What brings you joy?

[Kai Lord]

In contrast to my "What ails you" thread, I want to see what really warms people's hearts. Blessings, joys, little things, big things. What do you have that you truly enjoy and are grateful for?

The things that I'm thankful for by far outweigh the negative in my life. Some of them are:

1. The knowledge (or belief, if you will) that I'll spend eternity in heaven with my God.
2. My loving and beautiful fiance.
3. Knowing that I'll have kids in a year or two, and will get to raise them and enjoy things like the Star Wars trilogy all over again (not that I don't now, I just can't wait to experience them with my kids).
4. My incredible family
5. Immersing myself in a truly great film like Return of the King or E.T. The Extra Terrestrial.
6. My childhood memories of riding bikes with friends, watching Star Wars and playing with the action figures, playing D&D and Star Frontiers, and catching toads and garter snakes at my grandma's house in Michigan.

 

[diaglo]

To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.



or just to have someone to love who loves you.

 

[jaerdaph]

My son, my sister's kids, and my family.

Pretty much all I need.

 

[Hand of Evil]

doing the unexpected

 

[der_kluge]

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favorite things

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things


Ok, sorry.


My daughter
My wife
Playing Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A major
Gaming with friends
Enjoying a good meal
Listening to Dmitri Shostakovich
Completing a complex project at work, and/or solving a complex problem

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Lots of things bring me joy:

(1) My husband aka The_Universe.
(2) *SHAMELESS PLUG* The Universe's Story Hour, see my sig for a link.
(3) My cat, Old Kentucky Shark - cutest animal on the planet.
(4) Nachos.
(5) Your mom .
(6) A really good history lecture.
(7) Getting an A on any school project.
(8) Jesus
(9) Fresca
(10) Jewelry - specifically opals and diamonds.
(11) Gaming.
(12) My friends.
(13) Poptarts
(14) The internet.
(15) Crisp, cool days that never reach above 50 degrees.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

My dear sweet lovable cat (kitten, she is still very much like one after nine years!).
The love of my mother.
The love I reciprocate back to my mother.
My sisters' happiness.
My eternally sunny disposition.
My love for all of humanity.
And occassionally the glimmer of love that I get from my dad.

 

[Captain Howdy]

What brings me joy?

1. Friends and family
2. Watching movies with friends/family
3. Making movies with friends/family http://www.the-harringtons.org/~robert/MP3s/creamcornkillerhiqual.mov
4. My dog
5. Knowing that x-mas break starts tomorrow, and lasts 3 weeks
6. Waking up each morning and therefor realizing that I didn't die in my sleep
7. Oh yeah, don't forget D&D

That's about it. There are other cool things, but this is the good stuff.
BTW that movie, "The Cream Corn Killer" is really stupid, but we had fun making it. And in case you are wondering, the killers soul is chasing my dog, and he gets posessed, that's why he is evil at the end... shut up.

 

[Treebore]

My wife and 3 kids. D&D and other things bring me joy, but it all pales in comparison to the joy my wife and kids give me.

 

[Wombat]

Many things, in no particular order

A good tale well told
Beethoven's 9th Symphony
Being with my friends and sharing a convivial meal
My gamers and our sessions together
Playing with my nieces and nephews
A hug
Cherry blossoms
New Hampshire in autumn
Reading Robertson Davies or Ursula LeGuin
A well-made cup of tea