What makes you feel good?
By MelanieMay
@MelanieMay (102)
Philippines
September 23, 2012 9:04pm CST
Nowadays, we seem to notice a lot of things to complain about-- from the traffic to the weather, our jobs, politics and everything in between. And the more we notice and complain about these things, the more negative we become and we attract negative experiences into our lives as well. It affects our perspectives, our physical health and prevents us from truly enjoying life. So why don't we focus a little bit and think about the stuff and the things that makes us feel good and appreciate more? If people will just learn to do this often, life will really be enjoyable and fun. :) Looking at cats and playing with them makes me feel good. They're just so darn cute. Feeling the wind blowing in my face also makes me feel good. Having a complete stranger smile at me and me smiling back in return makes me feel good. :) So i ask you? What makes you feel good?
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18 responses
@berting600 (3453)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
I think we have the same reaction towards the outcome of our present atmosphere.In spite of all these problems,I could still find comfort and fun when my friends and relatives come to visit me or whenever we have a get together.I also find happiness to my pets in the house like my tortoise and pet goldfishes,which are full of life when their dwellings are already cleaned and water was clear.It also makes it looks so healthy,so was myself because I felt contented that I feed another type of living thing and I have made myself fulfilled that I have more than life to be alive and feel good.
@MelanieMay (102)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
That is a great outlook berting600! Most people who have pets are known to be less negative and enjoy life a little bit more. It's a good thing you have several and that they make you feel good. :) May you continue to have that perspective and my regards to your pets ;)
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@berting600 (3453)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Thought you have also your pet cat to invigorate your day!I also wish to to have such
a pet,yet I have also observed that it is very heard to make it stay in one place because it keeps on roaming the place,unless you put it in a cage.It would also become fatter and cleaner than a roaming one.
@MelanieMay (102)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
I used to have a cat, well, two cats actually :) But when I moved to the city, I couldn't bring them with me. So I had to contend with watching some of the stray cats that occasionally visits my apartment building from time to time. :)Cats are also usually best not confined in a cage. It makes them less grumpy. LOL. That's why I couldn't bring them with me to the city because I don't have a big yard for them to roam around.
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@BadWolf (37)
• Australia
24 Sep 12
Many things make me feel good, watching my dog Cthulhu chase my other dog Scully always brings a smile to my face. Playing a new video game and drinking some spirits make me feel very good. I think the thing that makes me feel the best though is when I am creating a new story and the characters just seem to come to life in my head.
@MelanieMay (102)
• Philippines
25 Sep 12
Wow. A writer. You must have a very powerful imagination :) One of the best tools to use to feeling good.
@sq2108 (95)
• China
24 Sep 12
I'm the kind of person as who you've said. I find i'm not easy to feel happy nowadays. I don't know why. Maybe it's because of my character. I'm a person that i always give myself a target and i stick to pursue my target until it had been fulfilled. When my target was failed to be reached, i would be very frustrated and unhappy. I know i should be more easy to be satified. But i always want something, which i can't possess now, such as big house, car and so on.
@MelanieMay (102)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Our current state in life is ALWAYS a reflection of how we feel. We can actually accomplish anything we want (health, wealth, happiness) and in order to do that, you have to make an effort to shift your perspective from negative to positive. :) Get happy first, and then everything you want will flow easily to you. How to get happy and feel good? Focus a little bit and try to see and notice anything and everything you like. Appreciate more. Be grateful more. Do not dwell on things you don't like and if you do this often enough, you just might find your perspective changing bit by bit and one day, you will find yourself amazed that things come easily to you. :)
@ikasuryani95 (346)
• Indonesia
24 Sep 12
What makes me feel good the most is when i met my crush ? oh my God he is so handsome and i really love him. Sadly he didn't even know me. :(
Well cut the joke-- i usually feel good when i have nothing to do. Like when i already finish all my homework and did not have any test to prepare, when i can simply listen to the music and lay down in the bed relaxing while mylotting. I also sometime smile when i receive an email said that my discussion is responded and when i read the respond and its good, its make me feel good and want to post more and more ..
Have a good day :)
@MelanieMay (102)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Crushes makes me feel good too ;) And I hope this response also does. I appreciate that you have joined this discussion. You have a great day! :)
@gtashok (6)
• India
24 Sep 12
A lot of simple things make me feel good. Watching butterflies and birds from my balcony, watching the myriad shapes of clouds, watching the Sun set and how the sky changes dramatically, watching the Moon and stars at night on a cloudless sky, looking at raindrops falling on my window panes, watching birds soar into the sky and watching just about anything in Nature makes me feel happy. I also feel good cooking for my family and seeing a smile on their face as they eat what I cooked. Reading and writing especially poems bring a lot of joy to me. Discussing a number of topics at the dining table at dinner time with my family, playing board and card games, watching tv shows and movies, listening to my favourite music and solving puzzles together, .... The list of things that make me feel good is virtually endless!
