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HERE ARE SOME SIMPLE PLEASURES OF LIFE AS TO SLEEP IN A TENT ON THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN MEMORY BOXES

Some small pleasures of life

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As part of general outcomes of the Grundtvig project funded by EU in the period 2012-2014 and named "Memory Boxes: a garden of reminiscence", list of the most common small pleasure of life presented to partners in the Finnish meeting in Lepeenraanta, May 2014

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HERE ARE SO M E S I M PL E PLEASU RES O F L I F E

A S T O S L E E P I N A T E N T O N T H E T O P O F A M O U N TA I N

ME MO RY BOXE S

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WHEN THE RAIN IS BEATING YOUR WINDOW THERE IS NOT ANOTHER BETTER PLACE YOU

WOULD STAY: YOUR BED

SLEEP ING IN THE BED ON A RA INY DAY

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Y O U R E A C H I N T O Y O U R P O C K E T A N D F I N D A

B A N K N O T E F R O M T H E L A S T T I M E Y O U W O R E Y O U R

C L O T H E S . Y O U A R E R I C H E R T H A N Y O U W E R E A

S E C O N D E A R L I E R

F INDING IN YOUR POCKET MONEY YOU

DIDN’T KNOW YOU HAD

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MAKING EYE CONTACT FOR A SECOND WITH

SOMEONE YOU L IKE

YOU MEET HE/SHE ON THE ROAD AND SHE LOOKS AT YOU FOR A MOMENT IN A

WAY THAT SEEMS TO BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU. FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS YOU THINK THAT … AND THE MOMENT IS GONE.

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SWIMMING NAKED

T H E R E I S S O M E T H I N G A M A Z I N G W H E N Y O U S W I M

N A K E D I N A L A K E O R I N T H E S E A , Y O U F E E L T O B E

PA R T O F T H E N AT U R E A R O U N D W I T H A

S E N S AT I O N O F D E E P F R E E D O M .

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WHEN ARRIVING AT HOME YOU FIND IN YOUR MAILBOX NOT THE

USUAL SPAM BUT A REAL POSTCARD FOR YOU: MAYBE

ARRIVING FROM THE PAST, AND YOU CAN READ SOME WISHES

FOR YOU FOR CHRISTMAS (WHEN IT IS JULY), THIS IS A VERY

EXCITING EXPERIENCE TO LIVE

RECEIV ING A REAL POSTCARD MAYBE FROM

A VERY OLD FRIEND

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PASSING THE YELLOW L IGHT AND TO BE THE

LAST

WHEN YOU ARRIVE TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHILE

YOU ARE PASSING THE LIGHT IS TURNING YELLOW

AND YOU SEE IN YOUR REARVIEW ALL OTHER

CARS STOPPING. YOU ARE THE LAST BUT YOU FEEL

YOURSELF AS IF YOU WERE THE FIRST.

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ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE WITH FRIENDS AND IN A MOMENT YOU

REMEMBER A FUNNY EPISODE OF YOUR LIFE EXACTLY WHEN ALL AROUND YOU ARE CHATTING ABOUT THE SAME SUBJECT.

HUMOR AND CURIOSITY START TO BE AROUND YOU AND YOU NOTICE THAT ATTENTION IS GROWING UP

AROUND YOUR STORY.

L I S T EN I N G A F UN N Y A N D I N TER ES T I N G T R UE S T ORY

THAT R EA LLY HA P P EN ED T O YOU

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HEARING ONE SONG FROM YOUR

CHILDHOOD AS A SOUNDTRACK OF THE

MOMENT

I T D O E S N ’ T M AT T E R W H E R E Y O U A R E , H E A R I N G T H E

S O N G F R O M Y O U R C H I L D H O O D I N T H AT

M O M E N T I S O N E O F T H O S E S I M P L E P L E A S U R E S I N L I F E

T H AT I N S TA N T LY B O O S T S Y O U R S P I R I T A N D M E M O R Y.

