Are you happy?

Philippines
March 15, 2009 10:41pm CST
Did you know that the enemy of happiness is not sadness? Yes, I was shocked also when I heard that yesterday. I was in a teaching yesterday with Bo Sanchez as speaker. and the topic is about happiness. The enemy of happiness is FEAR. And the only tool to conquer fear is LOVE. Love for yourself. Love for others. and Love for our God. We can not be really happy if we have fears. Fears does not necessary means the fear of an object. like fear of heights or spider. "fear" can be fear with our boss, he might fire us, fear of our parents, they might punish us for doing wrong. If we have these kind of fears we can not be Really Happy. mylotters, do you have fears? Are you TRULY happy?
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@zweeb82 (5653)
• Malaysia
16 Mar 09
FEAR = False Evidence Appearing RealFear can cripple us & destroy dreams if we allow it to spread. That's why it's said the joy of the Lord is our strength?
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@zweeb82 (5653)
• Malaysia
16 Mar 09
Yup, take care & God bless!~
@zweeb82 (5653)
• Malaysia
6 Sep 09
Hey, thanks for the best response!~
• Philippines
16 Mar 09
hi zweeb! that's a nice meaning of FEAR. We just have to trust our Lord. take care
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@spalladino (17891)
• United States
16 Mar 09
Yep, I agree with you completely. You have to have peace of mind in order to be happy and your mind cannot be at peace if you are fearful. Fear causes stress and clutters your mind. Once you find peace within yourself you find happiness and, yes, I am very happy at this point in my life.
• Philippines
16 Mar 09
hi spalladino! that's nice to hear that you are happy. take care
@SmilyQin (179)
• China
16 Mar 09
I think i am happy.I got a good job not so busy!I am a single girl,but i enjoy this life very well.I am a pretty girl as some people tell me.I am quite easygoing ,and i got a lot of friends. But,talking about fear,i do have a lot of fears! It is said that my company got some finance problems in this crisis,maybe i will lose my job soon.AND sometimes i do wonder if i can find my Mr Right in my life! But anyway,i am a happy girl.
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@pricelis (86)
• United States
16 Mar 09
Yes I have fear, I fear that If I don't get a job soon, the 25 cents I've made here so far ain't gonna last too long. hehe
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• Philippines
16 Mar 09
hi pricelis, hope you get a job soon take care
• China
16 Mar 09
I'm very happy to answer your happy question because I'm realy very very happy now, thank you for your question,it let me think about the happiness and turn away the fears
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@neaj_miz (21)
• Philippines
16 Mar 09
Are you asking me im happy? partly yes and partly no.You know why because i can say yes its because im still here in this world and no coz inspite of being here in this world still the pain is there .But its o.k because thats part of being a human.
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@YoungInLove (1254)
• Canada
16 Mar 09
Im not afraid of anhything, but I wouldnt necessarily say I'm happy. Im kinda going through a depressing stage. Im 18 years old and its been a harsh reality to learn that very few people my age have good intentions when it comes to relatinships and friendshiips. To much stuff happens being others backs Ive been noticing lately. Until that settles down, I don tknow if I could be completely happy.
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@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
16 Mar 09
Fear is the Strongest Factor my dear and its FEAR OF UNKNOW that scare people and make them worship things which are super natural or they cant comprehend just look at the history And u r Right, TRUE LOVE , Specially will God, let u over come all FEARS Take care
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
17 Mar 09
It's so true ^_^ Fear is really the enemy of happiness.. BEcause with fear around, one will always be constantly on the lookout for things.. ANd one can be really happy till suddenly fear strikes them, it will take them some time to get out of it, and it spoils their mood for the day ^_^ I do have fears too, but it's nothing great.. I'm not fearful about ple nor heights or whatever.. The only thing i'm fearful about is cockroaches.. lol =D BUt still, i'm happy as long as i get to kill them.. lol =D
@savypat (20216)
• United States
17 Mar 09
Yes I have fears, but I don;'t allow them much space in my mind. I try to live NOW and that take a lot of fears away, if you are living NOW future and past have no effect. So right NOA you are alive, you need nothing, you have everything to live NOW.
