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Just like a lot of people this has been a hard financial year and as a family we've had to knuckle down a bit.
However, after being away from home for several months due to work, I've just gone to check on the kids to make sure they're wrapped up and asleep and any difficulties have just melted away whilst looking at the peace on their faces. Truly soul satisfying.
I'm now sitting in front of the fire with a Ruddles to really cap off the night.
Thank you for your time.
LOL you know Gunz i have had many a years like that and
I know your feeling quiet chuffed at the moment the little
ones always seem to take the pressures away when you see them lying
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Mastibation
themountaingoat - Member
Mastibation
Do you have long enough arms to do that or just one of those fantasies
of yours you obviously can't achieve.
I love sitting down all cuddled up with my children watching a good christmassy type film , my stresses just seem to glide away and for a brief moment i feel like i'm a 10 yr old again sat with my dad without a care in the world.
Right now? Nothing.
Spending time with good, proper, friends.
Riding my bike
grantway - Member
Throw yourself into the road, darling.
loud clear bass heavy beautifully syncopated breakbeat and a pleasantly uninhibiting tincture
Nothing.
Seeing my wife and daughter playing together and laughing. That'll do me every time. But then I'm a soppy git at heart.
Riding it
That dried sweat and chalk residue scent left on your hands after a hard day climbing.
I look like Frank Booth, but significantly more peaceful, with my hands around my face for hours afterwards.
Yunki, I like that one, very lyrical.
Just thought - riding in a forest in the Summer just after rainfall listening to Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works. What a smell, what tunes!
snuggled up on the sofa with the missus watching friday night TV with a glass of wine with the whole weekend together in front of us 🙂
any bike trail when i am in that 'this is why' zone..
the Missus in a tight black mini skirt... hubba hubba! 😉
a good Yoga session..
Listening to good music is bliss.
Having an awesome night out with mates.
Tea.
And this
any bike trail when i am in that 'this is why' zone..
good food.
good wine.
good company.
And a beautiful sunset
Tarmac as smooth as a babies arse, a tail wind and skinny tyres.
Just watched my daughter win her fist kick boxing tournament. Very satisfying.
Cuddling up to the girlfriend and drifting off to sleep after a good sh*g.
loud clear bass heavy beautifully syncopated breakbeat
listening to Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works
These two, plus riding my bike on flowing singletrack.
There's something peaceful about cruising along on the sea with the wind in your kite and not so much white stuff that you have to concentrate hard. But It's more of a relaxation and pleasure than satisfaction. I've not kitesurfed for nearly 3 years 🙁
A grand day on the hills
Flesh on flesh with a bit of silk
A well earned pint
Spending time with good, proper, friends.
Riding my bike
This, and Radiohead's "In Rainbows"
The love of a good woman.
A well played Telecaster.
Mountains.
And a damn good nehari:
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Flesh on flesh with a bit of silk
That's it! I'm getting the wife's camisole out.
The nearest thing would be sunshine, clean rock, good friction and (successfully) pushing the grade.
And an ice cold beer or two at the end of the day...
Rainy Saturday afternoon in my favorite pub, pint to hand, reading the paper.
Dry, dusty day in the Alps going back up the hill in the cable car after a ripping run, admiring the view and reflecting on how great life can be.
A really satisfying s**t.
playing the music you love and having the audience love it too. Can't beat that kind of endorphin
Today. The most exceptional day ever with my wife and two little girls - steam train ride with Santa giving out presents, hot chocolate in the station bar, friends round this afternoon, Sunday roast for dinner, log Stove burning away, girls now sleeping, wine out. A perfect day.
riding up alpine climbs in the heat when I feel fit enough to be on top of a decent gear
Ladies' bottoms.
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*fans face*
Sunsets
Oh and outback sunrises
fresh air
seeing my cat do his "tuck and roll"
laughing at my husband breaking wind (it's still funny)
Being at Gatwick departure lounge awaiting call for flight to Geneva. Train's better still.
Scenery, so many beautiful places but some give off magical vibes. 8)
Scenery
+1 🙂 Watched last weeks Charley Boorman thing and now I feel like I need to go to Calgary to experience those mountains in person. Looked amazing.
+1 for seeing your little monkey(s) nestled down asleep.
Coaching kids to get pretty damn good at something they love and then handing out awards (and getting a standing ovation from a collective group of parents).
Being 'at one' with the woods/fields/hills/mountains on foot or bike.
In the company of proper friends with some right good food and a tipple or two.
Coaching kids to get pretty damn good at something they love ad then handing out awards (and getting a standing ovation from a collective group of parents).
That made me feel good just reading it!
the blackout buzz: That moment when the show caller gives the go and I blackout the venue, the crowd goes mental and we hit the first cue.
Makes me feel incredibly privileged as its not something everyone gets to do and the feeling of creating that level of anticipation in a crowded venue is pretty special. Then we get to the de-rig and the truck pack and the feeling of special fast disappears!
That made me feel good just reading it!
Nice one 🙂
Used to be a tennis coach and 'worked' a lot with kids (9-16yrs). Also set up 4 district leagues and 2 tournaments with a friend (and fellow coach) - despite local LTA rep being against the idea. Held end-of-year awards presentation 'do' each Sep. At the end of our first 'do', one parent stood up and thanked us both for all out efforts - then everyone stood up and applauded. Was quite an emotional moment.
2 more:
(1) posting 21 job applications from the postbox outside my office at midnight on a Sunday night having worked the last 3 weeks in a row with no day off
(2) getting pictures back from the developer's and finding 35 came out badly but 1 came out bitching 🙂
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The time lying in bed before I drift off to sleep.
