How Does One Truely Be Happy?

How is it that we can be happy? To tell you the truth I believe that we can never be happy for long periods of time, our human nature bids us to live in sorrow and all that is sad, but hope leads us to believe that there is something out there that will make us happy, so it’s the persuit of happiness–the ideal of it– that makes us think we can be happy. In reality we live in a world were happiness has become more of an ideal than a reality. We tend to have only those little spurts of joy that we confuse to be happiness. In life we can only be happy by admitting to ourselves that we can never be happy–because we can never console ourselves with what we have we always strive for something more–so happiness is only a pause in misery

happiness has to come from within you. you have to be satisfied with yourself .have self confidence,be comfortable with who you are,.people can have a lot of friends,money,material things and still be miserable. life is what you make it.be happy with who you are and you will be happy.

ok this is how i see it…………to be happy for me means to have no stress whatsoever and to have a good time in a situation without having or feeling presure from anyone or anything. having friends and family is good but if there not putting pressure on you.See id rather have a soul mate its just i havnt found him yet although he would probably make be more than content!

If you have Jesus in your life that is where true happiness comes from. To me nothing in this world could ever give me more happiness then the peace from our Lord up above. My husband and family are number 2 in my lives and I believe that after God a soulmate can bring you great joy. If you believe in eternity and that fact that there is a heaven and a hell then everything on this earth ceases to matter.

If you are at peace with yourself then nothing else will matter, how you achieve that is an individual thing. Fill your life with ever makes you happy, not what you think will make you happy, but what really does.

My opinion is that it is a combination of all of these things; but that means being satisfied with what life gives us too. A blessing/happiness to some may be a curse to others.
I have learned one thing in my lifetime that helps me get through the rough times and that is that our ideas of happiness do change as our lives change. For some their idea of happiness becomes more complex; but for others it gets simpler – only if we learn to love ourselves first.
I know that my happiness is so much simpler now than it was 20 years ago. I have only learned to love the simple things through a lot of pain, laughter, tears and life lessons.
I have realized how very short life is and now try to make each day as sweet as I can.
Thank you for this question – it made me take a moment out of my day to stop and think about life.

Grass hopper …. Minding your own business ….

be happy with what you have,the most important thing in your life is your health MONEY CAN NOT BUY THAT,but to give you a direct answer is impossible,all folks are different,myself i just stay to myself with my Yorkie,and i am 100 per cent happy.some people search all there life and never find it,as far as Friends you will learn not to ever trust anyone,period!!!!!!,BE yourself,you will get it all togather

Happy is subjective. no one can define it. most people dont even know what makes them truely happy. in my mind I have let go of what others think of me, I don’t let myself be judged and it doesnt hurt if someone does. this has freed me to be a caring outgoing person who has been able to let go and love (my husband) with no restrictions or bounderies. but who knows what makes anyone else happy.

Remember what the old lady said about if you lower your expectations..you won’t set yourself up to be disappointed!

I have recently thought a lot about this subject. I think to be truly happy in all aspects of our lives is not realistic. I think true happiness comes in small, profound moments with a whole lot of life in between

“It’s not having what you want,
It’s wanting what you’ve got.”
Sheryl Crow
“The secret of life, is there ain’t no secret”
Faith Hill

it all depends on the person.
Some people only want material things and can be happy with that. Some want love,family, children and don’t mind being poor.
I think true happiness comes from within the person. What makes a person happy may not make another person happy.
A lot of people have different types of childhood.
I think it all starts from when you are a kid. how your parents treated you, the love you got, the attention, the encouragement. If you were spoiled how would you know what it means to be happy?
I think happiness can be achieved I am sure of it.
for me, I have found happiness, i have a wonderful husband who truly cares for me and my children. I have two wonderful children that are healthy and well behaved and very bright. He is a great provider and we are well taken care of. he is a successful man and we have everything we need to be happy. so I can’t answer it for others but that is my answer.

being happy can either have little or a lot to do with what you own. happiness comes from the heart. when at the moment you are feeling light-hearted or laughing a lot, or just having a good time shows your happy. being happy also has to do with your mood. if you feel satisfied with yourself or in the laughing mood, i can guarantee that you are happy. sometimes you cant always be happy. its something you can partially control. happy comes from yourself. you may be in the mood to laugh, or you may just want to give yourself some alone time. Happy comes from how you look at yourself and how people look at you. your friends and family make you happy, so does laughing, something that you wanted for a long time, or just in the mood. like i said earlier, it all comes from your heart, and you can be happy over anything that brings excitement to you.

Happiness is what we make of it,some people are happy with very little in life ,they are happy to have a family a roof over their heads,food on the table ,clothes for the children ,a job and love within the family and friends.
Others are more materialistic they want everything that life can offer, luxury ,expensive jewellery ,trips ,etc.. We ll know within ourselves if we are truly satisfied of our accomplishments in life and if the answer is yes ,then we are happy.

Study Ethics, and live by them.

One attains true happiness when the expectations of fortune have been let go. One must explore ones own true nature and live in accordance with that. This is the meaning of happiness; not having a lot of possessions, friends, or status. Temporal things are not what brings happiness. They are sought because of the goodness they bring, but one must endlessly race to fill oneself with these things. Eternal things are sought for the sake of goodness itself. One can carry this with them whereever they go.

One must find happiness from within. Happiness is not easy to achieve as one must play the cards life has dealt. However, through knowledge and understanding, plus changing those things that must be changed and acceptance of things that are unchangeable, will go a long way to help achieve the happiness you seek. One should keep prayers simple, for others, and primarily for: Good Health, Happiness, and Peace of Mind. Try to build a life of trust and respect so your family and peers will listen to your advice and solutions to solve life’s situations and problems. Above all, be understanding, patient and sincere in your endeavors, and be sure to listen to both the spoken and unspoken word.

This is a question for the Dali Lama (he does have a book out you know). I would say that one must be grateful for what ever they have in life. Also, every one has things or people in their life that disappoint, hurt, or negatively affect them in some way – and it is the way that the person deals with the negative things that make them more or less happy. Further, no one can make some one else happy, it is up to a person to realize how they can be and stay happy. You are right, every one is different, so the answer is different for every one. You might even say that me asking you, for example, what can make me happy, is like me asking you what my favorite color really is.

you have to dig deep and do some soul searching first.Find out what floats your boat and what makes it sink and stick to it

By spelling truly correctly, not with an E

If anyone actually knew the answer to this question, they would be rich.
But to put it in practical terms, the answer is different for everybody (which is why we keep asking this question).

I think that if we can be happy with what we have then we will always be happy, it’s when we start harpering after things that we get caught up in our own needs n wants – then nothing is never enough,
Look at people who have near death experiences – it usually changes their liveds forever – they go back to the simple easy chilled life, of just being happy * *

by being happy with themselves first.this is the root of ALL happiness.