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How will you find happy...

Keeper of the koi — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 18:06:01 GMT

Will you wake up each day ,despite challanges , and try to smile?

Will you try to help someone regardless if you will get any help back?

Will you love simply for the joy it brings,even if it isnt returned in kind?

These are questions I think we should ask ourselves, often, Chasing happy never brings it it seems, Happy seems to settle around us like snowflakes, barely noticible untill it accumulates.Im trying to find these things in myself constantly.Like a garden it doesnt thrive on neglect . am trying to become a better person everyday of my life, trying to look at both sides of the coin, not be so judgmental . I slip backwards constantly, I am human , this is what it means to try something out of my comfort zone.I hope you friends here ,will challenge yourself to grow, flower into something you didnt think was posible. Change can be scary but also incredably freeing.I am sending all of you positive thoughts no matter where in life you are, you all so deserve it, i know, i have heard you, heard your hearts and challanges. Go out into the world and be your light on the path and in the world....Maryanne

Re: How will you find happy...

meallen616 — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 18:09:29 GMT

Re: How will you find happy...

Newgate — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 18:44:18 GMT

I am a happy person in my life! I will continue to feel happy as long as I can let go of hurt and pain!

I try to let go of hurt and pain by first praying about it and then I walk outside and look up at the sky and say "here God I am giving this to you to solve and I will have patience about it!"

Thank you for this thread @Keeper of the koi!

Re: How will you find happy...

Keeper of the koi — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 18:50:13 GMT

@Newgate, Yes you get it! amen ! You release its power!Thank you , so perfect!Maryanne

Re: How will you find happy...

hckynut — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 18:57:43 GMT

@Keeper of the koi

Being happy has to be done by the person seeking it. No person/place or thing will bring happiness to a person. Too many reasons(I call them excuses) are put out by unhappy people.

It's my job/money/spouse/boredom, even my health, or lack of it. If a person cannot be alone with themselves and be happy? How in the world are they going spread happiness to others? Answer, they ain't.

I treat people the way I want to be treated. To me it isn't who you are or your title that matters, it is treating others like everyone is equal, regardless of their monetary or social status, color/relgion or gender.

Many that are seeking happiness cannot find it even though it is staring them right in the face. You control your happiness, and if you cannot say you are happy and believe it? Chances, as I see it, are pretty slim that you will "spread it to the world".

BE HAPPY!

hckynut(john)

Re: How will you find happy...

Keeper of the koi — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 19:03:43 GMT

@hckynut , Dear John, You are such a wise ,kind soul, Your light shines very brightly through your words.I would like to thank you for all the words and advice over the years, it felt like having a kind father ....Maryanne

Re: How will you find happy...

Mz iMac — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 19:10:15 GMT

Any day you wake up above ground is worth a smile.

Re: How will you find happy...

151949 — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 00:18:24 GMT

I had grown very unhappy while I was working and now that I don't have to work anymore I am very content with my life. those problems we all have - but don't actually have a solution to - I just give them to God and move on.

Re: How will you find happy...

ECBG — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 05:10:34 GMT

On Joy and Sorrow
Kahlil Gibran
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.
And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.
And how else can it be?
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven?
And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives?
When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.
When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

Some of you say, "Joy is greater thar sorrow," and others say, "Nay, sorrow is the greater."
But I say unto you, they are inseparable.
Together they come, and when one sits, alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.

Verily you are suspended like scales between your sorrow and your joy.
Only when you are empty are you at standstill and balanced.
When the treasure-keeper lifts you to weigh his gold and his silver, needs must your joy or your sorrow rise or fall.

Re: How will you find happy...

KateE — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 06:10:17 GMT

One day at a time. Happy is not things, although, they can bring us joy. Happy to me was leaving an unhappy job and finding contentment within myself. As Reba McEntire sang, "Is there life out there" yes, there is and it's really good!

Re: How will you find happy...

qualitygal — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 19:28:50 GMT

I once read something that said, "you'll be about as happy as you make up your mind to be".

Re: How will you find happy...

YorkieonmyPillow — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 13:42:15 GMT

@hckynutThat was epic.

Re: How will you find happy...

CalminHeart — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 13:45:10 GMT

Everyone has a choice. Wake up and make the most of the day or wake up and be a lousy person to be around. You never know the date of your last day.

Re: How will you find happy...

dex — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 14:17:26 GMT

I always say that we have many choices and much power over our feelings and the way we live our lives.I don't let people have the power to change my feelings and I want to be happy because I feel the most pleasure then.There are people that choose to be miserable and they will try to rob you of your happiness but don't let go...it is your choice and it is your victory.I guess my answer would be that I find my own happiness within and take responsibility for maintaining it.

Re: How will you find happy...

AngelPuppy1 — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 15:02:33 GMT

@Keeper of the koi wrote:
Will you wake up each day ,despite challanges , and try to smile?
Will you try to help someone regardless if you will get any help back?
Will you love simply for the joy it brings,even if it isnt returned in kind?
These are questions I think we should ask ourselves, often, Chasing happy never brings it it seems, Happy seems to settle around us like snowflakes, barely noticible untill it accumulates.Im trying to find these things in myself constantly.Like a garden it doesnt thrive on neglect . am trying to become a better person everyday of my life, trying to look at both sides of the coin, not be so judgmental . I slip backwards constantly, I am human , this is what it means to try something out of my comfort zone.I hope you friends here ,will challenge yourself to grow, flower into something you didnt think was posible. Change can be scary but also incredably freeing.I am sending all of you positive thoughts no matter where in life you are, you all so deserve it, i know, i have heard you, heard your hearts and challanges. Go out into the world and be your light on the path and in the world....Maryanne

@Keeper of the koi

A beautiful post! Just reading it has made me happy!!!

Re: How will you find happy...

cotton4me — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 18:23:33 GMT

I find that being grateful helps lift my spirits. I try to express my thanks throughout the day, sometimes before I get out of bed. It sets in motion a good feeling about the day and life in general. Of course, I have bad days like anyone but that’s made the biggest difference in my outlook. There’s always something for which to be grateful. I could probably spend days listing everything. There’s an endless, infinite universe filled with so much.

Re: How will you find happy...

house_cat — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 16:15:49 GMT

I've heard it said that a mother is only as happy as her saddest child.

I find that to be true. I'm happy when my kids are happy. My oldest son and my husband have health issues. When they are feeling well, I'm happy and full of energy and when they are down, I feel as though I'm carrying an elephant on my back. If it were me, alone, I think I would be upbeat most of the time.

Re: How will you find happy...

MercysMom — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 02:04:19 GMT

My family has been through a lot. Lots of pain and loss. Whe i turned 50 i just let go of it. Got some toxic people out of my life. Got a job I love. Make sure I tell my friends and family how much I love them often. Open my sunroof, sing really loud... my life is very happy! I love where I am in my life!

Re: How will you find happy...

KarenQVC — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 03:42:10 GMT

Let go of attachment and hatred.