I don’t even have an exact answer for myself, but I do find myself being happy when I’ve managed to fix something like a vehicle, got a shower later, and crack open a cold beer.

What brings you joy/happiness?

  • Swordgeek@lemmy.ca
    6·
    14 hours ago

    Mostly, seeing my family succeed.

    I’m not very happy very often, but I watched my son get award after award last week, and was happy. A year ago, my wife finished her Masters’ degree with a 4.0 GPA, and I was happy.

    Personally, this morning I went for the first >100km motorcycle ride of the season. Once I was out of traffic and riding through some of the prettiest scenery on the planet, I was happy.

    • mystrawberrymind@piefed.caEnglish
      2·
      4 hours ago

      I’m a similar way. I feel a deeper happiness when my family is happy and achieves great things. So usually for external reasons rather than internal?

      It’s sort of like how I enjoy giving others gifts or experiences, while not needing much for myself.