a feeling of great pleasure and satisfaction : FOUND IN :
delightful
pleasing, enjoyable, or satisfying, suggesting happiness, joy, or pleasure
desolate
adjective / des-uh-lit / desolated / desolating / desolately / desolateness / desolater / desolation (Atmospheric) grimly barren, deserted, or deprived of inhabitants I have faith in these desolate timesA score to the sound of the feet of a journeyman’s tourI have faith in these desolate timesA feel and a hope and belief that man’s peace will be stillI have faith but for how much longer? Terence Trent D’Arby (I Have Faith in These Desolate Times)
encroaching
advancing or intruding gradually, indicating invasion, infringement, or encroachment
enthusiasm
a strong feeling of excitement, interest, or passion, indicating inspiration, motivation, or optimism