I don't need to think about others having it worse off than me to feel good about what I do have.

Rather, learn to appreciate what you have and be optimistic, without needing the comparison.

Have something to do.
Have someone to love.
Have something to look forward to.

Those three have kept and will always keep me happy.
Inferius Reviewed by Inferius on . My epiphany (warning: contains the secret to true happiness) Well, I finally figured out the secret to true happiness. It's actually simpler than I expected it to be. It turns out the Buddha was right. Much of suffering comes from the presence of unfulfilled desires. When we want something and we don't have it or can't get it, we become unhappy. Often our expectations of what kind of pleasure we should be getting are too high, and when we experience something pleasurable but not quite as pleasurable as we expected, we find ourselves disappointed. Rating: 5