book, or an interesting article or a funny passge
3. A great cup of tea
4. Something to dunk in that tea, like Nice biscuits!
5. A long hot shower
6. Dancing in the shower (of course not a full on waltzing or fox-trotting in there, but a bit of hip shaking)
7. A short eye-contact with some gorgeous random stranger
8. Scent of a new book (yeah even text books)
9. That eureka moment you get after slaving for hrs over some calculation
10. New tops, new shoes, new stuff

Oh, the list got fairly long and I am pretty sure I am missing many more. Funny, how I thought I was the least self-centered person on this board. Please share some of yours, but I can’t promise whether I’ll be reading all of them.

[waterfall99]

@Cantankerous

Ok, now lets share little things that brighten up your day. For me:

1. A mild sunny day
2. A nice book, or an interesting article or a funny passge
3. A great cup of tea
4. Something to dunk in that tea, like Nice biscuits!
5. A long hot shower
6. Dancing in the shower (of course not a full on waltzing or fox-trotting in there, but a bit of hip shaking)
7. A short eye-contact with some gorgeous random stranger
8. Scent of a new book (yeah even text books)
9. That eureka moment you get after slaving for hrs over some calculation
10. New tops, new shoes, new stuff

Oh, the list got fairly long and I am pretty sure I am missing many more. Funny, how I thought I was the least self-centered person on this board. Please share some of yours, but I can’t promise whether I’ll be reading all of them.

If you won’t read them,then why are you asking for them?
Anyways,I will come back to write in this thread if I could think of anything!

[Mirch]

Re: Simple pleasures in life

Mong phali aur bhunay chanay.

[Mirch]

@waterfall99

If you won’t read them,then why are you asking for them?

Because she is **Cantankerous.

Here is what it means from dictionary.com:

**can⋅tan⋅ker⋅ous

/kænˈtæŋ

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kər

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–adjective disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man.
**Origin: **
1765–75; perh. var. of earlier *contenkerous, reflecting contentious, rancorous

@waterfall99

Anyways,I will come back to write in this thread if I could think of anything!

:lol:

[njgal]

Re: Simple pleasures in life

My morning coffee and my evening chai

[Cantankerous]

@waterfall99

If you won’t read them,then why are you asking for them?
Anyways,I will come back to write in this thread if I could think of anything!

This post is actually my me-me-me-mode musings!

ps. I said I wont be reading “all” of them, which is fair if, say, someone’s written a two page essay on it.

[Cantankerous]

@Mirch

Because she is Cantankerous.

Here is what it means from dictionary.com:

can⋅tan⋅ker⋅ous

/kænˈtæŋ

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kər

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əs/ Show Spelled Pronunciation http://cache.lexico.com/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif [kan-tang-ker-uh

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s] Show IPA Pronunciation http://cache.lexico.com/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif
–adjective disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man.
**Origin: **
1765–75; perh. var. of earlier *contenkerous, reflecting contentious, rancorous

:lol:

Hey, I deserve some credit for being honest and upfront about myself. Would you have preferred it if my ID was Princess of Eden, starting and ending with a star and a squiggly and then an avatar full of angels and hearts, and waterfalls, and unicorns.

[Cantankerous]

My morning coffee and my evening chai

Why chai in the evening?

[Mirch]

@Cantankerous

Hey, I deserve some credit for being honest and upfront about myself. Would you have preferred it if my ID was Princess of Eden, starting and ending with a star and a squiggly and then an avatar full of angels and hearts, and waterfalls, and unicorns.

Yes , yes , you are honest and upfront , innocent and angelic.
Now go and read my thread in cafe about jhooti tareefain.

[Cantankerous]

@Mirch

Yes , yes , you are honest and upfront , innocent and angelic.
Now go and read my thread in cafe about jhooti tareefain.

Ok I can take satisfaction in the fact that I inspired you to do something constructive!

[UZ]

A bright sunny day, nice lunch ,choclates and niceeeeeee shoes, sometimes a nice talk about our iman like ahaadees, nice books not depressing ones

[omairhr]

Re: Simple pleasures in life

A smile from a child

[dawn77]

^ that's exactly what i was about to say. these days, it's also watching my 7 mo. old crawl and his two-teeth grin...:)

[Cantankerous]

Re: Simple pleasures in life

^Awww....I can sooo not relate to this though!

[Chamak]

Re: Simple pleasures in life

^I'll join that club!!

my contribution:

1. indulging in a favourite food or eating something you've been craving for a longgg time
2. watching a funny movie/tv show (no, the American version of The Office doesn't apply here)
3. warm sunny weather (I'm talking about summertime of course)
4. hanging out with a good friend whom you haven't seen in a while

[rozendeva]

Two things really:

a call from my fianc`e and a two rakat nafal after any prayer ..totally brighten my day up…

[redvelvet]

Simple pleasure for me in life are:

overcast weather
rain
driving while listening to a good song
hearing a good song from the past
a good book
a true inspirational story
nigh time (favorite time of day)
Midnight snack
Laughing with my mom and sister
shopping
art work
food (chocolate, chinese, pasta)
a warm shower
perfumes
babies
helping others
small miracles
happy quirky ironies
a good movie
spending time with friends
playing pranks
traveling
airports....there's something fascinating about airports. They are such bitter-sweet places where one day you eagerly await to meet loved ones.......and the next day you're sad as you say goodbye.
theme parks (especially roller coasters)
talking a walk
having time to yourself
happy emails from friends and family
random sincere compliments
doing things without a time schedule
sleeping in
board games
accomplishing goals and dreams
feeling grateful for all that you have

[TLK]

@Cantankerous

Ok, now lets share little things that brighten up your day. For me:

1. A mild sunny day
2. A nice book, or an interesting article or a funny passge
3. A great cup of tea
4. Something to dunk in that tea, like Nice biscuits!
5. A long hot shower
6. Dancing in the shower (of course not a full on waltzing or fox-trotting in there, but a bit of hip shaking)
7. A short eye-contact with some gorgeous random stranger
8. Scent of a new book (yeah even text books)
9. That eureka moment you get after slaving for hrs over some calculation
10. New tops, new shoes, new stuff

Oh, the list got fairly long and I am pretty sure I am missing many more. Funny, how I thought I was the least self-centered person on this board. Please share some of yours, but I can’t promise whether I’ll be reading all of them.

thanks for the mental pictures on number 6 …

mine got to be a hot cup of coffee on saturday morning

[AnGeL_EyEs]

Re: Simple pleasures in life

taking a long stroll on a sunny autumn day…watching all the beautiful colorful leaves fall off the trees

fall is my fav season of the year

[Cantankerous]

@TLK

thanks for the mental pictures on number 6 …

mine got to be a hot cup of coffee on saturday morning

Out of all the innocent pleasures, you had to conjure up the mental image of THIS one?

By the way, all of you who listed tea/coffee sound like easily pleased, non-fussy types!