When was the last time you were truly happy?

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Before Covid

Right now. I just had a lovely chat on the phone with my niece and we had a few laughs. It felt good to hear her sounding happy after she had a rough 2025.

Now, I’ve been perfectly happy and content since my son was born a year ago (next week) yes we have hard days and he still wakes 5x a night and I probably wouldn’t answer like this if I read it at 3am 😆 but at the end of the day I just look at him and realise how bloody lucky I am

I would say I am properly happy several times a day. Nothing especially good needs to happen. Today, I walked home with my son in the cold drizzle with a heavy backpack full of shopping, and we had a nice chat. We were both very happy, I think. Even if he was moaning about the shopping! (In fact, he probably quite enjoyed the moan too).

Today! DH brought me a perfect cup of coffee in bed and the sun shone in the window. Yesterday when we had eight friends over for dinner, DS had a bunch of his friends over to play table tennis, and there was a house full of people having a good time. Friday night when I went to a gig with a friend.

Never

A couple of hours ago, having a good laugh with some friends.

I'm still happy now, but getting ready for work tomorrow so not as happy as I was two hours ago.

happy generally, but that fuzzy ‘this is happiness’ feeling was yesterday on a bike ride with Dd and DH. first one of the year and felt nice to be outside in dryish weather and daylight.

At the Eras tour with my DD in 2024. It was pure joy.

Separated from abusive ex a couple of days later, and whilst I'm generally an upbeat, positive person who tries to stay grateful, life has been a bit of a slog since.

Today. Nephew's birthday at my Dad's. All the kids there and Mum and Dad on great terms even though they split up 20 odd years ago.

New baby bubble is lovely … I had my DD in midsummer and I do treasure that summer so very much.

I would say I am pretty happy now. Ds is reception and dd is two and a half and I’ve noticed a bit of a seismic shift for the better lately; things aren’t so intense. Of course we’ve had lovely moments but parenting two very young children is not easy and I am alone with them a lot due to DHs work.

Life is still very busy and honestly I am looking forward to having a little more time for me in hopefully the very near future. I’ve also lost nearly five stone since August so I do feel pretty amazing!

Day before my Dad passed away so suddenly. My most happiest moments since then just don't have the depth they used to. It's changed me forever. There is now a new different type of happiness but it's not the same care free, happy go lucky, innocent type there was before.

I'm happy to live a life of contentment.

I don't reach for happy. But if happy comes, I welcome it.

Otherwise, I sit in my contentment. It's quite lovely being content.

Had a blast yesterday evening, was laughing lots and very happy.
Back to reality today. Tough day tomorrow 😪

This afternoon.

My dog had done unexpectedly well at a sport competition we do together and I was driving home with him after a night in the camper van together, rosette on the dashboard, heading to see my husband in our modest but lovely house and I felt a great rush of happiness and such contentment at my life.

Never. I have always had significant anxiety that something bad was about to happen.

Every day.

My life has generally been very difficult and there have been few smooth periods.

I don’t think it stops me from feeling happiness, it’s almost propelled me into a state of kind of extreme mindfulness where I’ve truly realised all we ever have is the here and now.

Tonight, I’ve had a lovely dinner, my children are tucked up warmly and safely in bed, I’m going to have a cup of tea and browse holidays because I would like to book something in. We don’t have bombs dropping on us, we’re not cold or hungry. I can think of many people sadly no longer here that are unfairly not getting to experience this moment, today, and I am. So for that I’m grateful and happy.

Wa sit Bob Geldof who said he doesn’t believe in ‘happiness’, more happy moments? I think he was spot on.

I’m happy every day. Not every day all day and I still have bad/sad days but I’m always able to find something I’m grateful for or that makes me happy.

It could be the smallest of things like hearing birds singing or Just reminding myself how lucky I am to live in a relatively safe country when there’s such awful things happening in the world but even when the shittest of things happen there’s always something to be grateful and happy about.

Fifteen years ago, before my 7 yr old son died.

This.
I am also feel gratitude every day for the life I have.

Right now, even though I’m in work tomorrow. I was especially happy yesterday on a day out to a lovely village with my family and in laws. I’m happy most days really to varying degrees, but I particularly love weekends. I feel very grateful I have nothing huge in my life altering that right now, and viscerally aware of how that can all change in an instant

This afternoon walking around the waterfalls in Pontneddfechan with my newish (4 months) partner. I was happy yesterday too when I went for a meal and to the cinema with friends. I try to appreciate the relative calm of my life now as I’ve had a lot of sadness-my sister died in her 30’s and my long term partner died a horrible and drawn out death from cancer 10 years ago. My DD was very seriously ill at the same time then my father died a week after my DH. I thought I’d never be happy again-but I have had moments of great joy in the last two years and feel quite positive. There is always hope, if nothing else.

I credit my faith with my peace and contentment. It has been a journey, and life isn't always easy, but I can now ride the storms so much better.