As the title suggests, what are the simple things in life that make you happy?
Here are some of mine:-
-Hearing the call to prayer.
-Getting in a bed with freshly washed bed sheets.
-Finishing work and finding a text message on your phone from a loved one just to say ‘hello’.
-Waking up and looking at your clock only to find you still have another hour in bed!
-Feeling really thirsty and being able to walk straight to the sink and have a glass full of clean water (thank you allah).
-Randomly bumping in to a friend while your out and stopping for a quick chat.
-Seeing elderly couples holding hands.
-Standing in a queue and the baby sat in the pram in front of giggles at you for your attention.
-Being sat inside in front of the fire while its pouring with rain outside.
-Stepping on a crunchy leaf in autumn.
-Good home made food cooked by my mum.
-Duvet days.
A good book, a hot cup of tea, and a warm, fuzzy cat curled up at my feet as I read.
Fuzzy sweaters during autumn.
Lemonade in the summers.
Talking about everything and nothing at all with hubby.
Laughing about dumb things with my friends.
Oh, and Yusuf Islam's version of the call to prayers. Gives me goosebumps.
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garam roti ... fresh laundry thats a lil warm from the dryer ... ice cold water ... warm bed... laffin with frnds for no particular reason
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enjoying nice warm meal cooked by mom while it's raining outside
Completing all 5 prayers for the day on time
Having a meal with the family
watching my neices and nephews play
neha
January 6, 2010, 4:44am
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talking to my best frnds on fone
having tea in the evening with samosas
-talking to my sis about every stupid thing
-the light feeling i get after crying b4 Allah in the prayer
-riding in a rikshaw wen itz all foggy in the morning hehehe
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Succeeding in a goal I have set for myself
Being told that I know too much.
Walking around at night
Sweet happy love songs
Watching a sunrise
Memories of my childhood
kaun
January 6, 2010, 3:06pm
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a large black coffee with a cigarette on a cold morning
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Very nice thread. :)
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At one point - when AOL had been invented and I signed up - I LOVED the “you’ve got mail” notification! I use to get genuine friend mail!!! Yep those were the days
Nothing compares to it anymore.
(Now I get spam/junk. I wouldn’t want to hear it for that).
NJMasti:
At one point - when AOL had been invented and I signed up - I LOVED the “you’ve got mail” notification! I use to get genuine friend mail!!! Yep those were the days
Nothing compares to it anymore.
(Now I get spam/junk. I wouldn’t want to hear it for that).
yeah golden days although in those days i would have appreciated “you have got female” message more than “you have go mail”
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Wearing warm, right out the dryer, socks, on a cold December morning!
Aimee
January 6, 2010, 5:05pm
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my dreams … a good dream makes my day
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Having a hot, sugar-less, cup of coffee while standing outside and shivering
Staying up late to work on something productive (work, study etc)
Finally seeing your goals becoming a reality
Engaging into technical discussions, stepping back for a moment and saying to myself "Damn! I know this shytt!"
... and a not so simple one
-- Giving full throttle to a v8 engine, and feeling the power
zobia
January 6, 2010, 5:19pm
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when i make food with precision, clarity, and contemplation
when after so many takes i get the results in photography
when i am in sajda and feeling like at least my one rakat of prayers accepted.
when i am reciting Quran and feeling as if i am the blessed one to actually understand it. mA
when my mother smiles due to my some bonga action
teasing my sibs
witty arguments, especially with teachers
njgal
January 6, 2010, 7:23pm
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a hot shower
an afternoon nap in the sunshine
a really good book or a movie
a faint smell of my mom's perfume when I wear her chaadar
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Coming home to warmth and foooood! and a happy smiling family
Cooking for others around me (I love stuffing peoples faces!)
Right now… for some reason… everything revolves around food… I think im hungry :hinna:
Going out on a freezing cold winters evening or a lovely summers evening!
For some reason, I like sitting on trains and buses and staring out of the window
A friendly stranger
Feeling a ‘connecting’ moment with loved ones
Meeting my lovely friends <3
A text message that makes u smile
There are millions of things that could be written.. thats all I have patience for
sazzie
January 6, 2010, 8:42pm
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A good book
Making my husband laugh
Making my mum proud
A hug from one of my sisters
When i've 5 minutes left till the end of my shift at work
Waking up and remembering ive got the day off
Going back to bed after sehri during rozay
The excitement of going out somewhere eg a trip or holiday
Eating out with my family
Sitting in the car with my hubby
Giving gifts and seeing that the people receiving them really like them
Watching a movie whilst eating junk food!
Sitting snug by the fire with the sound of rain falling on the window
Am sure there are more but thats all i can think of:)
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My parents picking me up from work (when they are out shopping and just happen to be in the area).
A toasted salmon and cream cheese ciabatta on a cold day
Seeing the snowstorm outside my window and knowing I don't have to go to work.
Chatting with my sisters for hours and laughing until my lungs hurt my fav one
Seeing classmates I hated on Facebook and smiling when I see how fat they've become (cruel I know but I didn't have any friendly classmates).
Translating the Quran and stepping back in amazement at it's sheer brilliance and perfection.
Looking at old family photos or wedding movies.
Having a blueberry muffin
Seeing a white women in a Hijab
Having hour long conversations with my fiance about politics, wedding, relatives and politics again. lol
Eating hummus with warm, freshly baked Tesco or Asda bread
Getting ready for a cousin's wedding
Saying "Alhumdulilah" each time I wake up in the morning.
