I read an online Blog: Humans Aren't Meant to be Happy????

[Ladybj]

Yeah, that's deep, alright
Quite the load
Several shovel fulls of ethereal crap
Sorry, Gaer, but that's almost verbatim from a course in philosophy I took in college

Happiness

Many ways to seek it
Hardly occurs that way

It's good to know it when it happens
But those searching for it usually miss it

Happiness is simple
Sometimes fleeting
Comes and goes
Like the wind

Contentment is the en·trée

Happiness is the sweet

something I penned some years ago in response to a young lady;

' .....because I deserve to be happy'

I just read a lengthy paragraph of a young lady seemingly on the edge.
It’s a wonder more of today’s generation isn’t ODing on drugs if they all think this way.....

I don’t preach. Not my place.
But, I’ve been around awhile, and here’s what I know;
Happiness is attained by contentment
Contentment is attained by satisfaction
Satisfaction is attained by hard work...a job well done.

That’s all

Simple as that

There are no epiphanical moments where a fairy poings you with her wand and everthing is all better

There is no deserving

There is earning

Nothing else

I’ve had to learn this the hard way, by default actually.
Never checked my happiness gauge, just looked for fun.
Had fun.
No regrets.
But fun by itself becomes quite empty.
Empty as a cavernous, bottomless ever hungry void.

Want ‘Happy’?

It's yours

For the earning

Love our post Gary O' I agree that happiness does come with earnings..OH man does it ever. I am the type of person if you say the sky is green and you truly believe it.. you are not wrong.. If I say, it is blue, I am not wrong. The good thing and interesting thing about life is everyone has their opinions.. whether we agree, agree to disagree or just down right say what the....are you thinking lol. With me being retired, I have had people asking me, aren't you bored not working, I don't ask them aren't you stressed out working. To each is own.

 

[Ladybj]

Utter and complete BS. Just because something is on the Internet or a blog, etc. doesn't make it true.
In reality it doesn't take all that much to be happy. The cure is to quit wondering about how the other half lives or comparing your life to others.

Love your post..however, for me, happiness came with a price. External happiness does not take a lot but it fades as quick as it came. Internal happiness is an inside job....from my experience. I don't know anyone that I would be willing to trade my life with..we all go through challenges, hardships, hurt and pain to get to where we are in life.. and as long as we are breathing we will have hurt, pain and challenges at some point in our life. I will continue to do internal work to be able to withstand external challenges and continue to be HAPPY

 

[Gaer]

Here I go:
Gary'O: "Several shovelfuls of etherial crap"
I take that as a compliment!
I've written three published books, mostly about thought.

 

[Gardenlover]

Love your post..however, for me, happiness came with a price. External happiness does not take a lot but it fades as quick as it came. Internal happiness is an inside job....from my experience. I don't know anyone that I would be willing to trade my life with..we all go through challenges, hardships, hurt and pain to get to where we are in life.. and as long as we are breathing we will have hurt, pain and challenges at some point in our life. I will continue to do internal work to be able to withstand external challenges and continue to be HAPPY

Sadly so very true. Regardless of our desires life is a yin/yang experience mixed with a measure of karma. I agree that the hurt, pain and challenges force us to grow, while true happiness allows us to live beyond these things, find it where we may.

 

[Gary O']

I take that as a compliment!
I've written three published books, mostly about thought.

Gotta love the attitude

I've got a couple published books myself, and another in manuscript form
Mostly about non-thoughts, deeds, and misdeeds

Life is grand, ain't it

 

[MarciKS]

The post stated our expectations are too high to be happy. I agree to disagree. For me, happiness is an inside job... happiness comes from within no one can MAKE me happy, they can bring happiness in my life. Material things, getting a promotion at work, getting married, buying a new home, etc. will bring a bit of happiness for a moment but it fades. During the difficult times in our life can we say we are happy? I ask myself that question. What are your thoughts??

I don't have a lot or much of a life, but, I'm ok, for the most part I'm happy.

 

[Fyrefox]

I think that happiness consists of moments. Most people at any given time are neither happy nor unhappy, but somewhere in between. Lao Tzu likened happiness to a butterfly; chase it, and it eludes you. Sit quietly, and it comes to rest on your shoulder...