Hey Pandas, What Does ‘True Happiness’ Mean To You? (Closed)

Invite introspection on the concept of happiness and its attainability in one's life. Do you think it's achievable?

True happiness is to choose to altruistically offer help, support, affection, and love to vulnerable people who are unable to pay you back.

And to have the peace of mind that comes from knowing that you have done your best, and that you have done the right thing.

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Alexia

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A. Starhawk Hunt 10 months ago

Amen

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Getting up in the morning and just feeling okay. The world isn't in shambles, my family isn't fighting... just... okay.

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Echo

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RageOfAquarius 10 months ago

Ooh, that would be nice.

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For me it's just being content, and I'm mostly there. My wife and I are doing pretty well, after 35 years of working on it. Our children and grandchildren are close by, and everyone gets along with no significant conflicts. We're all relatively healthy. I plan to retire in about four years, and in the meantime I enjoy my job.

There are negatives, if I look for them, but after living for 62 years I've come to the conclusion that for many people, their happiness comes down to one simple thing. Everyone has good things and bad things going on in their life. Your happiness largely depends on which of those you focus your energy on.

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Papa

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To me, at this very moment, true happiness would mean being able to do what I truly want, career-wise. I'm not at all unhappy (and actually quite fortunate) with where I am right now, it's just that my dream job only revealed itself to me a year or two ago and it's in a creative field, so I really have to work hard to even have a tiny chance of it taking off in any way. If it some day does and generates enough money to live on and do the things I like, then that'd be true happiness.

In a general sense: true happiness is health, stability and love, none of which is attainable at will I suppose. However, you can make a conscious effort to make it the best it can be. A part of it is luck.

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Susie Elle

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joy mcnally 10 months ago

To me ,true happiness centers on relationships. After a fairly long time on the planet, I think it's simple.Time is the most important thing and how you spend it and with who.So your relationship with yourself and your friends and family or (i.e. loved ones) is the key. To feel valued, supported etc ..that's true happiness 😊

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Loving and being loved.
May seem simple or foolish, but that is true happiness to me

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DarcyRose

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Danish Susanne 10 months ago

I agree, and I am so glad you mentioned loving too. Many people think, that being loved is happiness, but I don't believe that one without the other will make you happy.

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For me it is just spending the day doing things that you enjoy from your job to your hobbies. And not feeling like there are other "better" things to do. For example I spend a lot of my free time on the beach or in the water and I allow myself to do that because it makes me feel happy and complete.

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TheSilentEngineer

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RageOfAquarius 10 months ago

I love that! Hustle culture makes us feel guilty for doing anything just for us. I have been able to eliminate the guilt and pressure by always bringing a trash bag with me and helping to take care of the ocean the way that she takes care of me.

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Fulfilling connection. Oneness with the Earth around you, a symbiotic relationship with nature, a community of people you feel that you are a part of, and the peace and security to enjoy, and even revel in, all of the above.

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RageOfAquarius

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I t to think that finally after 5 long years of low self esteem, finally choosing to be happy with myself for me, not for other people

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𝙻𝚞𝚗𝚊 (𝚜𝚑𝚎/𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢)

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A. Starhawk Hunt 10 months ago

taking in my otherwise homeless much younger friends, to the disgust of my children since one of my roommates is certifiably nuts, not to mention has Asperger's autism. Another is huge (6'6" tall and burly, he sometimes works security at concerts and things) and his wife is quite withdrawn most of the time. The first one would literally be homeless, the other two were moving from place to place and were looking at sleeping in their car. They are all half my age, and my kid thinks I'm nuts. Oh, well, I am also quite young for my age, and happy that way. I tell my kid it's nacho. Nacho bid'ness.

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when my precious granddaughter looks up at me, smiling, and saying "Nanny, I love you!"

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Sara Bardsley

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Papa 10 months ago

I like this one. Being a grandparent is great. All the fun of having children without the responsibility.

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being content with your life in general

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kitteh floof lover

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being happy with whatever place i am in life.

no worries, great friends, fun stuff to do, no stress, work-life balance, liking my job in general, acceptance for the bad stuff that happened and acceptance for the bad stuff that will come. because thats how life goes. life doesn't have all ups or all downs. and its just acceptance with that and dwelling on the good stuff is my definition of true happiness.

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shanila.pheonix_

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Curling up with a good book, either all wrapped up inside when it's cold or sitting outside and enjoying a beautiful sunny day. At least for me it is.

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