What is the key to happiness?

[danish]

Approaching the darkness of the nights shelter with the lights of tomorrow being right at the end of the tunnel.

This is my altercation of total happiness always look forward to tomorrow but apriciate the history wether good or bad. Cause we all saw the history books of history repeating it self.

And you dont even have to believe in God to apply my theory though it can be applied if felt needed, please have a nice day and remember to look forward to in the day to come.

[vej33]

the key to happiness is having comfortable pillows.

[stinkyattic]

Low expectations.
Haha just kidding.

It's finding something positive, even if it's just a life lesson, in even bad situations- putting your own spin on things so that you see how experiences have helped you grow. It's placing value on things of substance, rather than material goods. And most of all, it's knowing that every day you are becoming a little better and a little more comfortable with who you are inside!

[psychocat]

Happiness is an emotion, not a constant, if you ask me.

You have your highs, and your lows. That's life.

Without sadness how could we appreciate happiness.

[Mr. Happy]

Without sadness how could we appreciate happiness.

Happiness is peace of mind, fulfillment and love. I believe love is Truth and the Truth has no opposite. Only what is True is True and nothing else is True. You can't change Truth and you can't destroy it. You are Truth and so am I. Love is Truth, God is Truth, eternal. Sadness results from the inevitable failure of our illusions to bring us fulfillment. If we believe in death and meaninglessness of existence, we are still believing and placing our faith in something. It feels more sane to me to put my faith in a Creator who is only loving and who is not condemning at all.

[psychocat]

Everything has an opposite.
Truth - Lie
Up - Down
It's about finding a balance.

[Mr. Happy]

Everything has an opposite.
Truth - Lie
Up - Down
It's about finding a balance.

Thanks Psychocat,
IMHO, Truth cannot have an opposite because what is not the Truth does not really exist. No one can find a balance between reality and non-reality. We can only give credibility to our senses and our limited perceptions. Reality exists and has no opposite because nothing can exist outside of all there is. This idea may require some faith but I think it holds up logically. If you agree, consider what that means for a moment. It simply means my friend that you are the truth and cannot die, you are as you were created, perfect, you are not a body. Your imaginings about who you think you are are illusions and are false. Forgive me if I seem pushy and too far out but no thought you have about yourself give the slightest realization of your true worth and holiness and the love and joy that awaits you. I can only know such holiness in myself if I can see it in everyone. That is my goal. Thanks for listening. God bless. Happy.

[rebgirl420]

A clean bill of health.

[flyingimam]

i would say generally happiness is achieving what u wanna achieve in life... not just material, but what u really wanna be in life, if thats achieved, u will be happy, even if u r standing with a noose on your neck spending your last minutes of life for any reason!

but even @ this stage, i have a question: How can u be happy and sleep well knowing that kids in africa, your kind, human beings, are dying from undernourishment on daily basis?

not to make it a political point or anything... but i think true happyness cannot be achieved until u have done your best for improving of the world u live in and lives of other people and can say i did what i could when u look @ your life

I had a psychology class, and our teacher said a cool thing, she said when she gives advice to people who are always mad or depressed or always whining, she tells them "for one day, be nice to people, help them, try to make some1 else happy, any way u can" and analyze and compare your day at the end to your average day

[danish]

Im with stinky on this one.

Ying and Yang is the perfect excample, and the theory of Ying and Yang claims that good cannnot exist without evil as evil resides inside all good to make up the balance.