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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
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
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
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.
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 .
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
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.
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
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 .
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
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
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
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 .
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
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 .
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
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
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
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
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 .
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 .
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
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
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 .
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