I think hapiness is a way of travelling, not a destination. And I also think hapiness as a destination is overrated. The travelling type of hapiness works for me.
I try to find at least 10 things every day to appreciate deeply. The more you do this the easier it becomes. The types of things I focus on include: my family and friends, the wonder that we are even here, the beauty and wonder of nature, and of man-made things, clever ideas, etc. I walk outside every day, unless I am very sick or the weather is terrible. I use these walks to exercise and relax. I always come back feeling great.
When illness or tragedy strike, I need to be able to carry on without happiness.
At this moment in time (just I step out of the door to go to Rome to try to get into a free Simon & Garfunkle concert): no blisters on my feet.
Which I have. And plenty of them too. I got lost in the woods and wandered about, following a river for miles and miles. On sandals.
No socks. Obviously. I'm very thoughtful of fashionable feet.
Originally posted by shavixmirLucky you! have fun at the concert!
At this moment in time (just I step out of the door to go to Rome to try to get into a free Simon & Garfunkle concert): no blisters on my feet.
Which I have. And plenty of them too. I got lost in the woods and wandered about, following a river for miles and miles. On sandals.
No socks. Obviously. I'm very thoughtful of fashionable feet.
healthy feet are a Godsend. Being diabetic, I know that without healthy feet, your life is drastically changed.
Originally posted by zucchiniVery wise words, and well worth a recommend.
I think hapiness is a way of travelling, not a destination. And I also think hapiness as a destination is overrated. The travelling type of hapiness works for me.
I try to find at least 10 things every day to appreciate deeply. The more you do this the easier it becomes. The types of things I focus on include: my family and friends, the wonder that we ...[text shortened]... g great.
When illness or tragedy strike, I need to be able to carry on without happiness.
Originally posted by belgianfreakI believe Socrates said that the unexamined life was not worth living.So I guess your on the right track.
quite simply, to be able at the end of the days work and the days chores, at the end of the socialising and the parties, to once I am alone - to be at peace, to look back and feel complete, that my life was worth living and worthwhile.
Unfortunatly it doesn't seem to be that simple.
What would make me truly happy?
For my clan to crush the Apostles and Metallica in mortal combat, to break their spirit utterly, to rend the flesh from their bones and leave them to bleach in the scorching, pitiless sun. Would that bring me hapiness? It would be a start.
After utterly annihilating them and smashing them into atoms, I would sow the ground on which they had fallen with salt to prevent anything from ever growing from the broken wreckage of their fallen clans. Would that bring me hapiness? It would come close, but not quite.
After reducing their corpses to permanently dispersed sub-atomic residue, I would reap the spoils of my victory by taking all their points and heaping them on my own clan. I would strike their names from the clan roster and expunge their very memory from the minds of all mankind. It would be as though they had never existed. Would that bring me hapiness? Probably not, but I'm willing to try.
Wow, a little pent up anger there, Wingnutt? Well, smashing the Metallica clan isn't going to happen. You might win a battle, but you have no chance of winning the war. Break our spirit? Never! You will die when I say you must die!
Hapiness for me: I belive in living here and now. Living every day to it's absolute fullest. The juorney and destination are equally important. I want to get to my destination and enjoy life on the way. Right now: Having $5000 to spend at a Vancouver strip club (Orange #5) or at a club in King's Cross...that would be a good start.
In the end, I want to look back and know that I worked hard for an honest liviing, that I earned everything I had in life, that I helped make the world a better place somehow, that I helped my fellow man.
People always think that having good external conditions brings happiness. Of course they don't, but why do we look for "the perfect partner", "the perfect job", a large house and a fast car, and so on? We think happiness comes from external objects.
It doesn't take anything but the presence of my mind to make me happy, because that is the true source of happiness. When our mind is upset, we are not happy. If we never get upset, we never lose our happiness. We chose what upsets us and what doesn't. What upsets some, might make others happy. If we can learn to not let anything be upsetting, we are always happy. Done!