It's the time I notice being alive.
Sounds pretentious written down, but it's genuinely felt. 😳
A bloody good fart.
Today? Seeing my boy breathe unaided for the first time in his life.
Today? Seeing my boy breathe unaided for the first time in his life.
Wow! That is something to celebrate.
Happy Christmas.
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Jambo! That is one of the best things to see. Good to hear he is coming around!
oday? Seeing my boy breathe unaided for the first time in his life.
Jam bo - that's wonderful to read. Happy Christmas to all of you. Stick in there.
For me - the momentary breadth of the silence atop a hill or cliff when I just stop and let it all come to me.
Realising my wife and daughter were both going to pull through after they both came so close to dying on the operating table last year was undescribable... (crappy labour, went really wrong, emergency C-section, resus, you get the idea)
Doing stuff with my kids for the first time is cool.. the look of joy and surprise on their faces on their first trip to the zoo, or paddle in the sea is awesome...
Reading with my eldest (4 years old) daughter is good at the moment, as are days like mothers day/fathers day/Christmas...
There are a few sh*tty things in my life at the moment, so the good stuff is important..
+1 with freeagent.
My wife also had an emergency c-section. I was told it would take 10 minutes but after being left on my own in the delivery room for 40 minutes was convinced that one or both had died. When a nurse walked in with a small baby in blankets...
I also get a huge amount of joy being with my daughter and now that she's 11 when she winds me up in the ways that I've been winding her up for years. She can also throw a ball properly so I feel my job as a father is almost done.
coke and whores
Lots of the above including, Kitesurfing (I'm in the same boat, or should that be board, havent been out in a few years)Well played Telecaster a good one, plus of coarse ones dustbin lids... I never been more at peace than when spending time with them.
But I find see other people happy very satisfy, so ... right here, right now this thread is very satisfing.
Cheers Gunz and Merry Xmas one and all.
Peace, Out.
A bit of Voodoo and a good human sacrifice.
Have a great Christmas jambo.... that did it for me! 😀
Watching my 2 year old daughter asleep, looks very peaceful and like she does not have a concern in the world.
Seeing her exhileration and giggles when she got on her balance bike for the first time and every time she goes down a slide.
Finally getting to a point with my fitness where I can keep up with a few of my mates that have beasted me time and time again, and where I can actually experience this "flow" that others have talked about, rather than just feeling like I am about to turn blue.
I feel really at peace and calm when I'm out on the range. There's nothing like trying to put lead onto a target 1000m away to tally focus your mind and your body. Everything else just melts away and your world becomes the crosshairs.
On a slightly more normal note, sitting on the sofa with my wife next to me and the dogs by my feet takes a lot of beating. Or that look I get from my Springer when he _knows_ that it's time for a walk, and I have a tennis ball in my pocket. That's priceless.
I've not got kids yet. Can you tell?
Properly good deeds performed under the guise of selflessness and a wide and genuine smile. Doesn't have to be anyone I know; the acts are what make me all warm inside...
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the midweek mini movies mostly..
What surfer said ^ . Only i'd go for road racing - racing on the fells often makes me a bit stressed about navigation.
Finishing things that take a lot of work, could be restoration work on the house, ironman tri, Marmotte, work project - anything that you know you set out to achieve, worked hard to achieve and got there in the end. Doesn't matter if you're first or last or if it's perfect, it's the joy of completing something and knowing that you don't need to concern yourself with it anymore
(I passed some exams yesterday which gave me that similar feeling :-))
Finbar is it you doing the 5 miler on Boxing day looking to break 30 mins??
Top of a climb, lying on the grass with warm sun on you, waiting for your mates to catch up, chewing haribo, a freaking awesome descent just around the corner and cake waiting for you at the bottom.
Stuff with the kids are starting to take over now but that ^ feeling will be with me for a while yet.
Finbar is it you doing the 5 miler on Boxing day looking to break 30 mins??
New Years day actually, if i can drag myself out of bed 😀 .
http://www.runningwithdavid.com/sections/events/run_derbys/new_years_day.html
I did a 35m47s 10km a couple of weeks ago so in theory i should be comfortably under 30min, but it's a bugger of a hilly course.
Are you doing any races over the holidays Surfer?
Mrs PP
Laughing so hard I can't breath
Listening to a skylark twittering overhead on a perfect English summers day.
Doing something when I know that there's no rush, no deadline, no problem. This can be cycling and not having to be anywhere at any particular time, enjoying company, or just pottering about in the garage taking something to bits.
Finding something I've been looking for. I don't mean "where's my glasses?" I mean the feeling I got on my honeymoon where we walked up a big hill to a quiet village in Sicily, then sat in the square overlooking the sea with a cool beer. That's what I was looking for that week, something typically Italian. I've had this feeling before, and it can be odd things (But always simple things) that set it off for me, but it's just a peace and happiness that I can almost feel bursting out inside me on a calm quiet day... Hard to describe though
"listen to the gentle humming of your soul"
This is where we had that cool beer
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Not big or grand or posh. Just....... right
Finbar that 10k time puts you well inside 30 mins for 5 maybe even inside 29.
I can recomend the Alsager 5 its not a very fast course but flat and popular and you will almost certainly get carried along to a PB.
I'm mainly just training at the moment but maybe pick something new years day like you or soon after.
Good luck
Ta Surfer, fingers crossed.
Books, bikes, beer.
other peoples happiness
making the people i love smile