Simple Pleasures

Jimyo

I was reading an article on simple pleasures in the newspaper the other day and (according to a survey) peoples Top 10 Simple Pleasures are as follows...

1. Popping bubble wrap.
2. Trampling through snow.
3. Watching kid's films.
4. Kicking piles of leaves
5. Licking the cake mix bowl.
6. Building a snowman.
7. Going on a swing.
8. Pulling silly faces.
9. Having a water/snowball fight.
10. Going on rides at theme parks.

It got me thinking. What are your top simple pleasures in life that really make you smile?

Personally, I don't need to pull a face for mine to be silly and I'd pay NOT to go on a roller coaster but cake mix bowl? Yes please!

kashi

Im with you on the cake bowel my friend.

Silence
The sound of Rain
A slight breeze
drinking tea
Looking at the symbol of the dharma wheel
a smile on a child
A hug
a Buddha image
Animals

riverflow

Drinking hot tea (make that tea for two @kashi !)
Playing the flute
Going for a walk
Listening to the wind through pine trees (my favourite sound I think)
The purring of a contented cat
Reading poetry
A lazy nap with my girlfriend...

kashi

One cup of tea coming up lol
:coffee: <--- pretend thats tea and the smiley is happy

Jeffrey

Killing babies
Scratching my nails on a chalk board
Eating deep fried bacon
Practical jokes at others expense
Burning ants with a magnifying glass
Throwing rocks at cars on the overpass
Mailbox baseball

Invincible_summer

@riverflow - I don't mean to sound snarky, but do pine trees sound different than other trees when wind moves past them?

Silence
Walking in nature
The sound of a bicycle's freewheel when coasting (link here in case you don't know what I'm talking about)
Warmth of the sun
The feeling of grass between your toes/fingers
Walking barefoot

riverflow

Invincible_summer said:

@riverflow - I don't mean to sound snarky, but do pine trees sound different than other trees when wind moves past them?

Yes, actually they do! Pines are softer (I have pine trees all in the front of my apartment so I can make these subtle distinctions! haha)

Wisdom23

For me i am ever so simple minded.

What keeps me happy?

Rude words mentioned at inappropriate times and cups of tea.

And i thought i would add 'tis a fine day to be buddhist!'

SillyPutty

Let's see... well, I'm a very simple person, so I do not know much about "advanced pleasures." What would they be anyway? What would be the difference between simple and not-so-simple pleasures?

Everyone pretty much touched upon a lot of simple pleasures I enjoy as well (although I try to keep my mailbox baseball at a minimum, @Jeffrey ), so here are a couple I thought of off the top of my head:

- getting a high scoring word on Words with Friends
- having a lightbulb moment
- kisses from my doggies
- seeing my doggies have a good time
- seeing the wildlife outside being carefree and happy
- nice, ice cold water when you're really thirsty
- nice soft, fluffy pillows and bedsheets/comforters
- the "smell" of autumn
- a perfect 70 degree day
- thundershowers
- corny jokes
- men's cologne
- fresh basil
- walking at night, jammin' to my ipod

riverflow

SillyPutty said:

- a perfect 70 degree day

^^^ THIS. (making me miss New Zealand....! haha)

SillyPutty

SillyPutty said:

- thundershowers

Speaking of, it just started to thunder and lightning where I'm at. Oh how I love thunderstorms!!! If I was on Twitter, I'd do something obnoxious like #thunderstormsareseksi

karasti

All trees sound different when they wave in the wind, if you listen closely
I love thunderstorms, too! We don't have much of a risk of tornadoes so we can just enjoy. We're actually trained spotters so we report in to the weather service, too.

Being barefoot as often as possible
Walking
The smells of the different seasons
Cuddling with my sons and watching cartoons
Having debates with my teenager
Holding hands with my husband
Listening to olden days stories told by my grandma
Drinking a perfect cup of tea
Realizing my meditation session was much longer than I thought it would be
Making cake just to eat the batter!
Listening to the loons call and the wolves howl at night when our windows are open

riverflow

^^^

deciduous trees have some variant of "ssshhh..."

conifers are more like "ffffff..."

haha

blu3ree

time spent "free flowing".

lamaramadingdong

hot bath

kashi

Soft lip's and firm breasts.. ...crap was that too much info? My bad

Jimyo

riverflow said:

SillyPutty said:

- a perfect 70 degree day

^^^ THIS. (making me miss New Zealand....! haha)

I read that wrong and thought for a second that you represented New Zealand in Miss World! It's going to be a loooooong day. :coffee:

SillyPutty

kashi said:

Soft lip's and firm breasts.. ...crap was that too much info? My bad

Sorry... couldn't resist.

kashi

I don't want to assume anything here but I find it interesting your reaction to some of the poems others have written by some that has anything to do with sex is "i need to take a cold shower" and the response to me is.. .yoir calling me a creep? Um...care to elaborate @SillyPutty ?,

SillyPutty

kashi said:

I don't want to assume anything here but I find it interesting your reaction to some of the poems others have written by some that has anything to do with sex is "i need to take a cold shower" and the response to me is.. .yoir calling me a creep? Um...care to elaborate @SillyPutty ?,

kashi

I was just a bit confused. ..songs can be taken in many different ways.

kashi

Ok then....

Invincible_summer

@kashi - Clearly the song was a joke, as was @SillyPutty's intent. You yourself said "crap was that too much info? My bad," indicating that you were aware of how some people may see your post as "weird" or something. So what is the problem?

kashi

Its still pretty freakin rude. And Ive yet to get a reason why this was chosen for me specifically. Sorry but it kind of hurt my feelings so thanks for that, and thanks for those who think name calling is funny. Your too kind.

Jimyo

Let's all just get along dudes and dudettes. Life's too short and things can easily get misconstrued when you can just see words and not get the tone of what's being said like if it were face to face.

kashi

@Jimyo I do want to get along, i just think its not too much to ask for an apology from @SillyPutty but even after bringing this up and sending private messages she has stopped talking to me.
What do you say @SillyPutty just a simple Im sorry and back to being civil adults? Im not here to make enemys or have anyone hate me

Jeffrey

I think the point of sillyputty is that it wasn't intended and the point of karasti is that his feelings were hurt and he doesn't want them to get hurt and feel attacked.

What can we do here to honor both? I have enjoyed both of your company and I hope we can laugh about this controversy later.

kashi

Jeffrey said:

I think the point of sillyputty is that it wasn't intended and the point of karasti is that his feelings were hurt and he doesn't want them to get hurt and feel attacked.

What can we do here to honor both? I have enjoyed both of your company and I hope we can laugh about this controversy later.

Well, I want to honor @SillyPutty by reaching out an open hand and offer my friendship. Will you take my hand friend?

Beej

I wanted to say "smelling flowers", but the more i thought about it, it is actually become quite a complex thing for me to do because i know there is no "smeller" of the flower, so i then am lead to ask, "what is this?". And then the circular dance of life begs another sniff.......... and this goes on until the bus comes. It probably looks simple to an observer that is not me.

lobster

I enjoy

humour
nature
chores
chanting
food
people
solitude
animals
technology
new Buddhist

. . . even the complex things, seem simpler, when simplified . . .