There is no real definition of happiness and I can't really tell you what happiness is, but I can tell you what makes me happy right now. This is my happiness list (in no particular order);
Eating a bag of peanut m&m's all to myself
When Manchester United win
Reading a good book or watching one of my favourite TV programmes/films
Seeing my god-children and realising how grown up they get each time I see them
Sharing a smile with a stranger
Making a music playlist
Sitting in the sunshine
Seeing a beautiful rainbow
Having a good laugh - you know the ones that make your sides hurt!
Spending time with friends and family
Happiness can not really be described or calculated - it can only be felt, and experienced. Quotes like these can give us a clue
I believe the key to happiness is to stop pursuing it, to realise that happiness awaits...within yourself... in all of us."Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think."
-- Dale Carnegie"It is a sad thing to look at happiness only through another's eyes."
-- Marquerite Blessington"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
-- GandhiAnd, this one by Woody Allen:
"I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose."
It's about accepting yourself, your life, your situation, and enjoying all of these things without wishing for more.
It also means you accept your mistakes and have the desire to start all over again. Happiness is not perfection but learning to accept your own shortcomings. For as long as you believe in yourself, others will accept and believe in you. For as long as you know how to give love, love will be given back to you ten folds.
What is on your happiness list?
It also means you accept your mistakes and have the desire to start all over again. Happiness is not perfection but learning to accept your own shortcomings. For as long as you believe in yourself, others will accept and believe in you. For as long as you know how to give love, love will be given back to you ten folds.
What is on your happiness list?
4 comments:
1. A sunny day
2. My children
3. Making someone smile
4. Listening to laughter
5. Standing on a hill with a beautiful view
I have a 'happy' disposition. There is no point being down-in-the-dumps. Life is too short. Not sure who said it, but: "Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry alone."
Too true.
Stay Happy.
i have to say, this post really got me thinking and heres my list:
1. My family
2. the sun (not the newspaper!)
3. chocolate - always raises a smile!
4. daily dose of Loose Women
5. saying "hello" to everyone i meet (they either smile and say hello back, or give a strange look - either one makes me smile)
I am happy most of the time and am great at making others smile - especially my kids! i wake them up by singing every morning and although they moan, they still smile! :-) xx
Thank you both for sharing your lists!
Good one on happiness and it helps a lot.
Thanks,
Karim - Mind Power
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