tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post7005498251227609587..comments2023-11-03T08:13:04.072-04:00Comments on anabegins: Happy?Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-19244519326594552252020-02-22T15:49:46.808-05:002020-02-22T15:49:46.808-05:00To Ardhanarishwara, the blissfully turing one who ...To Ardhanarishwara, the blissfully turing one who resides in the third eye plexus (Ajna Chakra) of each aspirant and who denotes the union of my Param Gurudeva Bhagwan Shiva and my Param Gurudevi Maa Shakti, are offered these salutions, prior this little student continues any further with the text, <br />For more info visit: <a href="https://www.makersmakings.org/" rel="nofollow">Devi</a>Trend Newshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425201737431220338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-36160805117137359952015-12-20T07:38:55.792-05:002015-12-20T07:38:55.792-05:00What a great post. You nailed it. What a great post. You nailed it. torthúilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738803052167620020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-21843335363366084972015-12-18T10:11:18.848-05:002015-12-18T10:11:18.848-05:00I agree, that I can usually point to something eit...I agree, that I can usually point to something either positive or negative that coincided with the good or bad period, but there are definitely other times that similarly "good" or "bad" things happened that DID NOT set off that mood...Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-19331794585588286782015-12-17T17:40:26.008-05:002015-12-17T17:40:26.008-05:00Yes. This. Exactly.
However in addition to random...Yes. This. Exactly.<br /><br />However in addition to randomness, there is a situational element to it. For instance, when people are crappy, or I don't talk to any of my friends in a long time, that makes me more likely to be unhappy. Some of it does seem to be random though.OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-91249754363189061422015-12-17T11:18:38.225-05:002015-12-17T11:18:38.225-05:00What happens with me is that I get caught up in my...What happens with me is that I get caught up in my head, mulling things over and over and over... Obsessing, basically. And then eventually I get exhausted by it, really sick and tired of it. I guess becoming bored with myself and exhausted after letting myself wallow in it, unabashedly, eventually helps me to snap out of it. Eventually...xykademiqzhttp://xykademiqz.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-27816019566654849812015-12-17T10:11:14.194-05:002015-12-17T10:11:14.194-05:00This is so true, but how to stop overthinking? I c...This is so true, but how to stop overthinking? I can't seem to manage it. Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-63056862001540373702015-12-17T10:10:23.899-05:002015-12-17T10:10:23.899-05:00OMG, funny you should say that, because i have bee...OMG, funny you should say that, because i have been thinking the EXACT same thing about "very mild bipolar sort of patten". I get in these subtly manic periods where I am really excited & positive about everything and I also have more energy and need less sleep. Its pretty great, but then I go back to normal. Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-55063809948951189652015-12-17T10:08:36.818-05:002015-12-17T10:08:36.818-05:00You really seem to have found a sense of purpose &...You really seem to have found a sense of purpose & motivation in your new goals and that seems to be a big component of feeling happy for a lot of people. Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-21449570854191489962015-12-17T10:07:36.886-05:002015-12-17T10:07:36.886-05:00Positivity and resilience...yes those are my goals...Positivity and resilience...yes those are my goals, too. I think outlook/attitude is a BIG part of feeling "happy" or content with your life, but not 100%---sometimes things actually do suck and you can change them (not directed at you specifically AT ALL, just the idea floating around that changing your attitude can fix everything)Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-3387356852263358462015-12-16T20:15:20.051-05:002015-12-16T20:15:20.051-05:00very thought-provoking post, and noemi's was, ...very thought-provoking post, and noemi's was, too.<br /><br />my happiness seems to come in waves -- almost like a very mild bipolar sort of pattern sometimes, really. (NOT giving myself the diagnosis, but i feel like i do have inexplicable periods where everything feels really GREAT and easy and okay, and down times where everything feels like a disaster. and rarely do the true circumstances matter.)<br /><br />I like what Catwoman says above about "acceptance of what is" and "resilience" being more appropriate goals. <br /><br />That said, I love reading happiness-project-esque tweaks, and DO feel that this area of reading/exploration has made me happier, overall, even if just a little bit. So, there's that.sarah (SHU)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09785177204149427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-77644542993592639172015-12-16T19:40:33.363-05:002015-12-16T19:40:33.363-05:00I can honestly say that I am truly happy. And tha...I can honestly say that I am truly happy. And that happiness is the result of simply stepping off of the hedonic treadmill, embracing a more simple life, and placing a very high priority on friends and family. That's not to say I don't have bad days. I have terrible days, just like everyone else (I'm very busy and tired, and I'm perimenopausal- of course I have bad days!!!). Those days just seem less catastrophic than they once were though, and I think that is the result of finally getting my priorities in the right place. But happiness, per se, was never the goal. I would say that acceptance of what 'is' and having the strength and resiliece to handle unpleasant surprises was the goal, and happiness just followed. Catwoman73http://www.twoadultsonechild.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-59186500411005549782015-12-16T18:57:39.463-05:002015-12-16T18:57:39.463-05:00I don't think I'm looking for happiness, s...I don't think I'm looking for happiness, so much as a more positive outlook. I know that I won't always be happy, cycling through good and bad moods has always been the way I work, but I have wondered if I could cultivate a kind of emotional resilience, so that I am better able to cope with, or simply weather, the down times. It's not that I feel I should be happier, or feel happiness more of the time, it's that I feel like my foundational gratitude gets buried under a layer of negativity that just doesn't seem to need to be there, but had been built up over the years by a great many things. I don't know. I don't think happiness is my goal, just positivity and resilience.Noemihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792217151905218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-52348321654107177472015-12-16T18:56:04.789-05:002015-12-16T18:56:04.789-05:00For me, overthinking anything leads to reduced hap...For me, overthinking anything leads to reduced happiness. I am happiest when I am very busy and focused outward, on specific projects (as opposed inward, mulling things over and over). xykademiqznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-67153312215256240932015-12-16T15:55:36.681-05:002015-12-16T15:55:36.681-05:00Not a wasted word has been getting me pondering on...Not a wasted word has been getting me pondering on happiness as well (so much so that I've got a post in the drafts called, "Books on how to happy with some commentary"). I very much agree with you on the "expert" stuff that can make people feel worse (while also agreeing that sometimes trying stuff results in a good find), and I'm also not entirely sure that happiness should always be the point (though hedonism has definitely been "in" for a while).<br /><br />Anyway, I don't tend to define happiness, though I think of it as "utility" something that is equally ineffable. I am generally pretty happy and when I'm not it's usually a sign that I need something (sleep, vit D, beef, sunlight, etc.) but occasionally it's because something bad has happened. There are a lot of worthy life goals that mean you're probably going to be happy less often, but perhaps you'll accomplish more than you would having chosen some other life goals.nicoleandmaggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com