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HAPPINESS... Aristotle:
Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient Albert Camus: You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life. Albert Camus: When you have once seen the glow of happiness on the face of a beloved person, you know that a man can have no vocation but to awaken that light on the faces surrounding him; and you are torn by the thought of the unhappiness and night you cast, by the mere fact of living, in the hearts you encounter. Albert Schweitzer: I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve Albert Schweitzer: Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. Amy Lowell: Happiness: We rarely feel it. I would buy it, beg it, steal it, Pay in coins of dripping blood For this one transcendent good. Anne Frank: We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same. Anne Frank: The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature. Aristotle: Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient Ecclesiastes: For everything there is a season, And a time for every matter under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing; A time to seek, and a time to lose; A time to keep, and a time to throw away; A time to tear, and a time to sew; A time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate, A time for war, and a time for peace. HH the Dalai Lama Consider the following. We humans are social beings. We come into the world as the result of others' actions. We survive here in dependence on others. Whether we like it or not, there is hardly a moment of our lives when we do not benefit from others' activities. For this reason it is hardly surprising that most of our happiness arises in the context of our relationships with others. Nor is it so remarkable that our greatest joy should come when we are motivated by concern for others. But that is not all. We find that not only do altruistic actions bring about happiness but they also lessen our experience of suffering. Here I am not suggesting that the individual whose actions are motivated by the wish to bring others' happiness necessarily meets with less misfortune than the one who does not. Sickness, old age, mishaps of one sort or another are the same for us all. But the sufferings which undermine our internal peace anxiety, doubt, disappointment these things are definitely less. In our concern for others, we worry less about ourselves. When we worry less about ourselves an experience of our own suffering is less intense. What does this tell us? Firstly, because our every action has a universal dimension, a potenial impact on others' happiness, ethics are necessary as a means to ensure that we do not harm others. Secondly, it tells us that genuine happiness consists in those spiritual qualities of love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness and so on. For it is these which provide both for our happiness and others' happiness. Happiness lies in the moments life gives us to shine  | |
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Happiness is when I have a hot shower in the morning.  | |
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althom said: Happiness is when I have a hot shower in the morning.
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Milty said: althom said: Happiness is when I have a hot shower in the morning.
co-sign You're not having a shower with me!  | |
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Happiness is a Warm Gun
Writers: John Lennon, Derek Taylor; lead vocal: John Lennon She's not a girl who misses much Do do do do do do do do She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand Like a lizard on a window pane. The man in the crowd with the multicoloured mirrors On his hobnail boots Lying with his eyes while his hands are busy Working overtime A soap impression of his wife which he ate And donated to the Nation Trust. I need a fix 'cause I'm going down Down to the bits that I left uptown I need a fix cause I'm going down Mother Superior jump the gun Mother Superior jump the gun Mother Superior jump the gun Mother Superior jump the gun. Happiness is a warm gun Happiness is a warm gun When I hold you in my arms And I feel my finger on your trigger I know no one can do me no harm Because happiness is a warm gun Yes it is. In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular. |
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Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted. - Deepak Chopra | |
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Sweeny79 said: Happiness is a Warm Gun
Writers: John Lennon, Derek Taylor; lead vocal: John Lennon She's not a girl who misses much Do do do do do do do do She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand Like a lizard on a window pane. The man in the crowd with the multicoloured mirrors On his hobnail boots Lying with his eyes while his hands are busy Working overtime A soap impression of his wife which he ate And donated to the Nation Trust. I need a fix 'cause I'm going down Down to the bits that I left uptown I need a fix cause I'm going down Mother Superior jump the gun Mother Superior jump the gun Mother Superior jump the gun Mother Superior jump the gun. Happiness is a warm gun Happiness is a warm gun When I hold you in my arms And I feel my finger on your trigger I know no one can do me no harm Because happiness is a warm gun Yes it is. John Lennon  | |
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J0eyC0c0 said: Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted. - Deepak Chopra
oooh I like that!  | |
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Sweeny79 said: Happiness is a Warm Gun
Writers: John Lennon, Derek Taylor; lead vocal: John Lennon She's not a girl who misses much Do do do do do do do do She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand Like a lizard on a window pane. The man in the crowd with the multicoloured mirrors On his hobnail boots Lying with his eyes while his hands are busy Working overtime A soap impression of his wife which he ate And donated to the Nation Trust. I need a fix 'cause I'm going down Down to the bits that I left uptown I need a fix cause I'm going down Mother Superior jump the gun Mother Superior jump the gun Mother Superior jump the gun Mother Superior jump the gun. Happiness is a warm gun Happiness is a warm gun When I hold you in my arms And I feel my finger on your trigger I know no one can do me no harm Because happiness is a warm gun Yes it is.  | |
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nesseone said: Sweeny79 said: Happiness is a Warm Gun
Writers: John Lennon, Derek Taylor; lead vocal: John Lennon She's not a girl who misses much Do do do do do do do do She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand Like a lizard on a window pane. The man in the crowd with the multicoloured mirrors On his hobnail boots Lying with his eyes while his hands are busy Working overtime A soap impression of his wife which he ate And donated to the Nation Trust. I need a fix 'cause I'm going down Down to the bits that I left uptown I need a fix cause I'm going down Mother Superior jump the gun Mother Superior jump the gun Mother Superior jump the gun Mother Superior jump the gun. Happiness is a warm gun Happiness is a warm gun When I hold you in my arms And I feel my finger on your trigger I know no one can do me no harm Because happiness is a warm gun Yes it is. gotta love John, huh? I'm actually going next Friday night to see "Looking through a Glass Onion" which is a stage show about him...the actor who does it is John Waters, who is an "adopted" Aussie...he's been touring with it for years now and has had nothing but rave reviews - apparently you'd swear it's John Lennon himself up there onstage because he gets the voice, accent, style, singing and everything so spot on I can't wait!! | |
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Natisse said: nesseone said: gotta love John, huh? I'm actually going next Friday night to see "Looking through a Glass Onion" which is a stage show about him...the actor who does it is John Waters, who is an "adopted" Aussie...he's been touring with it for years now and has had nothing but rave reviews - apparently you'd swear it's John Lennon himself up there onstage because he gets the voice, accent, style, singing and everything so spot on I can't wait!! Wow very cool! I'd love to see something like that! In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular. |
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Sweeny79 said: Natisse said: gotta love John, huh? I'm actually going next Friday night to see "Looking through a Glass Onion" which is a stage show about him...the actor who does it is John Waters, who is an "adopted" Aussie...he's been touring with it for years now and has had nothing but rave reviews - apparently you'd swear it's John Lennon himself up there onstage because he gets the voice, accent, style, singing and everything so spot on I can't wait!! Wow very cool! I'd love to see something like that! yep...he tells the story of John Lennon's life through "his own" eyes it's meant to be so good! | |
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Happiness is a choice, and not an option, that we make for ourselves..... 
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PanthaGirl said: Happiness is a choice, and not an option, that we make for ourselves.....
Hey gorgeous girl!!!   I sent you an email
and I TOTALLY agree with what you said | |
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I found the secret to happiness ---> 
 , hold on, maybe that was the secret of forgetfullness, I cant remember.  When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. | |
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