Happiness is a soap bubble
we all have bubbles of happiness floating through our lives, perfect, beautiful, and lasting seconds. In the happiest lives there are lots of them but even in the saddest life they pop into existence, glimmer at us, and vanish again.Contentment, satisfaction, joy, peace, pleasure, cheerfulness, gaiety, blitheness, carefreeness, gladness, delight, good spirits, high spirits, light-heartedness, good cheer, well-being, enjoyment, even malicious glee, all last much longer
but that moment - that breathless moment when everything is exactly right in the world - and then *pop* -
they say we would die of happiness if it lasted longer because we would forget to breathe, to move, certainly to eat or drink.
Still. Nice way to go ...
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Today needs a bit of a boost.
Quite glad it's quiet in here tonight, I can rabbit on quietly to myself
Not to mention the whole truth in advertising thing. I mean - mail order department! So I said I'd like one in good health, please, quite tall, rich would be a bonus but good company would be the main thing -
they put the phone down on me.
If you want to feel happy, start by smiling at what you do have. Cause sometimes we don't realize how fortunate we are.
But if you feel you have the patience, I'll send one of the taller darker ones over? Handsome is as handsome does, don't look a gift horse in the mouth
Yes, there are bubbles in every day, and they do make up for the slings and stones of outrageous fortune, if I got that quote right.
I would like to be showered with delight, joy, good cheer And then I'll always be in good spirits
Almost as if they had caller ID and were ignoring me.
Oh right you're gone. Enjoy!
I'm sure they didn't recognize that it was you, how could they possibly ignore the best selling author of times magazine and Hollywood script writer?
Come on get my order going..
Do you know the right age? Half the man's age, plus 7 years. Which is great when he's 20 and you're 17 but goes a little skewed later in life. Why, if you met a hunk of 60 right now, the 'right' age for him is 37.
So two fingers up to the 'right' age and go make a friend. If he's more, whoohoo. I've dated someone 19 years older than me (okay, a while ago - these days there aren't that many left alive
But nevertheless, it sounds rather nice/right
Truck load, sounds wonderful.
I'm sure I'll be giving some away..so many people lack these basic emotions.
You'll be nicely puzzled by my comment on your blog, too - don't ask me. My brain is rattled
Shhh,. Mum's the word!
You have a mightily good way of sharing secrets...
Welcome back to the blogs. I hope you won't have to be bubbles too long...May good cheer be yours.
Hi pro
wonderful, that's how it should be.
Okay some comments were a bit off the wall in some cases
Not my fault, by the way. But it does mean I can't settle to what I should be doing, which needs a clear head and careful thought. Challenging enough at normal times.
So, anyone still awake? Any whacky jokes?
To me, happiness is right after I've drank some prune juice, then I get in the bath tub, and bubbles suddenly start to come up.
Dine on baked beans on toast, and prune juice. They say the next day it's like being in a jacuzzi. Light a candle, pour a glass of wine, lock the door, enjoy.
(Really. Lock the door.)
But without understanding what you're saying I do think I know your meaning ...
maybe a song might explain it better...
Just don't burst me bubble by telling me I'm still on the wrong path
And blowing many bubbles in that profile pic
Er, I'm not making sense. But I know you are one who has those moments. When the sun is shining, perhaps, and you stop stock-still in what you are doing and don't move, don't breathe, just have the moment of being utterly glad to be alive. And - back to your normal life.
I just have no idea how to say this stuff clearly.
Been there, done that. Then been there several more times because apparently I never learn
Do know what you're meaning, my confused moment has long since passed, but no doubt it will pass my way again.