That Sounds Fun

That Sounds Fun uncovers the secrets of a happy life: mindfulness, love, joy, and a good dose of doing whatever makes us happy as often as we can, starting from simple, day-to-day activities, to much bigger life experiences that speak to our soul.

According to the author, fun isn’t an activity, but a feeling. She remembers vividly her childhood memories and looks back at a much simple time with joy and nostalgia. While in Georgia, she used to snap beans with her mother and grandmother from dusk till dawn. The best part? Well, that was the best part!

The idea of doing nothing, enjoying the present moment, and living simply doesn’t sound complicated at all. And yet practice beats all of us to it. Perhaps that’s the reason we look back on our childhood with nostalgia and a feeling of good old joy. But what if we could restore these emotions and integrate them into our everyday lives?

The author suggests that enjoying the little things and doing more of those tiny activities that make us happy will do the trick. It might be enjoying a cup of hot chocolate, watering plants, riding a bicycle, or anything at all.

The idea is that happiness doesn’t come from future events, fancy trips, or expensive items. Rather, it comes from anything that makes you happy personally. Don’t take my word for it. Just look around: rich people often feel depressed regardless of their possessions. But children, people who live in the countryside, or simple families often get to know the highest of joys.

The author has a valuable lesson for all of us: stop planting seeds for the future and start harvesting the ones you’ve been growing for so long. As a single woman, she constantly delayed her happiness for a future state of being where she’d be married to someone. She didn’t buy a house, didn’t go on her dream trip to Europe, and more absurdly, she even delayed buying great coffee mugs, saving everything for a life shared in two. The problem? She was still in the dating phase, and after a rejection, her heart was broken. It was then that she went to an emotional retreat. And then, it hit her. It was time to enjoy all these little things, have fun, and stop postponing happiness. The lesson here is that joy starts when you let go of your imagination and start living in the present moment. Take a moment as you’re reading this to acknowledge that you’re alive and be happy about it. Count your blessings and start living joyfully, without waiting for some end goal to come true. Find pleasure in the little things while still working…