Are you happy?

Incredibles II

I'm happy, are you happy?

DontThankMe

Clap your hands.

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DontThankMe wrote: »

Clap your hands.

Must put on nappy first.

Wanderer78

Had an interesting conversation with a jehovah witness during the week about happiness, worth a few minutes of your time

kfallon

Take your happiness and piss right off.....

:P

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Wanderer78 wrote: »

Had an interesting conversation with a jehovah witness during the week about happiness, worth a few minutes of your time

That's what you think. Congrats on your new BFF!

corner of hells

Wasn't Happy the drunk dwarf ?
Are you drunk , OP ?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

I'm happy. I'm the King of Happy. King Happy 1st of Happy City in Happyland. Happy McHappyson - thats me.

Happy as a hippy in a hoppystore.

(I still want my spider back, though....)

nullzero

Occasionally content.

Hector Bellend

F@@ck no.

I'm 40, overweight, broke, not getting any fanny and unemployed.

I'm a f@cking loser.

But you'd probably guessed that already.

Roger Hassenforder

Hector Bellend wrote: »

F@@ck no.

I'm 40, overweight, broke, not getting any fanny and unemployed.

I'm a f@cking loser.

But you'd probably guessed that already.

Its an ill wind that blows no good.
Careful for what you wish for!

(Hope things turn around dude!)

Hector Bellend

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

Its an ill wind that blows no good.
Careful for what you wish for!

(Hope things turn around dude!)

It will. Just a pain the in the swiss sometimes.

Wanderer78

Avatar MIA wrote: »

That's what you think. Congrats on your new BFF!

oh dont worry, they got a recommendation of noam chomsky from me, they ll be doing well trying to convert me:)

cena

I am lonely. Any single ladies here.

Ken Tucky

I could be happier...I'm so different

Turtyturd

Hector Bellend wrote: »

not getting any fanny

Hector Bellend wrote: »

Just a pain the in the swiss sometimes.

Hmmmmm

MissTheDome

cena wrote: »

I am lonely. Any single ladies here.

Throw in - "Doing a bit of a stretch in Portlaoise Prison and mad for a few pen pals while i find myself" and you wont be lonely for long. :pac:

Yer Da sells Avon

Oh, not happy at all, and haven't been in at least six or seven years. I try to stay positive though - things could be a lot worse. Some day, they probably will be. I've never been very good at staying positive.

Incredibles II

Hapax Legomenon wrote: »

Oh, not happy at all, and haven't been in at least six or seven years. I try to stay positive though - things could be a lot worse. Some day, they probably will be. I've never been very good at staying positive.

What's making you unhappy?

MadYaker

Most of the time yeah I am.

Yer Da sells Avon

Incredibles II wrote: »

What's making you unhappy?

I used to be happy enough, but my mother died six years ago and happiness has just eluded me since then. Not necessarily dramatically unhappy; just not happy and that, I suspect, is unlikely to change.

jaffa20

On a Sunday night before another week of traffic and work, not really no Ask me again on Friday and it could be a different story especially if we get this heatwave

Surreptitious

Delira.

jaxxx

Happy? I'm sorry I'm linguistically challenged, I only speak English. Could somene care to translate please cos this is not a word in my dictionary OR my thesaurus!

Bambi985

Frankly, no. Living in a city I have no future in, fcuk all work life balance, caught in a rut of heartbreak after a breakup and at an age where the world around me is moving quickly and my personal life is standing still.

It was my birthday today and I cried all morning, feeling the real brunt of all of the weight on my shoulders these past few months. The sadness of not being where I’d like to be in life. But I know myself and I know this is a low I won’t let myself go through for much longer so I’m grateful that things have the means to really change.

I don’t think “happy” is something we’re supposed to be 100% of the time. Life isn’t supposed to happen in a straight uncomplicated painfree line. I think true growth happens in those darker moments and those deeper struggles.

Happy Birthday!!

Anyway..no, I'm not happy..haven't been for a long time..
Try to remain positive, but I suck at it..it's a struggle at times..

Graces7

Bambi985 wrote: »

Frankly, no. Living in a city I have no future in, fcuk all work life balance, caught in a rut of heartbreak after a breakup and at an age where the world around me is moving quickly and my personal life is standing still.

It was my birthday today and I cried all morning, feeling the real brunt of all of the weight on my shoulders these past few months. The sadness of not being where I’d like to be in life. But I know myself and I know this is a low I won’t let myself go through for much longer so I’m grateful that things have the means to really change.

I don’t think “happy” is something we’re supposed to be 100% of the time. Life isn’t supposed to happen in a straight uncomplicated painfree line. I think true growth happens in those darker moments and those deeper struggles.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Robert Browning openly condemned anyone "who was cheerful at breakfast."

RobbingBandit

Nope I'm a cynic

Katgurl

Yes am happy. Not delirious "I've arrived" happy but grateful that things are good right now and I should take the time to appreciate them.

Happy birthday Bambi. I had a few of those birthdays myself. It will get better.

RiderOnTheStorm

Bambi985 wrote:

It was my birthday today and I cried all morning, feeling the real brunt of all of the weight on my shoulders these past few months....

