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It seems that 'seeking' creates a sense of not having something, which in turn creates a sense of suffering. I suppose the question then would be what if we STOPPED seeking happiness? And maybe it's not that we are seeking happiness... Maybe we just want to stop suffering (in all the myriad ways).
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I think to understand and feel HAPPY you have to have the flip side of that coin. You have the happiness in your heart and KNOW it, but you must experience all emotions!
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I really wouldn't know. But when I think about people I look up to they are only sometimes happy, I imagine though that they are happy on the inside and that it feels amazing to be them. So I guess if someone can be proud of who and what they are, or maybe even just happy with that.
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I agree with Thrakos. Happiness is fleeting. To ensure happiness is to understand one can get thru the tougher times.
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By accepting the fact that it is indeed ephemeral and never constant. What IS constant is the potential for happiness around every corner. Do not fear an end to something making you happy, it will or it won't but either way, it is a natural progression. But if one happiness ends, simply wait, there is another opportunity somewhere down the path!
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By accepting the fact that it is indeed ephemeral and never constant. What IS constant is the potential for happiness around every corner. Do not fear an end to something making you happy, it will or it won't but either way, it is a natural progression. But if one happiness ends, simply wait, there is another opportunity somewhere down the path!
At the same time, I would not say that an end to a particular happiness is a cause for sadness, I still fondly remember past joys even if they no longer provide said joy.
Least that's what I reckon...
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it becomes non-fleeting when you decide each day that happiness is a choice, not a state of being. you make it constant. be happy.
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By channeling our values into something that we can constantly control, forgive, accept and will never leave us... ourselves.
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Can we control when happiness comes? Only sometimes... so we can't make it constant.
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Happiness is a feeling, like a reaction - there must be a cause. It is dependent on your circumstances. We feel happy when we are with the people we love, but they can also hurt us. Joy is different - it is a state, a mindset that doesn't waver in bad situations. That comes from have a relationship with Jesus. He is so much bigger than the crap in this world that tries to steal our joy.
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you can't. But you CAN have joy, which is one of the fruits of the spirit through accepting Christ into your life
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"Turn happiness into something constant", no. In agreement with the diametric that happiness cannot be fully perceived without the experience of its absence, and further that its definition is invariably lost to subjectivity.
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"Turn happiness into something constant", no. In agreement with the diametric that happiness cannot be fully perceived without the experience of its absence, and further that its definition is invariably lost to subjectivity.
Thinking the happiness formula is less a moment-to-moment "am I happy" than an ongoing "I am making things conducive to happiness" times "I am making progress".
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constant happiness sounds like an illness to me... emotions aren't experienced in a vacuum you can't enjoy happiness without knowing what it's not. There's something to be said for making the best out of a situation and having a positive outlook and being happy but acknowledge that sh*t isn't perfect, feel the feeling of disappointment, frustration and being unhappy then accept the challenge to find or experience something that takes you out of that and makes you happy. which in turn asks what do you consider happiness and how much control do we have over our own happiness?
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gratitude. im talking being really aware- i go outside , my car starts, it's got four tires and none of them is flat, i shower and the water is hot, i have friends and enough money to pay for food table that day....my legs work and i can see colors.... you can go on and on it's kind of hard to be unhappy when you think like that. life is a miracle and nature is constantly celebrating it and so can we.
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Just by having a positive attitude. Trying to see the good in every situation. By surrounding yourself with positive people and not letting negative people get you down. Find something that makes you laugh every day.
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By accepting the happiness that you have and to realize that it will end, for most of us happiness is cyclical.
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Great question! I'm still trying to figure this one out myself, but I suspect a start towards constant, non-fleeting happiness is to be open to the ups and downs that we all endure in our daily lives. Happiness may not be bursting-at-the-seams ecstasy. It may just be a sense of inner peace that one finds when they know who they are and what they're doing with their lives. I don't believe that genuine happiness depends on any conditions, such as achieving a certain weight or making a certain amount of money a year. It could be as simplistic as just accepting what life throws at us and never losing hope in ourselves.
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But then it's not happiness. It's contentment -or- perhaps even nirvana. If you want more contentment--that's easy--examine what you do and seek to elevate each action to art. Think of how the Japanese focus so intently on the tea ceremony. There is extraordinary contentment in doing something that brings you joy and doing it very very well. Afterward even the memory of it brings contentment (and happiness).
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I don't know if we are able to walk around smiling at and complimenting everyone all of the time, though I have met a handful of people like that, but we are able to see the good in all things. If we are willing to alter our perspective a little bit, life can be full of gifts and greatness.
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Realizing sorrow/sadness must be constant in order for happiness to be as well.. for one does not exist without the other.
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It really isn't practical to be happy all the time as everyone has bad days and those things can't be controlled. But, there's nothing wrong with finding something to be happy about everyday. Might brighten up those bad days once in a while.
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We can't be happy all the time. And we probably shouldn't.
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