What makes you truly happy?

When I get up in the morning and look into my best friend’s dark eyes, my sweetheart hands me a freshly brewed cup (mug) of coffee, and the sun is shining too—that’s a perfect day. And if a project I’ve been working on turns out really well, I’m absolutely happy.
What makes you happy?

It makes me incredibly happy when I finally get home from work,
so I can hug my son and my husband, make a cup of coffee, and then
finally do what I love most right now—crocheting, crocheting, crocheting!

I’d love to do this full-time; then my life would be perfect.
If only everything were that simple, right?

Hi, it always makes me very happy when my daughter (9) says that she has the most wonderful life and is very happy with her life!
And that we’re the best parents.
That’s something you love to hear from your own child ;-)...
I’m sure your children say the same to you, after all, you love your child more than anything...
Best regards
Serap

The days when all my kids are back home and we relax and enjoy our time together. I also love to have a sauna day with my girls—relaxing and chatting about everything under the sun.

In everyday life, it’s Teamspeak and the sense of closeness it provides with my kids, who live farther away.

Another thing that makes me happy: being able to help other people.

Oh, there are so many moments that make me happy.
I’m happiest in those moments when I have my dog on my lap and she looks at me with her button eyes. I always feel like she’s looking right into my heart. Those are such tender moments, and then I’m happy—truly happy. 

Hi,
this might sound a little strange, but I was happiest when my oldest daughter was here with her family. She lives on the other side of Austria (670 km) and comes to visit once a year. We enjoy the week together, and when she says goodbye through tears, it’s a happy moment for both of us. And this time, even my older grandson was feeling the sadness too.
We both know that we simply love each other. We’re both sad that we don’t see each other more often… and through that feeling—when everything tightens up with sadness—we realize again and again just how deep our love for one another is.
I love all my children, but she, as the oldest, is still something special—somehow :-)

I’m happy when my family is happy. When my brother, who has a severe intellectual disability, sees me, he lights up and holds out his cheek for a kiss.

I wish you all many more happy days :-)

Best regards, Sabine

I’m happy when I have a whole day to myself at home. No one bothers me, no one calls, and work is far away. I’m happy when I can express myself in the kitchen: cooking, baking, making jam, preserving fruit, trying out new recipes. I’m happy when the apartment is tidy. I’m happy when my crochet projects make other people happy. My grandchildren make me happiest of all. I never would have believed how wonderful it is to have grandchildren: going on vacation with them, taking them on outings, or just sitting on the couch and watching a good movie (while munching on chips, chocolate, or sandwiches—though we’d rather not tell Mom and Dad that). I think I’m a happy square. I like being a square.

What makes me happy today is being able to think of my “little” brother without breaking into tears. He died a little over two years ago, at the age of only 48, and was like a child to me—because there was a more than 10-year age gap between us, and that had created such a close bond.
Today I think about the good times I had with him, remember the many wonderful things we shared, and it makes me happy.

You wrote that so beautifully! I’m a total family person and I’m so glad to have all the people I love so much close by.

I hope it won’t be long before your daughter comes to visit you again.

Warm regards 

Dear Petra, I’m so sorry for your loss. I admire people who can process such terrible strokes of fate so quickly and continue to live happily! Because that’s surely what your brother would want, too.

Warm regards 

What makes me happy?
It’s so easy and yet so hard to answer.

When I cuddle with my husband; when I come home and the dog tries to hide so he can “ambush” me;
when my kids run up to me and try to outshout each other with the latest news.
Even when I’m home all by myself and can just “do my own thing” (do whatever I want).

Especially right now, when I can close the door behind me at work. Don’t get me wrong—I like my job and my coworkers—but in the summer, with all the vacations and cover shifts, I often have twice as much to do, and I’m just glad to be able to go home.

I’m really happy right this very moment!
I had my very first driving lesson (yep, you can still do that even at an advanced age ;-)) and earned high praise from my driving instructor. I didn’t stall the car and didn’t let the cars behind me rattle me (even though I got honked at—and the driving school car really isn’t hard to spot!).
We’ll continue on Wednesday with a 90-minute lesson, and I’m already looking forward to it! ☺☺

Those are all great answers.
I’m glad you’re happy and have your families more or less around you. I’m almost a little jealous. My kids are scattered all over the country, and visiting them is almost impossible. We moved from Saxony-Anhalt to Swabia 13 years ago (for work). That’s 500 km away—you can’t just pop in for every celebration. In June, we took our first road trip to visit all our children, mainly because of our new grandson (I’m so in love with him :).
Afterward, we needed a vacation to recover from that week, but it was definitely worth it.
Next year, we’ll both turn 60, so I hope to have everyone gathered around my big dining table again.
That thought makes me endlessly happy....... 

Wow...
Congratulations, and I’m keeping my fingers crossed for the next hour!

@Friemeline
Thank you. ☺

Our relatives are also scattered all over Germany. I haven’t been in touch with some of them for many years. But that’s because of my parents, who have largely cut off contact...

I’m always happy because my husband and our two children love me as much as I love them, and our family is healthy. Our oldest has started an apprenticeship (so he’s on the right track), and our youngest is starting high school after the break.


Lately, several couples with children in our circle have split up, which makes you realize once again that a stable family isn’t something to take for granted. It does make you a little anxious. 

There are so many beautiful posts here that come from the heart and bring tears to my eyes.
Oh, and I’m definitely more of a family person, but since I moved to the far north, all my friends, parents, relatives, and of course my own kids are far away.
So I’m really happy in moments like these when we can Skype and see each other again and know that everything’s okay. When I’m on vacation in Germany, I give everyone a big hug right away.

There are so many happy moments—like when you finally have a vacation again, can relax, don’t have to stress about work, pull out your crochet projects, enjoy a leisurely breakfast with your partner (with eggs, warm rolls, salmon, cappuccino or coffee…), go on a bike ride together… Happiness has many sides :-)

Today I’m overjoyed because my kids were on vacation with Grandma and Grandpa and are coming home today.
I was so happy for them—a week in the mountains of Pinzgau with their grandparents is wonderful—and to be honest, I also enjoyed the “kid-free” time with my husband.

But this afternoon, everything will be back to normal. My kids will be home with me!