EPTJust had a simple question:
What things make you happy and produce that lasting feeling of happiness in your life?
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BuGzlToOnl
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Just had a simple question: What things make you happy and produce that lasting feeling of happiness in your life? | ||
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DoctorHelvetica
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Megalisk
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Chef
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SkepTicAL
Canada872 Posts
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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
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meeple
Canada10211 Posts
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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
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Garnet
Vietnam9055 Posts
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skyglow1
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FuDDx
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Chef
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17743 Posts
still looking for it Hmm closest i can get is feeling of accomplishment i guess oh yeah and sleep | ||
lilsusie
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BuGzlToOnl
United States5918 Posts
 Have things for you changed since '07? | ||
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DanceCommander
United States1808 Posts
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lilsusie
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On December 07 2009 15:37 BuGzlToOnl wrote: Thx, susie. I actually did search, but all I got were "Happy Birthday" threads. Have things for you changed since '07? Actually they have! I know it sounds really ridiculous but I'm as happy as I can be now, I think. I'm doing what I like, I have a great job with steady income, I have a great boyfriend, my own apartment, and no longer under the confinement of my parents. I am perfectly content with where I am in life. And to think that it was the depressive boy that made me think of this question... who makes me the happiest I have been in year.  | ||
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MaRiNe23
United States747 Posts
On December 07 2009 15:46 lilsusie wrote: Actually they have! I know it sounds really ridiculous but I'm as happy as I can be now, I think. I'm doing what I like, I have a great job with steady income, I have a great boyfriend, my own apartment, and no longer under the confinement of my parents. I am perfectly content with where I am in life. And to think that it was the depressive boy that made me think of this question... who makes me the happiest I have been in year. Are u talking about midian or..? I haven't really been keeping up so i dont know if u two are still together or not | ||
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Gliche
United States811 Posts
if i could make music for a living, i would. 100 percent i would. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11567 Posts
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OmgIRok
Taiwan2699 Posts
I feel special | ||
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Xusneb
Canada612 Posts
On December 07 2009 15:13 Chef wrote: Nothing. I feel an immense emptiness almost all the time. When I don't, it's either because I'm working and I don't have time for emotions, or because I'm very distracted and have basically forgotten I exist. | ||
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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
im actually pretty depressed but I think its just because im really lonely | ||
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ForTheSwarm
United States556 Posts
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selboN
United States2523 Posts
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stafu
Australia1196 Posts
On December 07 2009 15:58 Gliche wrote: music - listening to it, playing it, making it. if i could make music for a living, i would. 100 percent i would. Why can't you? and how do you define 'a living'? | ||
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JohnColtrane
Australia4813 Posts
On December 07 2009 16:00 FragKrag wrote: I love to watch movies and animes because they really make me happy I guess. It's just an uplifting feeling whenever I think about watching a movie or anime, and actually watching it is even better. same for me, uplifting animes always make me feel happy inside also music, family, games, dreaming etc | ||
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ghermination
United States2851 Posts
Lifting Weights Sex | ||
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nttea
Sweden4353 Posts
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Xxio
Canada5565 Posts
There's this myth that I think describes the attitude of a happy person. In China there was this great flood, it kept moving inland and all the crops were being destroyed, people losing their homes. The emperor's advisor Gun told the people to build barriers to block and dam out the water, but no matter how hard they worked the water kept breaking through; the project failed and the emperor executed Gun. Gun's son, Yu, was appointed as his father's successor. Yu dug trenches throughout the kingdom, new river channels for the water to flow. For 13 years he worked, and eventually the water drained away and in the process irrigated and renewed the land. | ||
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RoieTRS
United States2569 Posts
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skyglow1
New Zealand3962 Posts
On December 07 2009 15:31 Chef wrote: Is that really lasting though? I find it fleeting because I try to live vicariously thru the happiness of whoever I entertained, and then later it wears off and I realise I'm just some guy who wears a yellow sweater. I think I don't really aim for long-lasting happiness. I just take each day as it comes and try and be happy each day, and if I succeed then that's great. In my opinion this is a better approach than aiming for some life-changing event like "if only I had my dream job I'd finally have long lasting happiness", because you forget about being happy now. Also, as a result of becoming more independent and having to actually start paying for my stuff now, money may not be able to buy you happiness, but I think it is damn important in enabling you to do things that give you happiness. Also having financial security eliminates burdens and worries about money that could get in the way of feeling happy. | ||
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chongu
Malaysia2605 Posts
On December 07 2009 16:15 JohnColtrane wrote: same for me, uplifting animes always make me feel happy inside also music, family, games, dreaming etc I love it when I get that feeling too..... sadly there aren't that many movies that are that way nowadays. Normally I get feelings of disappointment or regret after watching movies. On another note, Me getting into top100 in fantasy proleague would make me happy right now : ( Right now I just fill this hole with food... ughhh | ||
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Chef
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On December 07 2009 16:52 skyglow1 wrote: I think I don't really aim for long-lasting happiness. I just take each day as it comes and try and be happy each day, and if I succeed then that's great. In my opinion this is a better approach than aiming for some life-changing event like "if only I had my dream job I'd finally have long lasting happiness", because you forget about being happy now. Also, as a result of becoming more independent and having to actually start paying for my stuff now, money may not be able to buy you happiness, but I think it is damn important in enabling you to do things that give you happiness. Also having financial security eliminates burdens and worries about money that could get in the way of feeling happy. That's fair enough. When I write about being distracted, I'm usually happy during that time. Listening to music, going out, helping other people, writing, drawing. I just took the OP's post to mean a lasting contentment. As in when you're not distracted, are you satisfied with who you are and what your life is. Doesn't necessarily mean achieving all your goals or getting your dream job... Just not feeling utterly disappointed. | ||
intrigue
Washington, D.C9935 Posts
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decafchicken
United States20168 Posts
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lilsusie
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On December 07 2009 15:53 MaRiNe23 wrote: Are u talking about midian or..? I haven't really been keeping up so i dont know if u two are still together or not yeah.. it's been 2 years already... | ||
OneOther
United States10774 Posts
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HwangjaeTerran
Finland5967 Posts
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Gliche
United States811 Posts
On December 07 2009 16:15 stafu wrote: Why can't you? and how do you define 'a living'? The reason is that I got into music reaaally late. I never even started really listening to music until I was like 18, since my parents didn't allow music at home. I can play the piano and the guitar now but nowhere near good enough, so it would take years of hard work to even start. I can compose music straight off the top of my head, but the biggest reason is that I don't have anyone close to me to work with, since I never cared to find those people because I only got this into music very recently. | ||
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Pyrrhuloxia
United States6700 Posts
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Foucault
Sweden2826 Posts
On December 07 2009 15:08 BuGzlToOnl wrote: Yes, I know it is misspelled. Just had a simple question: What things make you happy and produce that lasting feeling of happiness in your life? Hi. Interacting with people IRL makes me happy. Intense workouts make me happy. Pushing through my comfort zone makes me scared, and happy. | ||
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2on2
United States142 Posts
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