What is happiness?

Doing things that you enjoy and care about, sometimes sharing them with people that you love or like.

 

Im honestly not sure which feels a little sad. I do often wonder what the boy I used to be dreamed of growing up & I now wonder about the life i acfually have and how it measures up. Ps. I’m good btw just a thought provoking question.

 

Bang on.

We had a 10 year period when all 4 of my grandparents slowly died one after the other with all spending time in care homes.

Seeing how stressed out my parents were was awful.

 

Are you familiar with Mo Gawdat’s work? Very interesting on this subject.

 

I'm barely familiar with Mo Farah's work nevermind Mo Gawdat. I will have a Google and a good read

 

There’s some good podcasts with him on too. It’s a very inspiring and thought provoking story.

 

Me & you according to Gilberto

 

Relaxing in the company of my partner and our dogs. If that’s us at home, or on a walk together or maybe away on holiday, that’s the happiest time to me.

 

And this.

 

It's the one thing I actually agree with Andrew Tate on (although, in all honesty, I can't claim to have seen much of him...), seeing my loved ones brings me that happiness, as has been mentioned already here!

 

Happiness is loneliness, but loneliness is cleanliness.cleanliness is godliness.

 

I go along with that. I've just woken up feeling happy, love it when I do , with things to look forward to and the birds singing. Just watching a bit of the test before work.

 

A warm gun?

 

Easy, but not easy to find. It's contentment.. not wanting anything else that's not there Infront of you at that time.. When you're mind stops saying 'right what's next'.

 

When I wake up and my elbows are not touching wood.

 

37 posts in with a title like this and Mr Dawson has not popped up with something rude? Can someone check if he is OK?

 

Happiness tends to be spasmodic and temporary. As much as I treasure those bouts of happiness what gives me greater pleasure is contentment. Seeing my children and grand kids growing up to be fundamentally good people and my wife and I having lives well lived.

 

Moments of happiness are one thing we can find in activities- like you say, Barnsley scoring, getting a strike in Ten Pin Bowling, a good meal, a walk, the gym....and so on.

But long-term the experts seem to think that finding Purpose is the root to long term happiness.

 

To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.