i deal with this problem also. i find so little that really makes me happy.
sometimes i just have to remind myself that there is always someone worse off. it reminds me to not feel sorry for myself.

on a side note, with all of the crap that is going on in the world, eventually there has to be someone who has it the worst. how fvcked has that persons life got to be. think about it.

bobby mcferrin(sp): don't worry, be happy.



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Happiness is Spiritual in nature.

You can't get it or lose it from money. You can't get it or lose it with luck. You can't get it or lose it with life circumstances, which are seasonal anyway.

If you are unhappy, you are likely not living your life correctly and your sub-conscious is controlling your disposition.

Have you tried eating pie? That seems to work.

See... Drew is proof that just because you're beautiful, doesn't mean you've been catered to and never been thru a hardship. Drew- I know it's a roundabout way of giving a compliment but I did mean it as one.

and of course thier are exceptions to rules but it not good enough for a rebuddle. read my last sentence carfully what do you derive from that? also, again age is meaningless for valitaty so dont bring it up. being older doesnt mean you have more experences in life. Paris hilton is older than me should I look to her for advice on happiness?

The problem here is that someone is searching for happiness outside of themselves.

A person can be dirt poor, physically inflicted with pain every day, struggling in life and still be happy.

Happiness is a state of mind and spirit, it is not given to anyone, they find it inside of themselves and keep it from that day forward no matter what happens in life.

oh my. You're statment just proves that age really DOES mean something. And seriously... comparing anyone to Paris Hilton is just a plain insult. Some people are dumb all their lives, no matter how old they are. But even she, say 10 years from now, will surely have grown as a person from some of the mistakes she has made. As you will too. When you're say... 30. You will look back on 21 and say "wow... I was a moron" It's alright, I did the same thing. Truly if you don't, then you're not growing, evolving, and changing. That's a bad sign...

No one is attacking you, and i guess i should let you know that i am the lead forum moderator for Mingle2...so if someone were attacking you i would be removing their comments. Everything is within reasonable discussion. Let's please keep it on that level,

Thanks,

Mark

Out of respect for the fact that this is not the

religion forum....no....you will not hear me repeat it here.

One time should be enough.

Ok so im going to be with this from you fine people:

Happiness is a state of mind

To be content is to be happy

Someone always has it worse than you (cliche)

God has all the answers

An exception to a concept is everything no matter how rediculous

Deserve means entitled

That one girl has a crush on Mark

well Ill try to sleep now good convo people Ill try to bring something confrintational again to see how upset people can get and how driven people become on emotion

proof you really took nothing from what we said and we all wasted time typing for nothing. goodnight.

Picking a better role model would solidify that age doesn't matter.. Then again there are those that are younger that are better... It's not age as much as it's the person... But age does do wonders to our attitudes.. I was a somewhat snotty brat that had the "why me" syndrome... I had kids, lived a little more and when I looked back I realized I was a snotty brat.. I even called my mother and apologized.. I can still look back every few years and see how I've grown since then... We need to always grown, learn and evolve otherwise we become stagnant, which is far different than contentment...

Oh and by the way this topic was not from me but from my philosophy teacher and almost every comment you people said I brought up with her. Its funny how we all think the same. good night and sleep tight

throw that in there as a last ditch effort?

well if that is so..then i hope your teacher learns from it.

Oh and if you want to know the only logical rebuddle to that is:

Our own perception of reality is simply driven on key concepts:

Attitude
Free will
Maturity (not age, tried the best I can to argue it)
Self richousness
and last but not least

Happiness or the lack their of

YAY I LOVE YOU GUYS

There's nothing wrong with the question and maybe it should have gone in the philosophy section being that it's a question from your philosophy professor.. BUT I think you personalized the thread a bit and that is why people thought it was "you".. There are ways to pose questions that veer it away from the personal or even the old "come right out and say it was a question in school and what are peoples thoughts... JMO....

hahahah ditch?? highly unlikly
just about as likely as i will acutally meet any of you in person


Oh you should try to think as if you were simply a blob with experences

I notice people have a problem with self richousness,
removing that is hard
I have a problem with that as well but I try

well you see if you noticed in people in general its easier to be objective when its not directed

when you have a face to the subject its easy to aim anger or hate or whatever

so it had to be me to see people mix emotion with logic

very good point... Maturity is what we meant not age but well maturity is something most of us don't say b/c it feels "old" when used in some contexts....