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What is happiness and how do you get it?

I used to be happy all the time. Now, I don't even know what happiness is. I mean, I never feel happy all the time. I have this void of emptiness that I can't seem to fill. How do you guys feel happy and how do you get it? Does happiness even exist?

Public Comments

1. Hapiness is a choice!
2. it comes form within...no one can give it to you or take it from you..it's solely up to you
3. You were happy all the time because.most likely, 1. you weren't and/or 2. you didn't think about it. You probably look back in time and think you were happy in your childhood and you probably were. But our mind always tricks us into thinking that past events were better than the current ones - that's because we only value something when we don't have it. Besides,you didn't think much when you were younger and someone said people who think - that's all of us,adult people - aren't very happy. Anyway,we all know what happiness is,even though we can't describe it,and you probably know that it means different things for different people. So,if I told you that watching tv made me happy,you would probably disagree with my conception of happiness because you don't like watching tv - it's just an example. What I mean is happiness is a very relative concept,so you need to find for yourself what makes you happy. And don't be so obsessive about happiness. I'm telling you this because I've thought about it before: like you,I think I was happier in the past than now but I know it's my fault because I don't even try to do something fun,I just expect things to fall into my hands. It rarely happens. I just learned to enjoy the moment and not obsess much over a concept that I haven't defined very precisely yet. Chill out and have some fun! One step at the time.
4. Happiness is the direct result of your efforts put forth to be happy. You have become lazy and probably have stopped reading. Nothing can stop a person wanting to be smarter, willing to sacrifice time and energy to get there. Education is free as long as there is a library standing, the books in them are there to be read. The amount of growth by readers totally out weighs the growth mentally of non readers, as it builds vocabulary it also builds Imagination and definition of character. Reading books allows time travel and career changing without one penny spent. Read a book and be happy with yourself.
5. Happiness may be found in many places, but you needn't look far for it.
6. Happiness is a state of mind and soul. If you are suffering from depression you might need medication that will bring your brain chemicals back to level. I had to many years ago. Happiness is also a choice. I hear people state, "I know this day is going to be bad." Well, most likely it will be...you think? What we say goes a long ways. Our tongues have the power of life or death. Watch out for the words coming out your mouth. Positive words will bring positive actions and the other way around. I have felt empty many times. Hope this helps..let me know
7. I'll tell you, my philosophy on this subject is that happiness is not something someone else can do for you, it is something you learn to do for yourself. For me, it has much more to do with learning to enjoy and fully experience the small things in life, that happen much more often than the biggies one tends to think constitute happiness. It is truly an internal rather than an external condition. As the old saying goes, take the time to smell the roses, or watch the sunrise, listen to the birds sing or the wind sough through the boughs, feel the balm of summer's heat or the bloom of a hearth fire. All those things are happinesses, if you take the time to enjoy them, and all will lead to a fuller and more gratifying life. And, they're a lot cheaper than a cruise to Cabo, or wherever.
8. Happiness is an emotion that ALL living things feel. Happiness comes in many different ways and for different reasons e.g a budgie gets happy when it is set free to fly around. Why? because its it longs for freedom while a child gets happy by seeing a shooting star at night while his parent are a sleep because he is happy to apart of something surreal. Happiness can be a result of an action because it the proof of good affection. Things make us happy too. Flowers, food, clothes. making others happy makes us happy too because we are satisfied with are actions. Different people find happiness in different places, sometimes even in odd and wonderful places. I understand what you are saying by not feeling happy. I would like to advice to start from simple things first and enjoy life coz happiness is enjoyment and satisfaction. Also make a list of things you are grateful for and also throw in the people that mean a lot to you and then try to find a reason why all those things and people mean so much. Maybe all the reasons you come up with can make you feel happy again. Good luck. xx
9. Letting go of trivial nonsense is a start. Bickering, laying claim to everything and everyone and rushing around too much won't make you happy.
10. happiness is fulfilling desires. happiness is in getting what you want. man runs behind his desires till no desire is left. be happy in what ever you have now. you will be happy for ever.
11. happiness comes from within, think of living each day as if it was your last live life to the fullest; live life like there's an engine revving in it to the limit.