The the laughter of my children.

Love seeing a sunrise on a road trip

The sunset in Erie PA

Enjoying a cup of coffee while watching the hippos in the river below (far below...hippos are mean) in Selous N Park.

Sitting by the fireplace looking out the window after a good snow storm.

jumping out of a perfectly good airplane (assuming you have a chute on)

Scratching an itch.

You have to realize that there are different kinds of itches, both physical and mental.

My kiddo pretending to be asleep when I get home on late evenings.

Also this:

Fixing or solving a problem yourself-

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Originally posted by cparktd:
Leg hugs.
Running start leg hugs from a Grandchild when they see you.

Running with this one.

Getting home to "DADDY!" followed by a running hug

Small children, playing with puppies. Those laughs of pure jOY. Always brings a tear to my eye.

Enjoying a cigar with my critters sitting around me.

My kids getting along and having fun

The smell of burning leaves or a woodburning stove

Walking with my wife and dogs on a cool evening

UNC winning a men's basketball game

Some really good replies. I'll add: a little wine with dinner, if you like wine and food together. I'm on lunch at work; I think of more later.

A cat rubbing its face on you while purring.

Looking at the ocean and smelling the salt/sea

My wife looking at me and smiling

It used to be the ocean, particularly the Atlantic. Fishing at Dawn, the quiet, the Sunrise.

Now it's the desert, again the tranquility, the smell, the changing colors.

My son giggling

Hearing 16000 plus chant ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK with 59 seconds left.

Taking the lid off the coffee grinder after grinding some fresh beans.

Watching my dog rub all the kisses off her face on the carpet, then coming back for more.

Coffee on a Saturday or Sunday morning

A simple exchange of a smile between strangers. I learned as a young man that you never know what someone might be going through. That small gesture could be huge especially in tough times..

< SMILE >

The smell of the air after a thunderstorm while sitting out on the patio.

Watching the sun come up while fishing or hunting.

The smell of the coffee brewing first thing in the morning.

Jim

Camp fire. I'd be gone from home for work for weeks or months. A camp fire is how I'd disconnect from the job and reconnect to the family. Something about the flames, sounds and smells is soul soothing.

Sitting in my backyard with a cigar and a glass of something.

Walking my dog on a warm sunny day in the neighborhood.

Burying a new old revolver!

Feels good on the way home with it.
Then you need another to feel that good again!