Finding Happiness.

[darin]

Here's a tip: You have everything you need; you already have what you need for happiness. Because happiness is not preventing losses in life. Losing things. Losing people. Losing money. Losing adventure. Happiness is, or is created through learning adapt to those things.

We all have needs, both physical and emotional. And we all need to consistently fulfill those needs. Just as you never eat enough to last you forever, you never love enough to last you forever, or do something important enough to last you forever. Needs — whether it’s food, love or meaning — must be replenished regularly.

And most of us live with a constant fear that the object that currently fulfills our needs will one day disappear. The person who loves us will one day cease to love us. The job that gives us security and food will one day stop giving us security and food. The creative spark that once made us happy will one day extinguish. The looks that brought us so much attention and praise will one day fade.

And so we cling to the object that fulfills that need. We try to make the lover love us. We try to make the job need us. We grasp onto the people and things that make us feel important and worthy and don’t let go.

http://markmanson.net/everything-you-need

[Gunny]

Here's a tip: You have everything you need; you already have what you need for happiness. Because happiness is not preventing losses in life. Losing things. Losing people. Losing money. Losing adventure. Happiness is, or is created through learning adapt to those things.





http://markmanson.net/everything-you-need

Happiness is a fleeting thing. Internal peace is forever. Look at my profile pic. My granddaughter's birthday. My mom, both my daughters, her dad and a couple of cousins were there. She came and crawled into MY lap. THAT is happiness.

I know y'all think I'm just a grumpy old man, but I actually am not. I usually am walking around in my own little world. You have to find peace to cast out the demons. My worst enemy is my anger. It's in Pandora's Box. I keep it locked down because I am quite dangerous. Not bragging. Just saying.

If you can find inner peace, you've taken a step.

[Noir]

Happiness is the massive bowl of pasta I'm about to eat.
Regret is about 20 minutes away.

[darin]

^^ same. Except "Coffee" - which I adore, then it destroys me and leaves in a hurry

[Gunny]

Happiness is the massive bowl of pasta I'm about to eat.
Regret is about 20 minutes away.

^^ same. Except "Coffee" - which I adore, then it destroys me and leaves in a hurry

Y'all are certainly deep.