@Anonymous wrote:There is a lot of doom and gloom in this world and there is enough talk about that on here, but.....
what makes you happy at this moment in time, what makes you feel good?
This can be people, hobbies, work, looking at a sunset, it doesn't matter, as long as when you think about it it makes you feel good. It doesn't have to be anything big. It's often the little things that count. Expand on it a little.
For me there are several things:
I'm fixing up a Dolls house and creating tiny things for it. I have always loved miniatures since I was small and I'm fascinated by all the stuff people can make on such a small scale. There are some fantastic artist out there making amazing things.
I'm finally renovating my garden as it had become messy and tired over the years (a bit like myself), so buying new plants, digging out old ones, redesigning the borders a bit, etc...At last getting some special roses with lots of fragrance. Roses are my favourite flowers. The variety is just immense. It's fun to select all new plants. I'm not a great gardener, but I'm sure I can create a little heaven to sit in.
I'm rereading some of my old fantasy books. At the moment Terry Brooks. I love reading and it gives me a lot of pleasure, but especially fantasy as it takes me into a different world.
I made a start with painting an oil painting of a fantasy bird for my eldest daughter. Something bold and colourful, but full of details to reflect her personality. It also makes me feel good to see her more happy again and making new plans for her future after losing her baby girl 3 years ago.
I love seeing how my youngest has grown in confidence and skills working for Warner Brothers in London as an apprentice. It is amazing to see her spreading her wings and flying at a speed that I didn't think she had in her.
And I do like to watch the sun set. I live in a built up area, but I'm on a T-junction and can see down the whole street in front of my house and in the evening I often sit at my dining table to watch all the colours changing in the sky. I might not have a view over glowing hills, but the bit I can see is beautiful.
So what about you lot..........................
A LIFE WORTH LIVING , SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WORTH LIVING IT WITH.
Well that is ebay for you Astro...hahaha. Maybe try again later.
I know you are really creative as well.
I'm not exactly Rembrandt...hahaha...so don't hold your breath. I learned to oil paint at an early age and did have to learn to paint everything, from landscapes and still life to portraits, but none of it was really my thing. So I started painting from my fantasy and paint mainly symbolic, surrealistic, modern kind of stuff. Not everyone's cup a tea. I did a painting for a friend of mine last year with all kinds of things in it to represent what she loved. I hadn't painted for a long time, but it was a lot of fun getting back into it. I do have to have real inspiration though. I can't just go and sit copying something like some can do, so making it into a profession was always out of the question for me.
Fantastic that you sold some paintings! That is absolutely great.
I wish my garden was bigger. I would love a Japanese garden as well. Somewhere really tranquil to sit and read.
As a mother I know how important it is for you to see your children getting on well. We're close as a family and it feels good.
Health is important in life and mine isn't always as good as I would wish, but I don't dwell on it. My cup is always half full. 
I think it's always good to count our blessings on a regular basis. We're often surrounded by things that make us happy, but we don't always see that, it becomes normal. We often don't stand still long enough to really appreciate that what is right there under our noses and actually gives us a lot of joy.
@Anonymous wrote:Ok evo, that sounds good.
You don't want to enlarge on that I guess.
I don't want to expand on it too much, because I'd feel I was asking for far too much; as my original basic request appears to be asking for far too much as it is. 
However, to elucidate a bit........Driving fast cars, playing tennis and generating enough adrenaline ( mixed with pain killers ) to mask the pain of having a body that's full of nuts, bolts and screws.........products of a hard life........and for when I can't keep father time at bay any longer, my collecting / eBay activities.
Evo, It sounds like you got a bit too immersed into your fast cars. 
And in my opinion there is no such thing as asking for too much. Nothing wrong with wanting more or better. What do you collect? Of course you don't have to answer that if you don't want to. I collect Art glass. Mainly Italian and Art Deco.
And in my opinion there is no such thing as asking for too much. Nothing wrong with wanting more or better. What do you collect? Of course you don't have to answer that if you don't want to. I collect Art glass. Mainly Italian and Art Deco.
What makes you happy?
Exactly the same thing that makes everyone else happy....... an increase in seratonin levels, nothing more, nothing less.
Next?
@jd.linklater wrote:What makes you happy?
Exactly the same thing that makes everyone else happy....... an increase in seratonin levels, nothing more, nothing less.
Next?
@Anonymous wrote:
Evo, It sounds like you got a bit too immersed into your fast cars.
Pens & Coins ( not just any old pens and coins )
Here's one of the Pens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DqkGBtbxJc
Here's one of the coins.
They are kind of special, real works of art; some have taken months to make ( urushi & maki-e ) Japanese lacquer which has to be applied in layers and then dried slowly.......polished....and then the whole process repeated over & over. I am a great fan of the grand master painters, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli, etc. etc. so the series of coins I showed, have pictures of famous paintings on them and are surrounded by inlaid swarovski crystals. I'm just a slave to beautiful things.
Evo, Lovely and very special. Both pen and Coin. I understand why you would collect those.
I'm not much of a baker, but I would love to give the decorating a try. I've seen some amazing stuff on the internet. Often far to nice to eat though.
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