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Post by heeeeey on Nov 24, 2018 4:11:32 GMT
We are happy any time we are not distinctly aware of being miserable. I forget who originally said that, but it's always stayed with me as being pretty much true. I'm not surprised.
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Post by heeeeey on Nov 24, 2018 4:12:16 GMT
Happiness is simply a state of mind.
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Post by amyghost on Nov 24, 2018 11:36:53 GMT
We are happy any time we are not distinctly aware of being miserable. I forget who originally said that, but it's always stayed with me as being pretty much true. I'm not surprised. You shouldn't be, as it's largely correct.
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Post by lava-rocks on Nov 29, 2018 3:57:39 GMT
Happiness is when your ex-wife gets married, then gets divorced again two years later. Or when your ex-girlfriend catches an STD from her new b/f.
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Post by telegonus on Mar 1, 2019 20:17:32 GMT
I dunno. Happiness is different things to different people. It's also somewhat subjective. I've been in lengthy discussions with people, pissing and moaning about this and that, and at the end been told "you actually seem content with yourself, and to be doing quite nicely overall". It was wonderful to hear that, and it greatly improved my mood. No one can call you unhappy and make it true unless they have some power over you. On the other hand, I think that trying to cheer someone up is a futile exercise. Then there are degrees of happiness, and many different kinds.
For many, happiness is more tied to the moment, as in engaging in pleasurable activity (food, sex, sports). For others, it's a state of mind, literally of being, of or near to something spiritual. I've long since given up on trying to assess other people's states of mind. Some people like to complain,--they've always got something bothering them--and they're happy doing so. I've known many people whom I suspected, then found out, were deeply unhappy, and who always put on the best "face". There are so many words floating around that are supposed to make you happy by "achieving" them: goals, ambition, contentment, serenity. I'd hate to be defined by any one of them.
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Mar 4, 2019 0:35:33 GMT
I remember a phrase from a book long ago, snuggled-in-a-feather-bed contentment. I always liked that analogy.
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Post by movieliker on Mar 12, 2019 23:31:36 GMT
Different things to different people.
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