Is anyone happy?

[Noca]

Ive been doing pretty well mood wise for the past month or so but I wouldnt say Im happy.

 

[Oscelot]

Pretty close to my all time low actually. Sorry for bringing the mood down

 

[BlackKids]

Yes I suppose I am. Things could be better but thats never going to change.
I've lowered my expectations so even the smallest things seem to make me happy.
Yesterday I found a euro in the street, was a good day

 

[Septor]

Not really.My days are either bad or really bad right now.Well maybe bad is happy for me.

 

[Cal]

I'm fairly content most of the time, I'm nowhere near as miserable as I used to be a few years back. But everyone gets down sometimes, so for me, it's definetly easier to cope accepting that. It's all about will power I suppose.

 

[worrywort]

Seems like there are two kinds of happy. There's the mood and then there is another kind that is harder to classify. You could call it gratitude, the big picture, beauty. The mood sort is real shallow because its based on your circumstance. The second kind doesnt have anything to do with you, so no matter whats going on in your life, its still there. Like taking pleasure in a rain storm. The joy of watching a rainstorm doesnt go away because your boyfriend left you. I feel the second kind of happiness even when I am depressed. I think this phenomena is partly what makes tradgedy so meaningful. I mean the literary kind though, not the slice and dice nightly news kind. In a tradgedy, no matter what happens there is something of infinite beauty revealed at the core even when all the "happiness" is stripped away. I've given up on the mood, and have taken refuge in the second sort.its been a huge relief.

well said! yea I totally agree. I still have struggles in my life, but I kinda like the struggles, cause I know ultimately good can [and hopefully will] come of it. I tend to think of it as the difference between happiness and joy. Happiness is that momentary surface feeling of pleasure, whereas joy is that deeper, longer lasting sense of contentment. I believe it's possible to feel content in some of the worst circumstances in life. It all depends on your view of life.

 

[Fighter86]

I won't say I am happy, its like I have not really laughed in years. I mean of course I laugh and smile when something is funny and all, but to truly laugh like I'm happy, it hasen't happened for a long time now. I'm pretty moody and sluggish feeling nowadays, though the moody part sort of lifted over the past week.

 

[Sinar_Matahari]

When I realize that I have much to be thankful for, I am very happy. I will try to stop worrying about things that cause me to be ungrateful and sad. Namely, not having gone to college, not having a great successful career, and not having a lot of money. My downfall is comparing myself and my life to that of others. I have a wonderful husband and a bright and beautiful daughter. I have the support of my parents even if they were not very supportive of me while I was growing up. I have my health, youth and many years to enjoy my life and my family. When I am in a good mood and I don't think about all the things that would normally make me feel inadequate (the things I have described above), I am good enough for myself.

 

[Sinar_Matahari]

Yes I suppose I am. Things could be better but thats never going to change.
I've lowered my expectations so even the smallest things seem to make me happy.
Yesterday I found a euro in the street, was a good day

I'm happy to hear this. You look really happy in your pic and that is contagious.

 

[Richey]

its amazing how circumstances, peoples opinions, and our environment shapes our happiness, perhaps we need to reverse that trend and find a way so that we can process everything into humour. that is what will keep us happy, sure we need to be serious when required but for instance, this hale and pace sketch seems to be the most sane way of looking at life i've seen in a long time, considerring that life is short and the world could end tommorrow.

YouTube - Hale & Pace - Man Who Can't Take Anything Seriously

 

[PennyLane]

Richey, that clip was really funny