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!tulsa! said:
Tell me youā€™re a miserable bastard. Without actually telling me, ā€œ I am the most miserable bastard that ever was.ā€
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I think there are two parts to happiness. Thereā€™s the inner version, which has absolutely nothing to do with anyone else. Things like setting healthy (attainable) goals and working towards them, striving to be healthy, cleanliness, being honest with yourself, and all of your creature comforts (shelter, food, etc). I know Iā€™ll catch flack for saying it but even in spite of having x y or z some people attain the inner version simply through attitude, but these are few and often born of great hardship. They are happy just because, itā€™s really a beautiful thing.

The other kind is the external kind of happiness. This kind, and this is just an opinion, resides in community. Whether that comes from building said community around common interests, ideas, and goals, friendly competition with people that donā€™t share your exact view, or just having a group to come to and be social with and talk about life. Helping others, in my personal experience, is incredibly gratifying.

I feel like everybody needs a different mix of the two parts. Some more here and less there, or vice versa. Both are equally as important.

I definitely agree with the green and growing sort of attitude. In the spirit of that I will also say that being comfortable is kind of deceiving in a way. Comfort and habit often lead to a place where nothing new happens. No growth. HOWEVER. The excitement that comes from trying new things and exposing oneself to risk sometimes comes with a price tag. Life happens outside of your comfort zone.
 
jamie40134 said:
I think there are two parts to happiness. Thereā€™s the inner version, which has absolutely nothing to do with anyone else. Things like setting healthy (attainable) goals and working towards them, striving to be healthy, cleanliness, being honest with yourself, and all of your creature comforts (shelter, food, etc). I know Iā€™ll catch flack for saying it but even in spite of having x y or z some people attain the inner version simply through attitude, but these are few and often born of great hardship. They are happy just because, itā€™s really a beautiful thing.

The other kind is the external kind of happiness. This kind, and this is just an opinion, resides in community. Whether that comes from building said community around common interests, ideas, and goals, friendly competition with people that donā€™t share your exact view, or just having a group to come to and be social with and talk about life. Helping others, in my personal experience, is incredibly gratifying.

I feel like everybody needs a different mix of the two parts. Some more here and less there, or vice versa. Both are equally as important.

I definitely agree with the green and growing sort of attitude. In the spirit of that I will also say that being comfortable is kind of deceiving in a way. Comfort and habit often lead to a place where nothing new happens. No growth. HOWEVER. The excitement that comes from trying new things and exposing oneself to risk sometimes comes with a price tag. Life happens outside of your comfort zone.
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This! šŸ©¶
 
jamie40134 said:
You're not happy because you are a miserable bastard with no friends!
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Iā€™m not happy because you keep PMing me all day long telling me about your problems. Nobody cares about that growth you found on your neck. The doctor agreed with me, itā€™s your head. Nobody cares that your mum wonā€™t make you lunch anymore. Youā€™re in your 30s, get a job. Nobody cares than your internet girlfriend turned out to be a 50 year old Indian man. I told you he was tucking in that picture.

Merry Christmas, Jimbo
 
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