The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you can’t do.
The greatest pleasure in life is LOVE. Do what you LOVE. LOVE what you do.
Ultimately, the greatest pleasure of life is something that each individual must discover for themselves.
A question a friend of mine asked me today, about whether I enjoyed ‘gourmet food ‘ and my answer that I really enjoyed good food , whether it was gourmet or not, got me thinking.
It got me thinking about what the greatest pleasures in life are. I know it’s a tenuous link to the question about gourmet food, but hey there you have it.
So always on the lookout for good blog material, this post is about the greatest pleasures in life as seen through my eyes. Pleasure is after all at least one of the essential components of leading a meaningful life. Good food must make a top list of my life’s pleasures.
Too vast a topic to say much about in only a few lines, but yes certainly one of life’s great pleasures. It helps when you have worked up a serious appetite such as one does on a cold day or after some physical exertion.
Good food is of course not only one of life’s great pleasures but also one of life’s great arts. The art of preparing good food, the art of serving it properly, the art of enjoying it in the right surroundings and with the right company.
The way in which we eat and who we choose to dine with are not insignificant things, they are things which say a lot about us as people.
Most significant is the thoughts and emotions with which we eat our food, these affect the taste, content and digestion of that which sustains us as makes being sustained a worthwhile endeavor.
My list
First things first, ask just about any sex therapist and they will tell you that there is no such thing as being bad at sex. “I don’t think anyone is inherently bad at sex.
You can be uncaring, you can be insensitive to your partner, you can be inhibited about sex but all of those problems are discussible and fixable.
Everyone Is Different. What makes for great sex in one person’s mind may be mind-numbingly boring or certifiably insane to another.
Particularly when people are inexperienced sexually or with a new partner, it can take some significant work to figure out what gets each person’s motor running.
What’s more, preferences can change depending on the situation, each person’s mood, or how the relationship as a whole is developing.
Realizing You Have More Time to Sleep – Something abruptly awakens you and you think it’s time to get up. Then you squint over at your alarm clock and realize you still have 2 more hours to sleep. A warm euphoric feeling shoots though your body as you glide gracefully back to your dreams.
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Thank you …. People Watching – Sitting there on your bench you can see people in every direction. Tall people, small people, thin and plump.
Blond, brunette, and redhead alike. Each of them has a different stride and a unique expression. As you drift from body to body you are mesmerized by what you see.
Holding Hands with Someone You Love – Every time she grabs your hand you are overcome with an awareness of how much she means to you.
Holding hands is sensual and physically intimate, yet subtle. There are few people you allow to hold your hand, so when it happens you can be sure that the moment is special.
Playing in the Water – Water marvels people of all ages. From jumping in puddles as a child, to doing cannon balls in the pool as an adolescent, to enjoying a cocktail in the Jacuzzi as an adult… water is enjoyable.
Making Someone Smile – You notice that your colleague has been under a great deal of stress with meeting a deadline, so you take it upon yourself to complete one of her indirect responsibilities for her.
As soon as she realizes what you did, she comes into your office with a big smile on her face. “Thank you”, she says. You just hit two birds with one stone, because making her smile just made your day.
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Reminiscing about Old Times with Your Closest Friends – Pink Floyd once said “the memories of a man in his old age are the deeds of a man in his prime”.
There is no simple pleasure more satisfying than recounting the greatest moments of your life with your closest friends who lived these moments alongside you.
Receiving an Unexpected Compliment – It’s been an average day. Nothing really great has happened, but nothing terrible occurred either.
This monotonous day has put you in a dreary mood. Unexpectedly, an older, attractive lady taps you on the shoulder, calls you “handsome” and says she loves your shirt. The day just got a whole lot better
Having a Good Laugh – Laughter is the greatest cure of all. Life is extraordinary in the moments when you are laughing so hard you can barely breathe.
These moments of deep laughter are divine in the sense that they cleanse your mood and set your mind on a positive track.
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Finishing What You Started – You just finished up a big project you’ve been working on for the last few months, or maybe you just finished your first marathon…
The feeling of self-accomplishment you get when you finish what you started is by far one of the most rewarding simple pleasures life has to offer.
While talking about pleasure, sex is something that comes to our minds unfailingly. Though that’s absolutely true but apart from sex, there are many other small and big things that give you pleasure but go unnoticed.
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