What’s bringing you joy?

  • Wrongdoer1@lemm.ee
    5·
    7 days ago

    I quit my unecessarily stressful job with no plan next, and I feel like anything is possible now!

  • Tieas@lemmy.mlEnglish
    4·
    7 days ago

    I quit a higher paying job to move to the Columbia River gorge. Sure I make a lot less money but I’m so happy being out in this beautiful area. There’s something calming about it

  • Boop@lemm.ee
    2·
    6 days ago

    I’ve started practicing yoga. It’s been about two weeks and I love it. I like pushing my body to do the poses and finding out that most of the time I can actually do more than I thought I could. And if I can’t, that’s another opportunity to get better.

    Thanks for asking this question. Have a nice one.

  • M. Orange@beehaw.org
    1·
    7 days ago

    I have friends and a family who care about me, and I’ve been listening to one of my new favorite podcasts, “You’re Wrong About”.

    That’s about all that’s getting me through life right now.

  • Tinks@lemmy.world
    1·
    7 days ago

    I live in the US, and with the state of things I have decided to make my life more analog and disconnected this year, and for the foreseeable future. Instead of online games, I do puzzles and listen to audiobooks. Instead of doom scrolling for hours, I’ve decided I’m going to start backpacking. Instead of watching so much TV, I’ve been reading more.

    All of these things are helping bring me peace. I’ve been pack training with my dog, which means doing longer day hikes with a heavy pack for each of us, and it’s just been so nice. I’m losing weight without trying (which is a good thing as I’m overweight), I’m seeing parts of my area I’ve never seen, and spending fantastic quality time with my dog. This weekend we’re doing a shakedown car camp to see how he does in my smaller backpacking tent and I am SO excited. In 3 weeks we go on our first backpacking trip with a friend, and I’m already dreaming of future trips. All of this is huge for us because I’m allergic to the sun (literally) and he (my dog) is very sensitive to heat, and allergic to wasps (we have to carry epipens for him) so deciding to spend time outdoors has taken a lot of consideration, determination and planning, but we’re doing it. I’m so excited for the adventures we’ll have, I can’t even put my emotions into words.

    • Flamangoman@leminal.spaceOP
      19·
      9 days ago

      Gotta love the kids, I made this post after getting my youngest to bed and having my heart feel so full of love

      • Maeve@kbin.earth
        4·
        8 days ago

        Thank you for this thread. I’m a little misty-eyed and feeling so wonderfully blessed. Pumpkin Tikka masala and coffee for breakfast (I know, right?!), mixed greens, tomatoes, blueberries, strawberries, mozzarella with good balsamic vinegar for lunch, for the time in months, I made a half-gallon of iced tea, sweetened with local raw honey, fur baby sleeping next to me as I enjoy the sound of the storm, outside. So many have no meal, no roof, no companion. It’s nice reading the simple pleasures here. No one mentioned their private jet, Bugatti, haute coture. It’s nice when we recognize the real riches life grants us.

        • Flamangoman@leminal.spaceOP
          2·
          7 days ago

          My pleasure, it’s been a treat hearing about all of the different ways people are soaking up life right now, including all th wonderful things you listed here 🙂

  • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
    24·
    9 days ago

    I’m aware that it makes people cringe, but it’s so true that I’ve never been more happy; more bottoms than a top could ever ask for… Enough to over come the negativety from all the judgemental or bitter queens.

      • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
        12·
        9 days ago

        Not more stoked than I; I’ve never had a busier social life and my asocially autistic ass is still surprised by it each time I get another invite.

    • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      2·
      8 days ago

      I’m not a top, but I know that feeling, and it’s amazing. That was my entire year last year. It was so freeing and empowering. Don’t do things that harm the sustainability of that like meth or smoking. Keep your health up and keep drinking water and hygiene. Take care of yourself and you’ll just continue to get more and more powerful :)

  • none@lemmy.world
    22·
    7 days ago

    My crow bro, Kenny. Most days I go for a walk after work and meet up with him to feed him some peanuts or dog food.