Y O U C O U L D B E D R I V I N G H O M E F R O M W O R K ,

H A N G I N G O U T AT A B A R W I T H F R I E N D S , O R

J O G G I N G .

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YOU JUST FINISHED YOUR JOB UNDER THE SUN AND THE ONLY THING YOU WANT IS TO DRINK SOMETHING COLD OR FRESH

AND OPENING THE FRIDGE YOU SEE A BOTTLE OF BIER, THE

FIRST SIP OF THAT BIER IS LIKE PARADISE ON EARTH.

THE F IRST S IP OF A B IER WHEN YOU’RE TH IRSTY

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CATCHING A P IECE OF BARE

SKIN OF THE OTHER SEX

F O R G U Y S , I T ’ S W H E N T H E WA I T R E S S B E N D S

O V E R A L I T T L E TO O FA R . F O R G I R L S I T ’ S S E E I N G T H AT G U Y I N A S P E E D O . E I T H E R WAY, W H E N Y O U

S E E A B I T M O R E S K I N T H A N Y O U W E R E

E X P E C T I N G O N T H E O P P O S I T E S E X , Y O U C A N ’ T H E L P B U T TO

S M I R K O N T H E I N S I D E

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WHEN YOU ARE DEEPLY INVOLVED IN A STORY OR IN A

DISCUSSION AND YOU AND OTHERS PRONOUNCE THE

SAME WORD EXACTLY IN THE SAME TIME, AMAZING MOMENT.

TELL ING THE SAME SENTENCE IN THE SAME

T IME

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REALIS ING YOU HAVE MORE

T IME TO SLEEP

S O M E T H I N G AWA K E N S Y O U A N D Y O U R E A L I Z E I T ’ S T I M E T O G E T U P.

T H E N Y O U L O O K AT Y O U R A L A R M C L O C K A N D

U N D E R S TA N D Y O U S T I L L H AV E 2 M O R E H O U R S T O

S L E E P. I T I S A W O N D E R F U L S E N S AT I O N

T O B E B A C K I N Y O U R D R E A M S .

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HOW MANY TIMES WE WERE STANDING OVER A BRIDGE

LOOKING PEOPLE PASSING BELOW, OR SITTING BEHIND A DARK GLASS

IN A PUB, LOOKING PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT OF IT. EACH OF

THEM WITH A DIFFERENT MOOD AND YOU FELT YOURSELF SAFE AS

INTO YOUR HOME.

YOU’RE WATCHING PEOPLE WHILE OTHERS

CANNOT SEE YOU

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PUT TING ON CLOTHES

STRAIGHT FROM THE DRYER

A S S O O N A S T H E D R Y E R S T O P S , Y O U P U L L O U T

Y O U R C L O T H E S A N D P U T T H E M O N . T H E Y F E E L S O WA R M O N Y O U R S K I N A N D Y O U C A N S M E L L A F R E S H -

S C E N T E D A R O M A C L O S E T O Y O U .

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WHEN YOU ARE BACK IN A PLACE WHERE YOU WERE USED TO PLAY

DURING YOUR CHILDHOOD, YOU CAN FEEL A FAMILIAR SMELL AROUND AND

MEMORY COMES BACK AND YOU REMEMBER YOUR YEARS THERE WITH

A SMILE ON YOUR LIPS, AND YOU WALK AROUND SEARCHING

FOR DIFFERENT SMELLS AND YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE PLAYING

FOOTBALL THERE ….

A FAMIL IAR SMELL FROM YOUR CHILDHOOD

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FEEL ING YOU HAVE WHEN YOUR IDEA

WORKS

Y O U H AV E B E E N S T R U G G L I N G T O R E S O LV E A D A M N E D P R O B L E M A L L

D AY A N D Y O U J U S T C A N ’ T S E E M T O G E T I T R I G H T.

