stupid little happy things

tips on how to cope: dealing with your feelings, dealing with the consequences of self-harm in your life. share your ideas and maybe pick up some new skills, too. you don't have to want to stop to learn something new here.

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Post by daisy_chain » Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:12 pm

hugs
kittens
getting mail of any kind
clean sheets
snow
custard
being told by someone that they love you and knowing that they mean it.
mice!! :D
friends
kisses

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Post by plantt » Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:49 pm

--mentioning that you're hungry & having a classmate offer you food :o
--classmates noticing your existence
--fuzzy sweaters :blush:
--colorful pens
--choir class 8)

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Post by plantt » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:25 pm

getting food during class
making it through a schoolday without missing class even though you really didn't want to go

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Post by SxcJulz4eva » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:28 pm

teddy bears
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Post by snorkmaiden » Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:55 pm

bananas.

yes, bananas make me happy!

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Post by ~*Star*~ » Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:39 pm

* looking at photos of the smiling faces of people you love.
* listening to songs you associate with the memories from the photos.
* having someone who isn't that close a friend (therefore not biased) tell you you're beautiful for no reason.
"I was down, I fell, I fell so fast
Dropping like the grains in an hourglass
Never say forever cause nothing lasts
Dancing with the bones of my buried past"

DOA, Foo Fighters
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"The stars are upside down"
Four Years and Nine Months


"Its Friday I'm in love" ~ The Cure

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Post by plantt » Wed Nov 02, 2005 5:45 pm

--winter hats
--looking forward to babysitting brothers laptop
--little green plastic aliens

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Post by Skyeler » Wed Nov 02, 2005 6:33 pm

- Getting your sketchbook back with a page missing, freaking out, then going to your advisor to find the page framed on the wall of her office...

that just made my week.


Most of the time I feel like I don't belong.
But I got my new favorite record today.
My favorites change every single day.
Except you,
You'll always be number one.
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Post by plantt » Thu Nov 03, 2005 5:26 pm

--fuzzy cat-in-the-hat pants
--kitties
--fishies
--fast library computers

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Post by plantt » Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:56 pm

--snuggly kitties
--brother
--warm places
--coffee

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Post by Titania » Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:46 pm

When my geometry teacher handed back all the extra credit except for mine, then looking up to see mine on the wall in the front of the class.
Other things that make me happy:
:pinkheart: chocolate
:heart: tea, I love tea!!
:orngheart: hot soup on a cold day
:ylwheart: warm fires after walking a mile home in the cold
:lgrnheart: my stuffed Siberian tiger
:grnheart: cross country skiing
:sgrnheart: thesauruses (I love words!!)
:cyheart: dragons, I collect dragon figurines
:lblheart: books
:blueheart: hot coco on a rainy day
:dkblheart: spiderwebs covered in dew
:purpheart: little kids when their happy
:lpurpheart: hot baths

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Post by In_Retrospect » Sat Nov 12, 2005 3:40 am

1) Squishy, wet grass.
2) When my friend Alex leaves me away messages in the morning.
3) Snuggling into my bed.
4) White, wicker chairs.
5) Sunlight coming through open blinds.
6) My cat sitting on my chest.
7) My dog giving me a kiss.
8) My room being clean.
I know I believe in nothing but it is my nothing
sleep can't hide the thoughts splitting through my mind
shadows aren't clean, false mirrors, too many people awake
if you stand up like a nail then you will be knocked down
I've been too honest with myself I should have lied like everybody else
-Manic Street Preachers

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Post by whatever » Sat Nov 12, 2005 10:11 am

buttons
icons
watching The Simpsons on the couch and being held
being told 'well-done' for remembering things

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Post by Larka » Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:35 am

:star: Falling asleep with my cats
:star: Curling up in the sunshine for a nap
:star: Frosty mornings and still being warm
:star: Sinking into a hot bath
:star: making cookies
:star: Getting a bunch of stuff
:star: cinnamon rolls
:star: tackling my friends in the yard
:star: doing funny things in public with friends
:star: Home cooked meals
:star: Bright warm nights
:star: Barbaques
:star: Making my bed into a nest
:star: Reading a good book
:star: Movie nights with pizza and candy

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Post by green » Sun Dec 18, 2005 12:27 am

Some of these are kind of obscure but they're all my little comforts that I don't actively DO to help but just kind of notice. some of these are almost a little embarssing to be admitting actually!


- A news reader on the regional news where I am who has a kind face and a comforting voice

- this poem by Katie Jane Garside:
The tension is discernible
But beneath your skin,
A growing time is happening,
And you will be released to an Eden-like garden,
Your soul is allowed to leap here,
And no-one, not even self will judge you,
You are beyond the gridlock of existence,
And the dance of trying to understand.

- toast

- lying in bed feeling really really low but watching a funny quiz programme or comedy stand-up on TV and still being able to laugh or forget about the feelings for just 1 second (I love Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Have I Got News For You!)

- the stage presence of my favourite band and the intensity of watching them live

- drinking tea whilst listening to Cat Power in bed or while creating some kind of "art"

- the relief that I can sometimes achieve from meditation or yoga (again, even if its for 1 single second or moment)

- an odd phrase I hear or read that stays with me, going around in my head all day even though it should be insignificant

- a beautiful sky or tree or beach or some kind of nature that you don't just see on TV or in a picture but you see, smell, feel and breathe in, in real life. its so simple- just nature thats usually a background to your life but its so stable and strong

- just a look in someones eyes for a second that seems to hold so much meaning, even if its not being directed at you




sorry for being so soppy :tongue:
"Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you’ve felt that way."
- Charles Bukowski, Gamblers All

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Post by morning_mist » Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:20 pm

:star: super strong coffee (soooooo good! drinking it right now)
:star: bunny prints in my yard after a heavy snow
:star: frosting (chocolate, especially)
:star: feeling sweaty and tired after working out, like I've accomplished something
:star: waking up in bed next to my husband
:star: a phone call from an old friend
:star: drawing a picture and deciding it actually isn't half bad
:star: trying a new restaurant
:star: getting to the cash register and finding out what you're buying costs even less than you expected
:star: finding the *perfect* gift for someone and watching them open it, and the joy splash onto their face like a wave on the beach
:star: waking up early and not feeling tired
:star: finding money in my pants' pocket right before I put them in the washing machine
:star: letting someone in on the road and having them wave to thank me
:star: hearing 'i love you'
:star: drinking champagne
:star: climbing a volcano (yep, I've done it! most amazing thing ever)
:star: looking at old pictures and remembering that yes, you have had happy times
:star: scrambled eggs on Saturday mornings
:star: playing board games and laughing with my sisters
:star: my mom's back rubs
:star: listening to my husband play the guitar
:star: making jewelry

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Post by toXic » Mon Dec 19, 2005 4:47 am

meeting friends in unexpected places

... the ever so infamous First Kiss...

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Post by Diamond Dog » Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:59 pm

-My cats
-Cookies

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Post by whatever » Fri Dec 23, 2005 10:23 am

Season 5 West Wing
fannish excitement

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Post by onlymeallalooone333 » Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:59 am

1.being inside a warm car when it's raining outside
2.my love
3.being warm in a blanket
4.being alone(sometimes)
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