      • none@lemmy.world
        4·
        7 days ago

        Crows are smart. Look at them and toss some unsalted peanuts in their general direction and they’ll understand what you’re doing. After a couple of visits they’ll recognize you and slowly get more relaxed around you. They each have their own personalities, where some will be easier to befriend than others, so just give them space and time.

  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
    21·
    9 days ago

    Right this very second, my chicken preening herself next to me, occasionally pausing to make sure I see her preening herself so that I continue to sweetly praise her

        • Blisterexe@lemmy.zip
          2·
          6 days ago

          live in canada rn, definitely gonna do the same.

          The fact i already have citizenship from birthright helps

            • Blisterexe@lemmy.zip
              2·
              5 days ago

              Partly a cultural thing, i already speak french fluently and i like the culture in france more than the culture of Québec (canada’s french speaking province, where i live).

              But also practical, i want to live in a walkable city and the only real option in Québec is almost as expensive as living in paris’ 19 arrondissements. I could find a nice place that’s less expensive to live in in france, at least, i hope.

              edit: where are you moving from, actually?

              • gilgameth@lemmy.world
                1·
                5 days ago

                Ok I get it now.

                From the middle-east. I’m going there to find a software developer job, hopefully.

                • Blisterexe@lemmy.zip
                  1·
                  4 days ago

                  I’m actually looking at a similar job :)

                  Good luck though! I’ve heard that immigrating to france is pretty hard if you don’t have bloodright citizenship

  • NONE@lemmy.world
    211·
    9 days ago

    I was able to revive my old PlayStation 2 thanks to Hacks and Homebrew and I’m replaying several games from my childhood apart from playing several others that I couldn’t at the time, and I’m having a wonderful time.

    • eezeebee@lemmy.caEnglish
      11·
      9 days ago

      I’m interested in knowing the titles you’re playing, if you care to list them.

      • NONE@lemmy.world
        14·
        9 days ago

        Oh the list of all the games is veeeeery looooong, like 70 games, but my current favorite that I couldn’t play in the day are:

        • Psychonauts
        • Zone of The Enders
        • Yakuza
        • The Simpsons Hit & Run
        • Downhill Domination (this game is Rad as hell!!)

        While some that I’m replaying because they are really REALLY good are:

        • Devil May Cry 3
        • Soul Calibur 3
        • Lego Batman
        • Sonic Megacollection plus
        • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          4·
          8 days ago

          Have you played Raw Danger? It’s one of the best PS2 games. It’s so… PS2 era. I love it so much.

            • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
              3·
              8 days ago

              Yusssss! I’m going through Psychonauts right now as well, LOVE the game! I don’t have a place for my CRT TV right now, so I’m on a computer for that one.

              I REALLY wanna bust out my CRT and PS2 and Afterhurner and play some DDR Extreme sooooo badly

              • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
                2·
                8 days ago

                Ahh. I wish I had a crt and a place to put it. I want the one I had as a kid and a second really big nice one.

                • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                  2·
                  8 days ago

                  Ooo I’d love a bigger one. I think mine is 21” or so. I miss the 27” I had growing up! But this one is a flat CRT, had component and S-Video cables, and has a DVD player built in so I can watch my DVD of Not4Sale: TV Sheriff and the Trailbuddies. So I’m not complaining.

    • Flamangoman@leminal.spaceOP
      6·
      9 days ago

      Hell ya, got deep into the wii / wii u homebrew stuff for a while. I completely missed the PS2 and really that whole generation of gaming growing up. What are you playing?

      • NONE@lemmy.world
        3·
        8 days ago

        Pcsx2 is the best it can be nowadays. I remember using it years ago and how difficult it was to configure it, but now it runs like silk even on outdated hardware like my PC, I don’t know what black magic the team behind it did. After the original hardware, pcsx2 it’s the best option to play the Ps2 gems.

        • mybuttnolie@sopuli.xyz
          1·
          7 days ago

          To me it seems like it’s THE best option to play ps2 games. Can run them at a bigger resolution and saving states can be used as a little cheat