“The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.”
— Henry Ward Beecher
We are always in search of happiness. It can easily be attained by appreciating the simplest things in life. It is the common things that bring us true happiness.
Here are some of the simple things that make me happy.
(P.S. – Some stuff might seem a little weird)
Watching the sunrise is pure bliss. – The beauty of mornings is divine. I love to listen to the birds chirping in the morning and the rising sun.
A cup of Coffee or Tea. – My day always starts with a cup of tea or coffee. I love drinking tea made by my mom and coffee made by my brother.
Watching it rain and the smell after it rains. – Just wow!! Sitting in a room, watching the rain from a window and dreaming is a feeling that cannot be described in words. And once it stops raining, the smell after that is just amazing.
Spending time with family and having light hearted conversations are the petty moments that I cherish the most.
Puppies and dogs. – Though I don’t have one but I’ll surely adopt a dog some time in the future. So, I just watch their videos on Instagram for now. They are so cute and the best part is that they love you back thousand times more than you do.
Walking in nature and sitting under the trees.
Reading. – A good book + coffee + music = Happy me!
Fridays. – I don’t know why but I love Fridays. Not because the weekend starts from that day but just like that. I really have no reason to like Fridays more than any other day of the week. (But this doesn’t mean I’m sad on other days.)
Talking to friends. – I can talk and gossip for hours with them.
Staying in bed doing nothing. – This is one of my favorite things to do and it makes me really happy. I’m the happiest person when I’m doing nothing.
Watching F.R.I.E.N.D.S. – I’ve already watched the whole series at least five times yet I manage to watch two or three episodes daily, even if I’m loaded with work.
The day I shampoo my hair. (I have no words to explain this!)
Popping Bubble wrap. – So satisfying!
Music. – Listening to good music is a must for me!
Sleep. – I aim to sleep for at least 8 hours each day.
And…. This notification just made my day! Thank you so much everyone. ❤
Also, I would like to thank Top Tamil Talk for tagging me in Small Joys Tags. I’ve done it in a slightly different way (without any rules or something like that). I hope you don’t mind that. 🤗
Link to their site — https://toptamiltalk.blog/
I would love to know what simple things make you happy. Add yours in the comments below. 😊
Thank you for reading! ^_^
Wowww… Small, simple things also give us loads of joy in life… Nice to see your happy times dear… Many matches with mine too ❤️❤️❤️ congrats for the likes🥳, many more to come…keep blogging 😃❤️
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Thank you so much! ❤
I’m curious to know which ones matches yours? 🤩
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As in spending time with own people, having coffee, love the tea made by mom,watching rain from window, smell after rain, sleeping nd doing nothing…❤️❤️❤️ Same with me
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So much in common! Glad to know that 🤩🤩
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❤️❤️
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First of all congrats and second popping bubble wraps is soo fun!!!
Third I agree, the nature smells amazing after rain!!
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Thanks Aanya!! ❤ 😇
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“The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.”
— Henry Ward Beecher
I like this quote, a very positive post Shreya 🙂
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Thank you Shashank! 😇
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This is the ultimate post😍😍
The small things in life are what makes it worthwhile ❤️
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I agree! Petty things are what makes the huge difference. 🌸
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Congratulations for that notification bell that made your efforts count🤗🤗
And many things found common 😍😍and that… Staying in bed and doing nothing 😍😍is really one of the best thing😉😉😉i can feel that😉
Stay blessed
Keep rocking 😍
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Thank you so much ❤
Staying in bed is the best thing to do! 🤩🤩
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The smell after it rains: yaaaasssss!!!
Especially after the grass was mowed!
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Love it 🤩
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Love it 🤩
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Watching the sunrise is pure bliss
A cup of Coffee
Watching it rain and the smell after it rains.
Spending time with family
Reading.
Walking in nature
Music.
wowwwwwwwwwwwww
always find time for the things that makes u feel happy to be alive
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That’s right Karthik 🤗❤
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I am here for all the petty things we do as a family😆❤️ Watching “Friends” and the rain is bliss✨
I really enjoyed reading this xx
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I’m glad you enjoyed reading my blog 🤗
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Coffee/tea and a good book on a rainy day… that is divine.
Congrats on 1000 likes and the 200+ followers on to the next milestone.
~B
PS WordPress notifications on milestones that I didn’t even know it was keeping also make me smile
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Thank you so much 💕
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Omg, all these things make me so happy too. Though Fridays have totally lost meaning now. 🙈 I’d just add eating chocolate, fries & cheesecake to the list. (I’m a foodie!)
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That’s why I didn’t add my fav food in the list! My list would never end that way 😂
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Congratulations💕😊
Keep reading keep writing keep shining✨😊
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Thank you 😊💕
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Walking in nature is one of my favorite things. Great list, Shreya.
