What was the happiest day of your life?

Question

Describe to me the happiest day of your life. For instance, don't just say "the day I married my husband," say "the day I married my husband, because now mah baby has a daddy," or whatever. I've been having a bad week, and I want to hear some happy stories.

Answer 1

Hi.

Sometimes you don't realize what the happiest days are until they're over. Only later can you put them into the context of other days.

I remember once when I was a child, many years ago, being in the park in the small town where I grew up. I was maybe ten years old. It's a big park for a small town, stretching along a slow river that gradually winds down to the Chesapeake Bay. Tall pines line the river, the kind that rise up a hundred feet with tufts of needles clustered around the top. In some places, the trees grow close together and the branches make a canopy way above the ground, which is covered with a soft carpet of needles.

It was summer and I was there for a picnic, or a birthday party, or some other gathering. I wandered off from whatever group I was with and stretched out on the dappled bed of pine to look up at the dark green vault so high above, blue sky and sunlight filtering down, patterns shifting in the breeze.

I lay there for what seemed like a long time, concentrating on everything, or nothing, taking in the sounds of horseshoes clanking and old men arguing over who had scored the point, watching the birds swoop from tree to tree, almost hearing the wind rush over their wings, smelling the smoke from barbecue grills.

As I look back, everything was perfect that moment. There were no distractions; my senses had expanded to include everything I could see, feel, hear and touch. I was part of that little bit of everything, and it was part of me. But I was insensible of that oneness -- I was just being.

It was magical, and I've never experienced anything like it since.

I read your 360 blog and have an idea how you must feel. You've had some big ups and downs in a short span of time. Now you're free of school -- which can be a hard thing to get your mind around -- and free of your boyfriend -- which must have been totally unexpected. (Dnd by a text message! Geez!). New paths opened, familiar paths closed. Your friends try to make you feel better or more certain, but you still struggle in ways only you can know.

Here's something that might help: Make a list of the happiest days in *your* life. Don't include the days you were expected to be happy (and everyone else also expected you to be), like graduation or birthday parties. Make a list of the times happiness slipped up on you without your even knowing it. Relive them for a while. Close your eyes and experience them again, just as they were for you then.

Those moments tend to be the best, and remembering gives you hope there will be many more.

Answer 2

The happiest day of my life was the day I was allowed to go outside for the first day in over 6 weeks. I had a bone marrow transplant 9 years ago, and I had to stay confined in a small room about 15x12 quarantined from the world; more or less a prison with privelages. To be able to feel the sun on my face and smell something other than pure oxygen and cleaning chemicals was nothing more than beautiful.

Answer 3

This is a rather shallow answer, but one of my happiest days was going to LA, being interviewed in line, waiting in the audience, and hearing my name called to be a contestant on "The Price is Right!" I had played paper doll Price is Right as a child with the Sears Catalog (cutting out the people and prizes and putting on a show) and had said for years, "I'm going to go on TPIR!" When it happened, it was just as exciting and fabulous as I expected, even though I didn't win. I was with a really good friend and going through a hard time in my life--but that really stood out as a lot of fun! Hang in there and have a good day!

Answer 4

AWe sorry your having a bad week :(
The happiest day of my life was the day my kids were born. I can't describe how happy I was. When I looked into their little eyes it was the best feeling in the world :)
Hope your week gets better :)

Answer 5

My happiest day was when my little baby girl was born. She's amazing to me! But, for you, to keep your interest - my second happiest was the day that I got a divorce. The third happiest day was when I got married. Funny how that works, isn't it?

Answer 6

The day I won the lottery.I took a jet and all my friends and we went to London first and stayed in the best hotel.Treated them to some great shopping.Then I decided I really wanna house there so I spent some million there.We went to Hawaii to relax after all that shopping(which can be really exhausting) and had cocktails on the beach.
There.If I visualise It often,It may actually happen..

Answer 7

The happiest day of my life was when I got saved at church!

Answer 8

Well...here goes..I thought that I was a lost person,thinking that I can't be in God's presence coz I'm a sinner.Then someone said that Jesus died on the cross for our sins...that our past is gone...Yahoo!God bless !N guide you in your difficult moments.Remember that it's only a short time only before our Lord n Saviour comes...Amen!

Answer 9

The day I gave birth to my son. It was so incredible to see this little person that my hubby and I created

Answer 10

I'm sorry this is not an answer to your question but an opinion on my part. I've personally answered this question more than 3 times on Answers and frankly getting tired of seeing it. Who votes this question be retired say "I".