What was the happiest time in your life?

The happiest time of my life is one of two little anecdotes that I have.

The first was at a week long camp in the middle of the forest for my martial arts program. There were a few hundred of us there, all martial artists of varying ranks and my entire friend group was there. I remember the third or fourth night we made hot dogs and marshmallows around a fire while the senseis told scary stories. All of the older, higher ranked students stayed near the fire and just talked and joked, while all of the younger kids were running around doing stars know what in the forest. I distinctly remember my Sensei, Jared, stop, look around, and start laughing. We all looked at him kinda funny, and he said, "Interesting that the kids we don't have to worry about are all here, while the ones that we should probably be watching are running around somewhere." My friends and I (all Jared's students) all laughed hysterically, and I remember being at ease for the first time in a long time.

The second happened last November, and I was on my first film set as a Production Assistant. I remember we were all in the director and director of photography's hotel room and they and most of the upper management were drinking. There were about 25 of us crammed in this tiny hotel room to discuss the dailies and the schedule for the next day. I remember the DP take a long drink of something, and the director said, "Dude, slow down, you have to get up at like 5 tomorrow." And the DP responded, "Don't worry about it, this is only 12%." Pretty much the whole crew is in hysterics at this point, as there had been some joking around before. It gets better though, because the next morning, the DP was super hungover. I was getting water bottles for the crew, and the art director asked me to giver her the DP's bottle and my sharpie. She wrote "12%" on the bottle. When I handed it to the DP, he just sighed, shook his head, and chugged it.

These two memories stand out because I was with people who I knew wouldn't judge me for being me, and that they would always be there for me. My martial arts friends I lost connection with through circumstances out of our control, but my film friends I am still very good friends with.

Taking care of my small sibling, having that unconditional love. Rare moments of just being in the present, having a huge responsibility but not being overwhelmed because I was good at it. There were no worries, no bills to pay, no depression, no expectations from the world, just growing up together and the feeling of freedom.

@radiantrey The happiest time of my life was before I was 4. I was born in the PNG Highlands, and my friends were natives. The environment was idyllic, and there were no worries when I was with them! Then we moved somewhere where there werent many natives, and I missed them very much, because I was on my own a lot, and my older sisters had gone to NZ for School. I was too young to go to school.

I remember what it was like a lot, and it keeps me down to earth, reminding me what is really important in life...simplicity and taking your time, loving others through hardship.

Writing my novels

Taking care of cats

Cooking

All bring me true happiness

I would probably say when I had given birth to my daughter nine years ago.

Other than that it would probably be when I was a kid! Before I went to school

Yes it was a big event and not small. My boyfriend George finding him. Before him my life was really not good, I was having a hard time in my life before I met him. Idk how it shaped my life etc... how it shaped me as I am today. Let's just say that I am still here today.

Writing and reading my ex tom