What makes you happy?

@missybear (11391)
United States
August 28, 2011 11:44am CST
Every body has a different definition of happy....what's yours? Is it having lots of money, having children or just being happy to have a job. What are your main needs in Life to be happy? Mine are enough money to pay my bills, having my family still alive and well, having a wonderful guy and a good job that I hopefully get to keep for a long time. Of course I would love to be rich and live on the beach but OH WELL we can't have it all. What's your point of happiness?
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@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
28 Aug 11
Being happy is different to everyone. I am comfortable at the moment and I just go with the flow. If I ever win the lottery then I am sure I would be more comfortable then I am now lol. I based my whole career on winning it, what I do now is just plan B.
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@missybear (11391)
• United States
28 Aug 11
Good Luck, I would be happy to just win a Jackpot at the slots for a couple grant
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@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
28 Aug 11
Good luck to you too. Every little helps. I am comfortable but broke! We have enough to pay the bills and such but that is not living in my opinion!
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@koperty3 (1876)
28 Aug 11
Music makes me happy. I work at home so music is my companion all day long. I have no idea what I would do without music. My life would feel that I miss something. So it's quite logic that going on concert with my partner makes me also happy.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
28 Aug 11
I love going to concerts but this year money is kinda tight so I couldn't go to all the ones I wanted too.
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@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
28 Aug 11
So why not do it more The bills will wait.
@koperty3 (1876)
28 Aug 11
The same situation here We have to wait for better times.
@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
29 Aug 11
For me yes I'm happy because of my husband is here and they are not getting job in abroad.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
29 Aug 11
It's nice to have family and friends close by.
• China
29 Aug 11
my job is very busy.I will fell happy if i have a great many of free time.i would love to be rich.so i must work hard.in the end, i hope my familly healthy.
@QeeGood (1213)
• Sweden
29 Aug 11
I'm happy when I feel I have enough energy and feel healthiness in my whole being. I'm happy when I can do what I love to do, like reading, writing, go horseback riding, learn new skills and explore new areas. I'm happy when my children and grandchildren want to spend time together with me. I'm happy when I have enough money to pay my monthly expenses and bills. I'm happy for unexpected surprises with a good outcome. There are much making me happy.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
30 Aug 11
Sounds like you have lots of happiness in your life
@QeeGood (1213)
• Sweden
30 Aug 11
Look for happiness in simple things, than you're happy!
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
29 Aug 11
Well there are different things that keep me happy and at different times. Like right now, I am just lazing around singing to songs that I love and that is keeping me happy Other than that, a good health to me and my family keeps me happy, when we have our weekends together that makes me happy, having the best dad and mom one could ever have makes me happy too. I would love to be rich and will work hard for it but I guess family is more important than all the richness in the world
@missybear (11391)
• United States
29 Aug 11
I'm very happy to still have my mom and dad too and my mom is still very healthy but my dad has some health problems. All around things are good in my life which makes me happy
• South Korea
29 Aug 11
I hope you and your family stay healthy
@RitterSport (2451)
• Lippstadt, Germany
20 Apr 13
hi missybear, being off work for at least one week, and taking time to read and have as much coffee as I want, thats something definitely making me very happy. I definitely need to take more time to get back to being relaxed for sure...... LOL
@missybear (11391)
• United States
21 Apr 13
I'm very hyper all the time so I think I need to relax more myself
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
4 Sep 11
I've always had dreams of living well and being happy but the reality is far from that. Therefore what I do is take the very best from my reality and focus on that. In this way I find happiness, joy and contentment. I have my animals, my own home I'm away from the big cities and the smog, crime and traffic, I don't need to work. I'm happy.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
4 Sep 11
Sounds good to me
• Singapore
19 Jan 12
To be reasonably satisfied with life, no major regrets, to have a decent job and earn enough to live comfortably, with some savings on the sides for rainy days, to take care of my family and the occassional vaccation overseas. And for my loved ones to be healthy and happy too~
@missybear (11391)
• United States
20 Jan 12
Everything thing you said sounds just wonderful and I'm sure you are quite happy already
• United States
29 Sep 11
this is a hard question for me it shouldnt be but it is I want to say that happiness is having healthy happy kids, having a job, a car, a house and a husband to share it all with BUT for someone with bipolar disorder that isnt always the case I get into these moods where NOTHING makes me happy
@missybear (11391)
• United States
30 Sep 11
BEEN THERE
@airasheila (5454)
• Philippines
29 Aug 11
Dear Missybear, With reference to your main topic discussion, before, my family is my source of happiness. Whenever I see their smiling faces, I can feel the happiness inside of me. Whenever I am with them, I feel so happy. For this reason, I had divert my career for them. Since I dont want to loose any single day without seeing them. But as time goes by, everything had changed. Suddenly my presence was not important anymore. I really dont know why. And due to this reason, I cannot determine anymore what make me happy now a days. Its just good enough for me to be able to wake up and live.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
30 Aug 11
I'm sorry, that sounds really very sad and not too happy at all.
