Sign up with GoogleWas a question asked by a friend - I found it quite hard to quantify. We where just chatting about our wives and he mentioned that his wife seemed miserable most of the time. I have found some people do seem miserable most of the time, I try to keep my distance.
I have always been pretty happy person - I am a bit happier now that I am more secure in my myself and my outlook on life - I think I used to compare myself with my peers a bit to often - and maybe had a few regrets. Which is odd, because I do subscribe to the notion that if you are happy now, then everything you have done, both good or bad, has led you to this point.
I have also found that money (for me, I do understand other peoples need for it and understand that my feelings would be different if I had none at all) has nothing to do with my happiness - and as long as I have a mildly productive day filled with things that interest me, I am happy. Could be growing things in the garden, a good game of tennis, finishing some or other little project or maybe just making a great meal - I seem to get great pleasure out of the simple things in life.
I think happiness is a state of mind that you have some sort of control over - but you do need to think possessively - and maybe stop and smell the roses sometimes to appreciate it.
I have always been pretty happy person - I am a bit happier now that I am more secure in my myself and my outlook on life - I think I used to compare myself with my peers a bit to often - and maybe had a few regrets. Which is odd, because I do subscribe to the notion that if you are happy now, then everything you have done, both good or bad, has led you to this point.
I have also found that money (for me, I do understand other peoples need for it and understand that my feelings would be different if I had none at all) has nothing to do with my happiness - and as long as I have a mildly productive day filled with things that interest me, I am happy. Could be growing things in the garden, a good game of tennis, finishing some or other little project or maybe just making a great meal - I seem to get great pleasure out of the simple things in life.
I think happiness is a state of mind that you have some sort of control over - but you do need to think possessively - and maybe stop and smell the roses sometimes to appreciate it.