F I L L E D W I T H F R U S T R AT I O N , Y O U

D E C I D E T O T R Y O N E L A S T I D E A B E F O R E C A L L I N G I T A N I G H T. A N D I T W O R K S

… . . FA N TA S T I C ! ! A N D Y O U FA L L E X H A U S T E D

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YOU ARE SITTING IN THE CORNER OF THE BED WHILE

YOUR HAND IS PASSING ON THE CLEANED AND FRESH BLANKETS.

THE SENSATION IS TO BE THE FIRST TO SLEEP IN THAT BED.

FRESH CLEAN BED SHEETS

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THERE IS NOT A BIGGER PLEASURE WITH OLD FRIENDS THAN TELLING

AND TELLING ABOUT THE BEST MOMENTS SPENT TOGETHER, AND

EVERYBODY CAN TELL IN THAT MOMENT HIS FEELING AND YOU

DISCOVER SOME POINTS OF VIEW THAT YOU HAVE IGNORED UNTIL

THAT MOMENT.

REMINISC ING ABOUT OLD T IMES WITH YOUR CLOSEST FR IENDS

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RECEIV ING AN UNEXPECTED COMPLIMENT

I T ’ S B E E N A N AV E R A G E D AY. N O T H I N G R E A L LY G R E AT H A S H A P P E N E D , B U T N O T H I N G A N D T H I S M O N O T O N O U S D AY H A S P U T Y O U I N A S T R A N G E

M O O D . U N E X P E C T E D LY, A N AT T R A C T I V E L A D Y TA P S Y O U O N T H E S H O U L D E R , C A L L S Y O U “ H A N D S O M E ”

A N D S AY S S H E L O V E S Y O U R S H I R T. T H E D AY C H A N G E D I N A W H I L E .

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THE FEEL ING AFTER A HEALTHY WORKOUT

I T ’ S A F E E L I N G O F S E L F A C C O M P L I S H M E N T, T H E

O N E T R U E A C T I V I T Y T H AT A C T U A L LY M A K E S

Y O U F E E L B E T T E R . W H E N Y O U WA L K O U T T H E F R O N T D O O R O F

T H E G Y M Y O U A R E L I K E S U P E R M A N O N T H E T O P

O F A S K Y S C R A P E R .

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RELAXING OUTDOOR IN A

SUNNY DAY

A S Y O U R E L A X S P R AW L E D O U T O N A

C O V E R O R A C H A I R A N D T H E S U N I S WA R M I N G

Y O U R FA C E A N D A L I G H T B R E E Z E K E E P S T H E

T E M P E R AT U R E N I C E . B I R D S A R E C H I R P I N G I N T H E T R E E S B E H I N D Y O U

A N D Y O U D O N ’ T WA N T T O E N D T H AT M O M E N T

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EVERY TIME THAT YOUR SON GRABS YOUR HAND YOU FEEL

YOURSELF AS IN PARADISE, AND IT IS SO SENSUAL AND PHYSICAL,

INTIMATE AND DELICATE. YOU ALLOW ONLY FEW PEOPLE TO GRAB YOUR HAND BUT YOUR

SON IS SPECIAL

HOLDING HANDS WITH SOMEONE YOU LOVE

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THE POWER OF THE WATER

WAT E R E N C H A N T P E O P L E O F A L L A G E S . W E S TA R T E D J U M P I N G

I N S M A L L P U D D L E S , T H E N W E S WA M D U R I N G

O U R T E E N A G E , T H E N W E T O O K A M A R G A R I TA

O N T H E P O O L W H E N A D U LT A N D W E

R E F R E S H D U R I N G S U M M E R T I M E .

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YOU ARE UNDER A STRESSING MOMENT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO MEET A DEADLINE BUT A SMALL SENTENCE CHANGE THE MOOD

OF EVERYBODY AROUNDAND ESPECIALLY “SHE” IS SMILING IN FRONT OF YOU

WHISPERING “YOU MADE MY DAY” AND HER WORDS MADE

YOUR DAY TOO.

MAKING SOMEONE SMILE