![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 17 of 17. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by kid_A on February 22, 2002, at 13:45:53
"Hey Hey Helen" by ABBAgetting my tax refund back
David Spade bashing celebrities...
Mr. Show
payiing off my credit cards
a six pack of Tucher in the fridge
my brother + sister
the japanese anime "Love Hina" or "Marmalade Boy"
"I don't wanna go down to the basement" by the Ramones
Basically most movies by Stanley Kubric, including and especially Eyes Wide Shut...
The poetry of Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath, Allen Ginsberg, and John Giorno
"Til We Have Faces" by C.S. Lewis, possibly the best book I have ever read
the magazines Eye, Tokion, + Giant Robot
sleep
Posted by Dinah on February 22, 2002, at 13:59:23
In reply to Things that make me happy.... And you!?, posted by kid_A on February 22, 2002, at 13:45:53
Posted by Willow on February 22, 2002, at 15:03:24
In reply to Things that make me happy.... And you!?, posted by kid_A on February 22, 2002, at 13:45:53
screaming yes
hot coffee in the morning
fresh snow
diving underwater
tickling
children singing, smiling
friends excited about something
cyber pals
(I'll add more later)
Posted by IsoM on February 22, 2002, at 16:09:58
In reply to My son, mountains, gardens, dogs, a good book (nm), posted by Dinah on February 22, 2002, at 13:59:23
Just about everything that makes me feel good relates to the natural world. I can enjoy man-made things too - a funny computer game, funny British shows, museums, etc but what really makes me happy is always around us in nature.
Like you, Dinah, I can say 'my sons, mountains, gardens, cats (not dogs so much), birds, grass, flowers, frogs, finding a new, interesting bug, etc'. I love simply lying on my back in the grass near some tall trees on a sunny/cloudy day, & watching the clouds, birds, & the upside-down perspective of the trees moving in a breeze. It's like another world completely.
Out of curiousity, Dinah, did you ever walk around the house when you were younger, watching the images in a mirror held horizontal in front of you, pretending that you were walking about in that upside-down mirror world? I often did & somehow can view you do the same. I still occasionally do it.
Posted by Dinah on February 22, 2002, at 18:59:33
In reply to Re: My son, mountains, gardens, dogs, a good book » Dinah, posted by IsoM on February 22, 2002, at 16:09:58
IsoM, you are a delight.
You are exactly right. Enjoyment is great and if I ever am unable to laugh out loud during "The Germans" episode of Fawlty Towers I am in very bad shape indeed. But happiness comes from nature, pets, and people. I especially love the things in nature that make me feel very small - mountains, the sky, a vista of ocean, the total blackness in that moment when they turn off all the lights in a cave tour. All those things give me a feeling of exultation and joy.I've never done the mirror thing, although it sounds like something I would have done. I was a little girl who lived in her own elaborate world of make believe (interspersed with "Get Smart" games with a few real living friends). It sounds interesting and I'll have to give it a try.
But if you'll forgive a small tangent...
When I think of happy I think of a 2 1/2 lb., 7 1/2 in. dog born on Thanksgiving Day and very aptly named Bounteous Blessing. Just looking at her little face or glimpsing her little freckled feet caused a bubble of happiness to grow inside me until I practically burst. She was the very personification (caninization?) of happiness. She was full of life and energy and had an indomitable spirit. I hope you won't be offended, but sometimes your posts remind me of her a bit. I loved that little dog more than anything or anyone. My now husband was terribly jealous of her, and rightly so. I am completely serious in saying I would have married that little dog if I could have, practicalities aside.
I'm reluctant to add this because I don't want to bring the mood of this delightful thread down. So please don't be sad for me. Thinking of her still brings a bubble of happiness to me, and this happened almost 15 years ago and with the help of therapy I came to terms with it at least 2 or 3 years ago. But I accidentally killed her a few months before her seventh birthday by accidentally knocking her off the bed, where she slept on the small of my back. For the longest time I thought of that moment as the moment I killed happiness.
But still when I hear the word "happiness" I think of my Bounteous Blessing.