@gracie04 (4549)
• Philippines
16 Mar 09
Yes, i agree.. if a person doesn't have peace in mind then he/she will never be happy.. just in my case, i have so many worries right now and it's been bothering me for years.. to tell you honestly, i'm not 100% happy.. i don't have a happy normal life because of a disease that's been making me suffer for more than 10 years.. i'm really praying that God would grant me the complete healing i've been waiting for so long.. In Jesus Name, Amen..
@bing28 (3795)
• Philippines
16 Mar 09
Nice post, Thanks for sharing what you've learn from Bo. Sanchez. This is what is good with mylott, we learn from each other's discussion. From hear I learned the enemy of happiness is fear. It can only be conquered by love. Thanks, really do appreciateit. Yes I have my fears also, I might leave this world unprepared for good life to be left for my children. They have their jobs as I sent them to schools, but no personal wealth for them to enjoy life. They have to acquire assets for themselves but I believe I have enough time to prepare for this. My love for them will conquer my fear. (lol)
@LeilaOO (61)
• China
17 Mar 09
yes,i have fears and i am worry about all kind of things,maybe these are why i am not happy.what can we do if we have fears,love?love the god ?i hope love can really help us.
• Baguio, Philippines
28 Jun 18
Life is FAIR. We are just uniquely gifted by our dear Lord. Everyone has their OWN KIND of HAPPINESS. It is just a matter of acceptance, to be happy of what cards you are dealt with. :-) Still discovering some of my God given gifts, but with what I already discovered, I can say that Yes I am TRULY HAPPY.
@findcutegj (1466)
• India
16 Mar 09
I am content with my single life, but I definitely feel that there is a part missing. Sharing things and missing love. I want that. I just don't feel like life is helping me. That takes my happiness away... I can still be happy and still be looking for "the one". I might forever be the one single childless middle-aged friend that everyone knows but I can still be happy and still be looking. (I guess "the looking" gives me something to do with all my time - He he However, I'm getting more balanced in my life, and it's taken awhile to get to this point. Still, it's hard to tell if all of that is enough, without someone special to share life experiences with. I also wonder if I truly would find someone for whom I would want to shift my life's equilibrium.
@mkchaves (530)
• Canada
17 Mar 09
I've got lots of fear. fear that I may NOT be successful in life, I have a condition - I fear that I may NOT be able to live fully. Uhm, I fear that I'll get so hurt with being in-love, I fear trusting the person I love because .. Well.. I'm very "paranoid"? I dont know, I worry to much. Maybe that's why I am not "truly" happy. But, I still believe that SOMEDAY.. I will conquer those fears and I will truly and sincerely say I AM HAPPY. Right now, I still have hundred and thousands to prove that something to myself.
@blue65packer (11826)
• United States
16 Mar 09
No I'm not truly happy! Right now I fear I'll never get my weight under control and end up over 300 pounds! I am stressed out because my week is turned upside down thanks to it being spring break were I work! I usually work noon to 8:30pm and this week it is 9 to 5:30am! I'm also not happy happy that I'm not up to $5.00 on Mylot when I thought I'd be today! I'm still 9 cents short! UHH! I'm always worried about biils and money! I know life is hard and can suck at times but lately I just wish life was not so hard!
• Philippines
16 Mar 09
For me i feel not happy if my goals aren't meet or i am discontented. I guess that's the bottom line of not being happy, you have not met the conditions or expectations that you want to happen. Not because you fear being rejected be someone , because who can have other options for that, but to some they set a level of attaining something, and when it is not met, then frustrations and disappointments comes in and that makes one unhappy of course. It is not actually fear that will make you unhappy, this is my point of view. Just do not loose the Fear of God in you because above all else, if fear is absent, then evil is there to persuade you. Love God above all else is important to me than loving oneself because that is being self centered.
• United States
16 Mar 09
I have never heard that but now that I think of that it does make a lot of since. Fear would make you afraid to find happiness and to be happy. Who could truly live their life in fear. This is a truly interesting subject. Thanks for sharing! I have many fears! Spiders, water, fire, and sky diving! I am happy! I have a wonderful family and a good job! I wonder where that leaves me?
@zhontine (127)
• China
17 Mar 09
in first-love, weren't you nervous? fear of spider,or snake or hurtful things,will you get hurt? happy come from our body and soul!