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Thanks 🤗💫
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Being contented will lead to being happy.
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That’s true 💕
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👍👍
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Writing the perfect ending to a story
Watching kittens playing
Getting my hair cut
Relaxing in a hot tub
Chatting with a friend in a coffee shop
Snuggling in a fleece blanket on a cold winter night
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Perfect ending to a story 😍
Snuggling under the blanket on a cold winter night is grrreeaatttt!!! ❤️
Thanks for adding in! 🤗
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Watching the sunrise and the rain make me happy too! I find both if them so peaceful it always puts a smile on my face 😊
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Same with me! 🤗
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Love it when it rains too, gives me the excuse to do nothing all day 🙂
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That feels great! 🙂
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Firstly congratulations. It is the little things in life that truly make us happy. We have the same taste❤So happy to see that😊
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Thank you so much Saniya! ❤️
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Thanks for answering my questions! Loved your answers ❤️
I see that you a coffee/tea lover. I have been drinking my mom’s tea for like 15 years lol so it’s nice to see someone who has a similar joy!
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Mom’s tea is indeed the best! 😍
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Yup!
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I love to look at the stars and planets early in the morning then take in a beautiful sunrise. Sometimes I drive to the beach to watch the sun come up over the ocean.
I also love the smell in the air just before it rains as well as after a nice downpour.
Congratulations on 1000 likes 👍🏻. Stay safe.
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Oh wow! That’s so nice! 😍
Thank you! You too, stay safe! 🤗
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Watching F.R.I.E.N.DS , music, and spending time with family are definitely some things that give me joys. I loved reading your list of small joys. Also Congratulations on the lovely milestone. Keep blogging and cheers to more😍☺️🤗
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Thank you dear!! ❤️ Have a good day! 🤗
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Your welcome! You too!🥰😄😊
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Congratulations on the tag and 1000 likes!
The smell after rain is just wow, popping the bubble wrap everybody’s favorite, and spending time with family is also a thing to cherish, it’s always fun.
Reading your blog always makes us happy!
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Thanks Ashish! 😊
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Most welcome 🤗
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The picture on this post made me happy. Thanks!
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You’re welcome. And thank you for stopping by my blog. ❤
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My joys are quite similar. Haha. Lovely post dear. I truly enjoyed reading about the little things that make you happy. Have a lovely day!😍🥰🤗
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Thanks Anjali. You too have a great day and a lovely weekend! 🥰
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Welcome Shreya! Haha sureee!🥰😄😊
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Reading this put a smile on my face. Popping bubble wrap is my most favorite thing. A year ago this happened at my workplace… – someone left a bubble wrap at their desk genuinely for wrapping something fragile, when I passed by I picked it up and started popping them all the way until the last one. 🙂 Later they found out it made me happy and left a couple of bubble wraps on my desk. That made my day!!. May sound silly but that makes me really happy..
I can’t agree more with all these that you mentioned.
Coffee + good book + some quite time = happy me And I would call it a perfect day.
Thanks for this post. Loved reading it with a smile 🙂
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That’s great! Thanks for sharing it here. Popping bubble wrap is really satisfying! I’m glad you liked my post 🤗😇
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Congratulations 👏 Reading your blog makes me happy 😀🤗
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Aww!! Thank you 🤗
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And, reading about your happiness just lifted my spirit and makes me happy too!
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I’m glad it made you happy too. 🤗
Good day!
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You too dear!
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So true Shreya, it’s always the simple things in life 😊
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Thanks 😊
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Great post!! Loved reading it
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Thank you 🤗
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It mâle me happé, also
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✨😇
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Love the staying in bed. I always feel I can’t admit to that without judgement.
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Haha. That’s my absolute fav thing to do.
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Could I BE more watching friends? Yes I do every day. 😁
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OMG. Me too. It has become a kind of ritual now lol!! Which is your favourite season?
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I like all but 4th is the best. And, particularly the episode ” The one with embryos”.
Which one is your favorite season ?
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I like all season too, but my favorite episode is, “The one with Chandler’s Work Laugh” (S05E12)
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😂
Chandler is legend of sarcasm.
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Absolutely!!
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Who is your favorite character?
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Phoebe and Chandler .. Who’s yours?
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Phoebe…Surprised !!
Chandler and Joey.
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Haha. I know. But I love Joey too.
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😂
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😀
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Congrats from Munich, Germany!
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🙂
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There are so many things that you mentioned, I also like. Watching the rain from the window is real happiness. I usually don’t talk too much, I like talking to friends. FRIENDS is one of my favorite shows. And you won’t believe it, Friday is my favorite day too. I actually wrote a post ‘I love Friday’ https://believestrong.wordpress.com/2019/09/14/i-love-friday/
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Oh is it? Hi5!! ✋
I’ll definitely check your post on our favorite day.
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