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
19 Jan 12
hi, there's a lot of reasons that makes me happy everyday,my family and friends have big role why i am happy everyday and additional of that i have money that i earned to my work,a simple but really makes me happy everyday.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
20 Jan 12
Friends and family sure are very important in being happy
• India
29 Aug 11
Happiness is state of mind and heart which keeps changing in every walk of our life.At childhood age we are very happy if we just get a big bar of choclate or say a new dress.At youth age we feel happy if we are admired or if we get a hand some husband.wen we hav a family our happiness is only in the happiness of our children.so in short i would say "HAPPINESS" has different definition at different stages of our life.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
30 Aug 11
So true, it's whatever you want it to be.
• China
29 Aug 11
At this moment, only two things can let me feel happiness. One thing is to get a good job, I will leave school next year and I should start to find a job now. But I find that is difficult to have a good job. I don't have enough work experiences and almost every job need a experiential guy. The other thing is I hope the person I like will like me just like I like him.We missed a lot, and the time would never get back. So in this days, I always felt sad, nothing can cheer me up. I know people usually feel sad because they want to get more. The more they get the more they want. actually, I admire you and hope you happy everyday.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
29 Aug 11
I wish the same for you and good luck on finding a good job.
@myrnz626 (112)
• Philippines
6 Nov 11
happiness is being with my family, with my kids and husband , with relatives, friends, people who really love me, and i am happy with God as my savior whom i devoted myself for everything. He gave me another chance to live. I am always now happy to work here at home only, having fun and joy with writing and sharing many regarding things in life... God, life, love, music, travel, events, people, and many more. That's happiness! :)
@missybear (11391)
• United States
7 Nov 11
You sound like a really happy person...Good for you
@GardenGerty (160615)
• United States
28 Aug 11
I think you made a good point when you used the words "enough". It is good to realize that there is such a thing. I am usually pretty happy, and I do not even have all of those things, but mostly, I have enough. I get to be on the computer, I am loved, I am creative, all of those things make me happy.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
28 Aug 11
I'm happy for you then. I'm just glad to be alive and have the things I have.
• Philippines
29 Aug 11
Money can make me happy too. I can eat my favorite food, go to different places that I like and buy things I like. Those things can make me happy and I can do all those thing if I have money.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
29 Aug 11
It's nice to have extra cash to do some of the fun things in life but it doesn't do good for some people. They get mean and nasty cause they have money.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Aug 11
I am a career-minded person, spending a lot of time at work. I am working for a company which is in the international trading business, and I have to do market research and find business opportunities. So, when I find good businesses, that makes me very happy. That will be the day to go out for nice lunch or dinner with colleagues at the office.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
28 Aug 11
Nothing wrong with that, I wish there were more people that want to work like you do.
• United Arab Emirates
29 Aug 11
It's the everyday miracle of life that makes me happy. I am happy to see my family, when i made a sale from my business, if i was able to help someone in my own little ways, when i am playing with my cat and dog, when someone remembers me and bring food to the house. Knowing that i am alive and well makes me happy too. Knowing i have a God who is big enough and loves me immensely.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
29 Aug 11
Food always makes me happy
• United Arab Emirates
29 Aug 11
My key to happiness is to have a good job with a comfortable nd friendly atmosphere, have a good wife and children nd be able to raise thm nd support my family. I would love to travel around the world nd explore new cultures nd places. Everyone has to work hard to acheive his happiness because it isnt easy. Its easy to become hopeless or sad unlike happiness nd satisfaction tht needs some hard work to be acheived.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
29 Aug 11
Sounds wonderful, and who ever said live was easy lied
• United States
28 Aug 11
My family makes me happy my 3 year old son and fiancé I love them evey much
@missybear (11391)
• United States
28 Aug 11
That's all that matters