I would be perfectly happy right now if.......

... I knew what I wanted to be when I grow up.

lonely_drummer said: ↑

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, I wonder:cool:

Haha.

I would be perfectly happy if....

No, wait. There's no single thing that'll make me happy. I could get a better job and be happy for a while before depression kicks in again. I could get fitter and depression would still occur. I could have lots of money and I would still be depressed for some reason. One change of something I'm not happy with won't make me "perfectly" happy.

I can't imagine myself being happy. Nothing that could happen would change how I feel. And there is nothing I can do.

I stopped worrying.

Aletheia said: ↑

... I knew what I wanted to be when I grow up.

Immaturity?
I can relate to that.

...I had my license and was financially stable. Then I could finally move out!

... I could be more honest about my mental health when talking to potential friends or a potential boyfriend.

If we weren't all so messed up we would realize that this is a trick question lol

Oblomov said: ↑

If we weren't all so messed up we would realize that this is a trick question lol

OK leave out "perfectly" then...

so

I would be happy right now if______________

doubtmyself said: ↑

OK leave out "perfectly" then...

so

I would be happy right now if______________

Yeah sure, is it possible to be perfectly happy? I don't think so. What does happiness even mean anyway? It's an abstract concept, different for everyone I guess.

I meant something else though when I called it a trick question. From what I've learned observing "happy" people, the concept of being happier if circumstances were different rarely occurs to them. They are happy in the moment, not dwelling on the past, not dreaming about the future.

Oblomov said: ↑

Yeah sure, is it possible to be perfectly happy? I don't think so. What does happiness even mean anyway? It's an abstract concept, different for everyone I guess.

I meant something else though when I called it a trick question. From what I've learned observing "happy" people, the concept of being happier if circumstances were different rarely occurs to them. They are happy in the moment, not dwelling on the past, not dreaming about the future.

I get a bit tired of the "meditative movement" and it's influence these days. I mean my happiness defintely depends on circumstances. Lose my job tomorrow and I'm bloody upset. No money coming in to pay the bills. Partner leaves me, I'm devastated. Doctor tells me I have cancer. Shock, horror, depression.. No amount of meditation is going to cheer me up, sorry.😮

...if I had a pet chinchilla!

doubtmyself said: ↑

I found a job that suited my personality and coworkers I get along with really well

Me too!
If I had more money then I could have a choice in where I work. I would be happy if I had more choice in how I live my life.

...I were eating broccoli cheddar soup from Panera bread 😛~

doubtmyself said: ↑

I get a bit tired of the "meditative movement" and it's influence these days. I mean my happiness defintely depends on circumstances. Lose my job tomorrow and I'm bloody upset. No money coming in to pay the bills. Partner leaves me, I'm devastated. Doctor tells me I have cancer. Shock, horror, depression.. No amount of meditation is going to cheer me up, sorry.😮

Nikos Kazantzakas was a Greek writer. He had a very positive and inspiring life philosophy that appeals to me greatly, and even better he practiced what he preached- even when dying of Leukemia, he was still travelling round the world, taking in as much life as he could before the inevitable. He used this quote for his epitaph;

"I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free"

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If I could go on a long beautiful hike with my dad.
He's a great person to go on a hike with.

...if I could be more creative.

Shyangel said: ↑

If I could go on a long beautiful hike with my dad.
He's a great person to go on a hike with.

My parents aren't into that at all which is weird cuz that's what I'm all about, the outdoors. If ur ever up here in the north I will gladly go on a hike with you

Graeme1988 said: ↑

...if I could be more creative.

Longing for more creativity, the curse for an artist! I know! It's always ourselves who are the biggest critic to our own work but it's that striving for more that makes our art what it is. But the beauty, no matter how critical you are of yourself and your work others always seem to find a way to connect and to it, that's what it's really about, the connection, the unification of many different people liking one thing, ahhh I'm babbling I hope that made some sense

lonely_drummer said: ↑

My parents aren't into that at all which is weird cuz that's what I'm all about, the outdoors. If ur ever up here in the north I will gladly go on a hike with you

They're are so many amazing experiences available outdoors. To not explore them seems insane. I say my dad because we always have a blast together.
I would go on hikes with him even if I had a bunch of friends to choose from. For sure, my man. Going on a hike with you sounds fun. It's a date then.😉