Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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True happiness is the intersection of imagination and reality. It's visualizing joy with eyes closed and, upon opening them, finding yourself exactly where you wish to be. (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by aCosmicWave@lemm.ee to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sponsored by Meta Quest 3!

[–] aCosmicWave@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Is this a reference to an ad or something? Lol I’m out of the loop!

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Your post sounds like it's the beginning of an ad for a VR headset

[–] aCosmicWave@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Meta Quest 3: dream with your eyes wide open™

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago

That image goes hard af

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

It actually is a great tagline.

[–] giriinthejungle@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is beautifully said. There had been moments in my life when I'd be so very happy that I would indeed close my eyes, take a deep breath and appreciate the moment. When there is nothing to bug you in the back of your mind to ruin the setting, such moments are beautiful and I agree, could be described as pure joy.

[–] aCosmicWave@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Thank you! I’ve also only had a few of these moments in my life. Last night I was laying in bed with my toddler. As he was drifting off to sleep, I closed my eyes and visualized a super cozy, quiet evening. I could hear his cute little breathing, and feel his warm little body against mine and when I opened my eyes I was exactly where I wanted to be. I am so grateful for my son.

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That sounds more like teleportation than happiness... Did you mean to say teleportation?

[–] aCosmicWave@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah! I’m trying to use words to describe the teleportation of consciousness from a typically negative headspace into a joyful one.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Isn't this Jumper?

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

happiness is the appreciation of good fortune.

[–] Anamnesis@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Well shit, never had that experience in all my 37 years.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So... Virtual Reality? 🤔

[–] aCosmicWave@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

More like Augmented Reality. Where you put on a headset but it’s completely transparent and you are grateful there is nothing blocking your view.

Or in the case of Virtual Reality, you put on a headset and you see a pixel perfect recreation of the world right outside of your headset and it blows your mind. Because you have this instrument that is literally able to place you into any fantasy world and you realize that you are happy to stay exactly where you are.