What does happiness and sadness look like?

Novavon

Was doing a project about what happiness and sadness look like to individuals. Could use a little help. Thought it might be interesting if people posted photographs of what happiness or sadness meant to them. Thanks.

Torakx

Sadness = down, happiness = up. Head, shoulders, mood etc.

Personally I think too many people focus too much on both of the above things, not thinking that maybe it is much healthier to aim be content.

bluefinger

Torakx wrote: »

Sadness = down, happiness = up. Head, shoulders, mood etc.

Personally I think too many people focus too much on both of the above things, not thinking that maybe it is much healthier to aim be content.

But being content is happy no?

dar100

Novavon wrote: »

Was doing a project about what happiness and sadness look like to individuals. Could use a little help. Thought it might be interesting if people posted photographs of what happiness or sadness meant to them. Thanks.

this is happy:), and this is sad:(!

Torakx

bluefinger wrote: »

But being content is happy no?

Thats a good question! I just have my own intuitions on what content means.
Although here is the noun - a state of satisfaction.

In my view, looking for happiness in a way is not being satisfied.
Just did a quick search and found a good example article.

Contentment is an internal feeling of satisfaction based on what one has already accomplished or owns. Contentment is knowing that what you have in life is enough and enjoying the satisfaction of having done what you have already accomplished or created. Since happiness is based on if/when certain things happen, once those things do happen, we tend to set additional qualifiers, such as I’ll be happy if I get that big promotion and then, I’ll be happy if I get a raise of x percent, or when I use my bigger salary to buy a nicer car – and then we say we’ll be happy when we pay off our car. It never ends. Contentment is lasting because it doesn’t come from external sources, but stems from within. Contentment is also much more attainable because it only takes a decision to have it and doesn’t require certain qualifiers to be met.

http://iwillescape.com/2012/01/happiness-vs-contentment/

And to stay on topic heres some pics I compiled.
Although I can now see why people are chasing happiness :P

bluefinger

good clear definition that. certainly can see striving for things as a cause of happiness and conversely unhappiness, whereas contentment is a lack of striving.