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 plantt » Sat Aug 12, 2006 8:55 pm

music

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Post by plantt » Sun Aug 13, 2006 7:42 pm

--music
--corny movies that end happily regardless of how many times you watch them :roll:
--cooking & having it come out well
--finding a song that you like but didn't know the name or artist
--calling someone you'd not talked with for ages & were feeling badly about it
--finally shaving legs & being able to wear shorts again :o

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Post by beautiful_facade » Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:55 am

the sound of people teeing off on the golf course opposite my house :)
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Post by TEDAIC » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:27 pm

looking at my little boy when hes sleeping :star:
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Post by flipflopfetish » Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:59 am

seeing someone else's name on the last post column of my place

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Post by half/hearted » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:50 am

making yourself a nice dinner...just because
oreo minis
seeing reruns of the cartoons you used to watch as a kid
freshly sharpened pencils
an independent bookstore--one of the ones where the books are stacked to the ceiling
finding an album by your favorite band in the discount shelf
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Post by Spidey » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:04 am

SLEEP
there is, in the end, the letting go.
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Post by pretty » Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:10 am

Music.
Tea.
Socks.
Time off work.
Rain.
When things aren't as bad as you imagine.
Having a garden.
Planning and anticipating going out.
Shoes.
Mints.
Hand cream.
<a href="http://www.lush.co.uk/shop/index.php?ma ... 337">Happy Hippy</a> shower gel.
Ranting.
'this is what she says gets her through it,
"if I don't let myself be happy now, then when?"' - jimmy eat world

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Post by pretty » Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:35 pm

Cold pizza.
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"if I don't let myself be happy now, then when?"' - jimmy eat world

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Post by beautiful_facade » Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:30 pm

lovely messages in my place
cross stitch
music
days in pjs
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Post by Quiet little Angel » Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:45 pm

people writing such nice things in my place...
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Post by leemc77 » Sun Aug 27, 2006 5:19 pm

my 14 year old neighbor calling me on the first day of work to see if I had a good day
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Post by Catylyx » Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:54 am

:star: knowing that what me and D feel is never going to falter.

:star: being told im beautiful

:star: wanting to say he's beautiful but can't cause he's a guy. so i say he's handsome instead. :tongue:

:star: lying with the love of my life as rain falls on us.

oh yeah..tell me that wasn't tooth decayingly mushy... :blush:
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Post by pretty » Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:28 am

Chocolate.
Getting things done.
Feeling useful.
Sunshine.
Tea.
'this is what she says gets her through it,
"if I don't let myself be happy now, then when?"' - jimmy eat world

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Post by half/hearted » Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:31 am

the smell of crayons
reading someone else's notes in a textbook
#2 pencils with erasers
little votive candles
the scent of vanilla
Please be gentle with me.

you will fly and you will crawl
god knows even angels fall
no such thing as you "lost it all"
god knows even angels fall :pinkstar:

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Post by plantt » Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:34 pm

--cats
--brother
--feeling productive
--talking with people who take the time to listen & attempt to understand

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Post by lotus » Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:12 am

chasing my kitty around the house (she loves it) and kissing her soft little head

neighborhood kitties coming up to me just to say hi

my 12-year-old niece calling me up to tell me something about her life or sitting close to me just to share conversation

the smell of my security pillow (i know it's weird) when I bury my face in it

finding a yummy new vegan dessert

exploring a new city

pretty rocks

surprise letters or packages

soulful music I can play super loud and scream the words to

fresh haircolor

finding a new flower bud on one of my plants

really connecting to someone you just met

a painting that turns out *just right*
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Post by balletomane » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:35 am

really thick, plush towels
music
sleep

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Post by lotus » Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:40 pm

butterflies

surprise generosity of a stranger

compliments

cozy socks
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Post by Neviah » Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:44 pm

:oink: My cat
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