Posted by Shar on February 23, 2002, at 1:07:42
In reply to Things that make me happy.... And you!?, posted by kid_A on February 22, 2002, at 13:45:53
Posted by swank chick on February 23, 2002, at 11:39:31
In reply to Re: Happiness... » IsoM, posted by Dinah on February 22, 2002, at 18:59:33
sorry to interupt but i cant help it.....
i dig purple ketchup
the look on my sons face when he "fake faints"
when the sun shines during the rain
when my favortite song comes on the radio (i have a new one every day)
talking to strangers on the bus
eating the peanut butter cheesecake my mother makes ever so perfectly
and having a perfect hair day
Posted by Fi on February 23, 2002, at 15:47:11
In reply to Things that make me happy.... And you!?, posted by kid_A on February 22, 2002, at 13:45:53
Lying in the warm sun (not really hot) on a windless afternoon in summer, watching the swallows flying high overhead and eating some chilled watermelon. While listening to a good play on the radio. In the knowledge that when it finishes in a few minutes, I will roll over so the sun warms my back and have a nap..
And laughing helplessly at anything, but particularly with friends.
Fi
Posted by trouble on February 24, 2002, at 8:20:55
In reply to Things that make me happy.... And you!?, posted by kid_A on February 22, 2002, at 13:45:53
Posted by Krazy Kat on February 24, 2002, at 14:44:26
In reply to Re: Happiness... » IsoM, posted by Dinah on February 22, 2002, at 18:59:33
Dinah:
Your post made me sad AND joyous. I certainly understand. I'm so very sorry for that tragedy - it must be similar to accidentally running over an animal. :( :)
- KK
Posted by Krazy Kat on February 24, 2002, at 14:47:40
In reply to Things that make me happy.... And you!?, posted by kid_A on February 22, 2002, at 13:45:53
"The poetry of Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath, Allen Ginsberg, and John Giorno" - I don't know John, but the others are my favorites as well.
I just read an Anne Sexton poem about making coffee and eggs in the morning. It was more beautiful to me than Shakespeare.
Happiness -- dogs, cats, children, husband, friends, books, music, skyscrapers, GREAT FOOD! :)
- KK
Posted by trouble on February 24, 2002, at 14:53:55
In reply to Re: Things that make me happy.... And you!?, posted by Krazy Kat on February 24, 2002, at 14:47:40
> "The poetry of Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath, Allen Ginsberg, and John Giorno" - I don't know John, but the others are my favorites as well.
>
> I just read an Anne Sexton poem about making coffee and eggs in the morning. It was more beautiful to me than Shakespeare.
>Hi KK,
The happiest I've been in the last 8 years was while reading her biography. Just knowing she existed I guess.trouble
Posted by Dinah on February 24, 2002, at 14:56:35
In reply to Re: Happiness... » Dinah, posted by Krazy Kat on February 24, 2002, at 14:44:26
Thanks Krazy Kat,
I knew you would understand. Joyous and sad is exactly how I feel when I think of her. But as years go on, more joyous and less sad.Good to hear from you. I hope you got my message?
Dinah
Posted by Krazy Kat on February 24, 2002, at 15:09:54
In reply to Re: Happiness... » Krazy Kat , posted by Dinah on February 24, 2002, at 14:56:35
I did, Dinah, thanks so much! I've been in D.C. (I live in New York) for the past few days but will get to my messages soon.
I stayed with friends who have a Corgi puppy and an older Sheltie. The puppy was incorrigable. (sp?) Or incorgiable (Ah, very bad joke. :))
- KK.
Posted by Dinah on February 24, 2002, at 15:11:45
In reply to Re: Happiness... » Dinah, posted by Krazy Kat on February 24, 2002, at 15:09:54
Posted by kid_A on February 24, 2002, at 20:08:53
In reply to You. You make me happy. (nm), posted by trouble on February 24, 2002, at 8:20:55
Posted by LiLi80 on February 24, 2002, at 22:28:49
In reply to Things that make me happy.... And you!?, posted by kid_A on February 22, 2002, at 13:45:53
the nice relaxed sleepy feeling after you take a nap
This is the end of the thread.
Psycho-Babble Social | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.