[(JD)]

Trying to help with positive thinking here... happiest moment... takes some thought for me, what about you?

My happiest 2006 moment was being contacted by Chicken Soup For The Soul and told my story was being considered for an upcoming issue. I scored a 9.2 out of a 10.0 in the final selection. (My tribute to Rosa Parks)

And even though it didn't get published due to lyric copyright issues (and my refusal to take them out) I didn't dwell on the disappointment, I focused on the fact that it was good enough to be considered.

[phillygirl]

Oh good topic, Sky!

I don't know that I have a happiest moment per se... It was a really rocky year in general. I hit one of my deepest lows in awhile and after a pretty major crash in August, I finally did something about it. So while it hasn't been easy at all, I think the best thing I did for myself in 2006 was getting help for my depression.

And I'm coming out a much different person. One that I like and that's a new thing for me.

I hope this topic keeps going, it helps me to read the good things about people's lives.

[lenjan]

My happiest 2006 moment was Feb. 19, when all my bloodwork came back normal for the first time after spending 5 weeks near death (and having had to be resuscitated once) due to bone marrow failure.

Kind of hard to lose perspective after that.

easy one for me.......the day my new grandson was born after being told that he had stopped growing in the womb......weighed in at a little over 5 pounds and is perfect!

[Rhapsody]

My Happiest Memory from 2006..........

1.) When my oldest son finally came home in January - from the Military - Go Navy!

2.) Baby-sitting my 1st great-niece and being there when she took her 1st step and said her 1st word.......

...... I was HAPPY and in HEAVEN on these two particular days.


LoVe,
Rhapsody -

when my son-in-law came home from Iraq......alive and well.

[Wants2Fly]

I do not have a particular happy event to report. The best moments for me are those of quiet joy, when a sense of wonder and peace sweeps over me. That usually comes in very simple, blessed, quiet times -- looking at a sunset as I drive home from a long day, leaving the apartment and feeling a cool breeze and seeing the blue Florida sky, sitting in an easy chair with an ice tea and knowing that I am okay.

[jacq10]

Lying with my house mother before i had to leave for the summer. Talking about life and love, and how much our relationship means to each other. Just being there, in the moment, only the two of us. She gave me that source of comfort and motherly love i'd always wanted.. and i will never forget that.

I'm not entirely sure if i was "happy", but i know i wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else in the world.

[Psychotic_Phil]

I'm not sure I enjoyed 2006. I was grappling with my OCD and depression which caused fights, arguments and hand washing, of course. I did have a good moment however. I met my only dear friend, who has ADHD. I sent him an e-mail last night actually, to keep him informed of my transformation from obsessive compulsive to manic depressive and my two hospitalizations.

[Perna]

Congrats, Petunia! That is wonderful being considered for a Chicken Soup book.

I think my happiest moment was the day after my husband retired. He had decided he wanted to go out for breakfast (on a work day :-) as his first act of retirement, to feel like being retired, and that was fun. It still is fun to realize that it's a random mid-afternoon during a weekday and we're not at work. I love being together with him, being able to suggest an activity, etc. and we do it and being able to go to bed/get up when I want, etc.

Thank you, Perna!

apart from my kids doing well at school and watching them grow up

seeing killing joke in a field at a festival - awesome and metallica and seeing axl rose have a mega strop on stage

and seeing prodigy live absolutely awesome

One of them was my first session with my therapist. I was SO HAPPY that he seemed keen to want to work with me and that we seemed to click. I've wanted a therapist for about 4 or 5 years now (someone where it was mutual that we wanted to work together).

Woo hoo!

Another of them I can't nail down to a specific moment in time... But it was when I started to feel accepted here. Academically and socially. When I realised that ITS OKAY. I'm okay. I can do this (both academically and socially). Don't get me wrong - it is jolly hard at times. But nobody thinks i'm stupid and / or a freak so that is great :-)

[Juliana]

My happiest 2006 memory is made up of a whole bunch of memories spanning a weekend.

In July, I flew for the first time in many years. I had agoraphobia from 2001-2004 and was still struggling with phobias and panic attacks. I was terrified of going to a busy airport, terrified of standing in lines, terrified of being trapped on a plane, but I did all those things. When I got off the plane in Chicago after facing so many of my fears, I felt so free. I felt like I had slayed a dragon.

The weekend ended up being very liberating for me. I faced and conquered so many fears. The reason for my trip: My friend and I had an opportunity to do a live interview with Marty Casey, the lead singer of my favourite band, Lovehammers. We had already done two phone interviews with him and I wasn't nervous, but thinking about doing it in person was a bit nerve-wracking. Once we got to the site of the interview and were waiting for him to arrive, I was surprisingly calm. I was excited about meeting him, but not nervous. I was actually trying to calm the nerves of my friend. She was freaking a bit. It ended up going very, very well. We did a two-hour recorded interview with him in a restaurant, went to see a Candlebox show with him and then went to an after-party. I faced a whole of lot of fears that night (first time I had been in a crowded club since before I got agoraphobia). I had so much fun!

Two days later, I met up with a group of friends in Milwaukee to see the Lovehammers play at Summerfest. It was an extremely busy place -- jam-packed with people as far as the eye could see. I was still phobic about large crowds before that trip and I was amazed that I was fine while I was there. I actually had a blast -- in the front row seeing my favourite band play live for the first time. Agoraphobia was a distant memory. It was such a fun weekend. I felt like my old self again and put some big fears and phobias behind me.

On the way home, bad weather delayed one of my flights and I ended up stranded in an airport overnight. You wouldn't think that would be a good thing, but it was. It forced me to face another fear -- being alone in a big, unfamiliar place, unable to get home to my safe place -- and I was fine. It was another confidence-boosting experience. That weekend did more for me than a year of therapy.

[Juliana]

That's an awesome memory, Perna. My dad is retiring in April. I can't wait for my parents to have wonderful experiences like that -- just having the freedom to spend time together whenever they like.

josh saying he wanted to marry me

[heyjoe]

my 9 year old daughter winning 6 straight dog shows as a handler to make her dog a champion.

[Sabrina]

I am sure I have many happy memories of 2006 but one that springs to mind right now is receiving gold jewellry and a card from my husband on Valentines Day. This was special and happy for me as it was the first card (EVER) that I received from my hubby and the gold jewellry was a nice upgrade from the hand held vacuum cleaner I received for Valentines Day the year before!

seeing and meeting the buzzc ocks at summer sundae festival and also seeing gomez live.oh and having a smooch off james morrison at summer sundae too (bragging lol)he was kewl live too.
also seeing killing joke and metallica and prodigy live at download festival

mazin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

rock on ............

jinny xoxoxoxoxox

[Wants2Fly]

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Wow! I am so impressed. You and see and the dog should all be bursting with pride. Congratulations.

[Sabrina]

Oooh, jinnyann, how could I have forgotten the awesome Metallica concert that I attended in March last year! It was a mind blowing experience!

[Anony]

This is a good topic and I thought long and hard about it. Last year was really rough so I guess the best moment for me was January 1, 2006, knowing that my family and I had made it safe and sound through another year.

[BeyondRedemption]

The Simple Plan gig
amazing
especially as they started with "Shut Up", i shouted along to that at the voices and was in good spirits the rest of the night.
apart from that, voices didn't allow hapiness
and i'm going to a good charlotte gig on the 23rd of may this year, and hopefully it'll be just as good

-steph
xxx