Happy Birthday Bambi (cool username btw)

Candlemass

Yes im happy, Mother going through Chemo and shes doing great and being very positive, so if she can smile at the world why cant I

yourdeadwright

I'm Happy ,
Last few years iv realised all I have to do is have a positive outlook and then i'm happy, I don't care what anyone else is doing or has or what holidays or car's they bought anymore like I would have in my 20's 
Now I focus on the little things that make ME happy and I'm happier than iv ever been ,
Having a wonder 4month baby daughter I wake up to every day is the icing on the cake,

FutureGuy

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Subtle-Art-Not-Giving-Counterintuitive/dp/0062457713/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523874606&sr=8-1&keywords=the+subtle+art+of+not+giving+a+fck

Recommended.

suicide_circus

Reasonably. Consider myself more fortunate than happy really.

marcbrophy

Nope, I haven't been happy in pretty much forever

Mutant z

My life hasnt panned out as i expected at all.

yourdeadwright

Hapax Legomenon wrote: »

Incredibles II wrote: »

What's making you unhappy?

I used to be happy enough, but my mother died six years ago and happiness has just eluded me since then. Not necessarily dramatically unhappy; just not happy and that, I suspect, is unlikely to change.

Sorry to hear that,
But if you not happy you  should try looking at it from a different perspective,
Again I'm not preaching to you but for instance ,
 Every person in this world will suffer grief and loss its apart of life for every single person on this planet,
Yet you are one of a select few or maybe just the only one that got to call that women mother, See it as a blessing and something that adds to your life not a loss,

o1s1n

Wanderer78 wrote: »

oh dont worry, they got a recommendation of noam chomsky from me, they ll be doing well trying to convert me:)

Next time ask them to show you the archeological proof that Jerusalem was destroyed in 607 and not 587 BCE. (Hint, there is none)

Not sure how familiar you are with their teachings but basically if their date is wrong (it is) all of their other teachings fall flat on their face.

Sadly they've really dulled down the biblical study side of their religion over the last 10-15 years in favour of cult like love bombing and emotion manipulation instead. So half of them probably be won't even know what you're talking about.

not yet

Happiness is for fools..

sbsquarepants

Short answer - yes. Life has never been better for me. It's not perfect, but neither can it be - it's good enough, and that's good enough.

Focussing on what you have, rather than what you don't is the key to happiness imho! You should never let what you don't have, ruin what you do.

diomed

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Had an interesting conversation with a jehovah witness during the week about happiness, worth a few minutes of your time

Ooh, a change of strategy.
Previously they asked "are you lost?"

ChikiChiki

No, but im working hard on it. Actually told my boss today about the reasons why and he shed tears with me. Empathy can be hard to find in the corporate world.

Graces7

Will be happier when the gale eases... SO LOUD!

Happy Birthday Bambi. You closed your account but if you're reading just remember that not one single person has it all figured out and many just float through life full of uncertainties and what ifs. Even though we've never met and I know nothing about you I kind of envied your London lifestyle. I imagined it to be glamourous and filled with opportunity. We know what goes on behind closed doors, what fight others are engaged in.

Happy. I don't know about that word. It means the same to me as love, intangible and hard to articulate. There are moments where I feel ok but there's too much other stuff inside to allow me to be actually happy. If I lose a stone in weight will I be happy? If I had more money? If I wasn't tormented by anxiety regarding the future? If all of my ducks were in a row and the stars aligned and life became exactly what I wanted? For now though I'll make do with feeling grand. My favourite saying, It will all be grand

eviltwin

I'm content. Things could be a bit better but they could be a lot worse.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

I’m very content, happy I guess.

quickbeam

On balance, no I guess I'm not.

I fill my life with things that I enjoy and that makes things easier for sure. But it doesn't take away from the fundamental stuff: no family, no close friends, no relationships, no love, and a career path I'm far from happy with. I'm middle aged and more or less completely alone. I don't even have an 'in case of emergency' contact.

Some days I feel it more than others. Today was just somewhere in the middle.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Very happy and content.

Lucyfur

Yes. Feel very fortunate to have all I have.

NickNickleby

Reading some of the posts here, tells me that whatever - I should be damn well grateful, so I am.

I'd love to offer words of wisdom to those of you suffering, but I'm hardly qualified. All I can say is that I hope you find happiness, and don't be afraid to accept it when it arrives. By which I mean, don't be concerned that it might be transient, or you're somehow undeserving. Everyone deserves happiness.

RiderOnTheStorm

This is not really a happiness story, but as someone previously pointed out, its all relative.

There was a test question given to students, to see if they considered themselves lucky or unlucky.

Question was:
Imagine you are queuing in the bank. A robber comes in to rob the place, and fires a shot in the air to show his seriousness. The shot ricochets and hits you on the arm.
Are you lucky or unlucky?

Those who consider themselves lucky, said that situation was lucky (that they didnt get hit anywhere worse!) And those that think themselves unlucky think situation was unlucky (they got shot after all).

So same situation, and 2 opposing views.... The same can be true for happiness. Its how you choose to look at it. Hard to see a happy outlook some times. Its not easy, and takes lots of practice (and talking to others), but it can be done.

Hope you keep trying OP. You will get there!

"When you are going through hell....keep going!" .... Michael Caine