@MelanieMay (102)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
What a wonderful list! and endless too! I am glad you are enjoying life as it is meant to be :)
@MelanieMay (102)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
I can relate to early morning walks...they are simply divine :)
@airasheila (5454)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Good day MelanieMay,
I am just a simple person that just by being with my family and having a frequent out of town trips with them is almost complete. But, I guess, life has its own way. So I was forced to redirect things. Changing the ways that makes me feel good. For now, having more earnings online and offline brings goodness to my life.
@MelanieMay (102)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
We can indeed change our feelings by redirecting our thoughts more into what makes us feel a little better. And it's good that you do that. Keep it up airasheila and may you have more t feel good about :)
@ferianneful (148)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
I am very easy to please. Basically what makes me happy are my family. Just having them and knowing that they're okay makes me feel good. Having rice and something to cook every meal time makes me happy. Seeing my hubby and getting a kiss from him every morning before he goes to work makes me feel good.
@MelanieMay (102)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Sweet :) Having a family that makes you feel really good is a very good thing. It enhances your sense of well being.
@STOUTjodee (3573)
• United States
24 Sep 12
Being with my friends and family makes me happy. Helping someone makes me happy. Sometimes it depends on the mood I'm in, also. Sometimes being by myself and reading me can make me happy,or taking a long hot shower/bath. Most of the time it's the simple things in life, too many to mention.
@MelanieMay (102)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Well said :) Enjoying life and being happy does not need to be complicated. Many people think that they have to really struggle and work hard to achieve happiness and enjoy life. It doesn't have to be at all...Feeling better and good is just a matter of shifting your perspective and appreciating more, and it can start with the simplest of things. :)
@tangleddreams84 (581)
• United States
24 Sep 12
I enjoy laundry, cooking, baking and of course my children. I can do all of the above with my children and it makes it twice as good. I enjoy the little things that I can teach them and learn through teaching myself how beautiful children are (when they are behaving :)).
My family makes me feel good.
@kongno (431)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
yeah thinking of the things that make us feel good is beneficial, complaining is not helpful at all, unless we are doing something to solve the things we complain of, when i was still young few girls in our school had a crush on me, thinking about that makes me feel real good.
@MelanieMay (102)
• Philippines
25 Sep 12
People who admire you is always something to be appreciative about :)
@Ivy_Bubbles (169)
•
24 Sep 12
You are so right about most of us complaining almost about everything. How I admire those who always have a sunny disposition. Thinking about the things that makes us feel good is really a great approach in getting through our day. It invites positive outlook and good mood. I feel good when i have accomplished my daily tasks however simple it is. It's just a great feeling if I have done something worthwhile and productive each day. Little things that can make an impact to the people around us surely will make my day.
@MelanieMay (102)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Indeed it can ;) Even a pat on your back for a productive day makes you appreciate yourself even more, and that is always a good thing. Appreciation and a positive outlook is really what makes life enjoyable and fun. :)
@Mrgamendrum (13)
• United States
24 Sep 12
I like to call myself a very simple man. As long as the people around me are happy im im fine. If i can help people then im good. Makes me feel important in the world if i can make other people happy. I never ask for much.
@MelanieMay (102)
• Philippines
25 Sep 12
It's admirable that you want others to feel good. And it's also equally important to make your own self happy as well. :)
@winniemariposa (255)
• China
24 Sep 12
I am always happy because I do not think there is a difficult we can not overcome. No matter when people praise me, I will thank them with a big smile. And I believe everything will be better if we keep facing them in postive attitude and I believe you will agree with my opinion:)
@MelanieMay (102)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
I do indeed :) I believe that we are limitless when it comes to the things we can do, and a positive attitude is one the most important things to have to be able to accomplish anything we want. :)
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
24 Sep 12
hi melaniemay sitting outside the Gold Crest abd having a stranger smile at me while he or she is walking past abd saving'
Good Morning or Good afternoon and smiling.Also bying ice
cream from the ice cream ladys truck.Listeing to my favorite
Mozart violin sonatas on my computer thats happyifing to me.
My son visiting me here really makes me feel good too.'eating
something for a meal here I actually like makes me r eally 'happylso often its just junky st uff. too m uch carbs'an me a diabetic.getting out of Gold Crest for a few ho urs m akes m e
feel really good.
@powerpuffgirls (627)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Hmm.. something that makes me feel good? It makes me feel good whenever i see panda toys or stuff or any cute things around :D Before when we still have a dog, I always play with her and it made me feel so happy and good.
