Being happy is a state of mind?

U know i always have an opinion.. i do think it's up to us to be happy. it's hard to think positive all the time for sure because we all have things that get us down. when i am having a pity party i always try to think of people that are alot worse off than me. i do think happiness is a state of mind. u can't depend on other people to make u happy. they help but they don't always suceed in doing that/ i hope whatever is bothering u gets better.

Wouldn't you know I have just started a discussion about being happy, I gave it a different title so let's hope it doesn't cause any problems with mylot. Has this ever happened to you?

Happiness is not JUST a state of mind, but your state of mind can do a lot toward determining if you are happy or not. I think you should be focusing on what you have, just as you are doing. It is better in the long run.

Hi bamakelly, Happiness is a state of mind and anyone can be happy. It does not come from material things or circumstances but from within us. We can only be happy now because now is the only time we have and we cannot be happy until we realize this. Anyone who thinks, "I'll be happy when ----- ,will probable never know happiness because there will always be something else they will want and therefore their happiness will always be in the future. Blessings.

I have had some very miserable times in my life. It didn't matter how financially healthy I was, there were bad times. But I've learned that you can be happy no matter what your circumstances. Your attitude is everything! I was so poor at one point that my dog and I lived out in the desert for weeks. But I took the attitude that I didn't have the pressure of rent, I had my dog, it was beautiful out there (okay, I was fooling myself, the desert is UGLY!) and I had my health. I did enjoy my time of homelessness then! Today I take the attitude that I can acknowledge bad things happening to me but the good things outweigh it. Right now I have a slight health problem but I have my children, my family, my dogs, my independence and every day is a blessing. So I'm happy. If you count your blessings you'll always find that they outweigh the bad in your life. Concentrate on the good! Don't ignore the bad, but don't dwell on it. Look at it as a hurdle to get over--or under, around or through. You can do it, you'll be better for it and you'll know that nothing can get you down. Bad things are blessings in disguise. Never give up, never give in.

The key is satisfaction in whatever we have .We may dream and try to achieve it but what we have now, we must live up to it.

I have truly come to believe that my happiness and contentment is from being spiritual and counting all my blessings even the small every day events. When I was younger it was materialistic things but I was never as happy as I am now.

sometimes i think about all MY problems and the world's problems and i feel i'm being ungrateful. i have a lot of issues going on and sometimes it's hard to actually BE happy. i got into this habit of pretending to be happy and now i find it hard to be myself. it feels like that's how people know me and if i were to change that and let everything be how it is than i would alone. lately i've been doing what i want, and i feel like my friends think i have an attitude, but really i just don't feel like dealing with anyone, because i don't think i have to. it's annoying to think your not as good as someone or that the things that go on at home, they wouldn't understand. this leaves you feeling different, and it's hard to be happy. so i think that happy is a state of mind, if we fake ourselves out enough, we might just be able to convince ourselves that we really ARE happy.

for me happiness is a state of mind no matter what. but the connotation of this is oftentimes assuring one's self of the current situation one is in. many tend to forget that it is also making sure that we'd be happy in the situation we would find ourselves in with the decisions and actions we make. happy mylotting!

yes,there is such a thing as perfect happiness in man himself,that is satisfaction.Happiness lie in himself.It is in needing nothing from outside himself.In wanting nothing he lacks nothing.He feels happy all the time.If one is always fighting for something he never feels satisfied and never feels happy.So being happy is a state of mind.good luck!

yes i agree with you that happiness is a state of mind and materialism will only make you happy for sometimes and not always, in the real world today, rich people will always want to buy new things and they feel bad if they could not get something that others have and that can create a mind of confucion, so one can only be happy if one is contented with what he or she has

yes happiness is the sate of mind..it gives u lot of strength,happiness brings u peace and u can do any work with in less time and without any hazards

Yeah..i think happy is a state of mind..as long as u think positive and accept things as it is..u'll be happy with it...(^__^)

another thing, happiness is not only a state of mind, but its a choice, so if you choose to be happy then go for it! :)

yes happiness is a state of mind, the riches people in the world can be unhappy and the poorest people in the world can be very happy, it doesn't matter how many things you have, happiness is a feeling, an emotion, and yes there are lots of reasons why we can be unhappy, but if we remember to try and count our blessing instead of thinking what we don't have then it would be better.

I think it is true that being happy is a state of mind. But happiness is not easy to have for it is something that we feel, it is about our emotion. And emotion is hard to control and sometimes dictates our moods and even if we want to be happy always we still cant deny the fact that reality is so harsh and we have to undergo all the pain and difficulty in life that makes us sad and unhappy.

Hey, Yes I also think that being happy is a state of mind. I can make myself happy no matter what happens in my life. Some days I have been hurt by some people, but I never really cared, I just came home and decided to be happy. Make sure you have a good day, God bless and Happy Lotting!!

Hi bama...I know that some people think that you should be happy with what you have in life. I don't necessarily agree with that statement. After all, if we were all satisfied with what we had at a particular moment, then we wouldn't advance at all? I knew I wouldn't be happy with my life if I didn't get married and have children. I was right - I'm very happy with my life now. Of course there are always days when things aren't going so well and people make me feel badly but overall life is good now. Sometimes setbacks are truly blessings in disguise - we can't see that they're blessings until well after the fact. This has happened many times in my life. I've had job problems and then something so much better came along. I've also had many failed relationships but the man I married is absolutely wonderful and worth waiting for. I'm sorry you're going through such a rough time and I hope things get better for you very soon.

Kelly- I used to be the type that thought things would make me happy, back in my twenties. I had this belief that if I just had the perfect job, the right car, the best wardrobe, and so on that I would be well off and happy. None of it ever brought me happiness. In fact, I would work even harder, just to try to be happy. That sort of mentality really led me down a dark part of my life, an abusive marriage, and lots of loss. Today, I find my happiness daily in the tasks I do. It may be changing that dirty diaper, or feeding our children. It may be in picking up, cleaning, or simply enjoying a cup of tea. The other day it was sitting outside after martial arts with our son and daughter playing with a catapillar and watching my son's delight over this creature. So, I do feel that happiness is a state of mind, but it took me many years to realize that. It took years of meditation, reflections, and learning to follow the course instead of trying to create the course. I still have my days where I question what I am doing, and I just have to stop and reflect and find the contentment that I am right where I need to be and want to be. Namaste-Anora

hi, bamakelly! True happiness cannot be found on material things, because they last, but it can be found in God, the very source of happiness in our lives!