What makes you happy?
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What makes you happy?
Having read the thread about depression, I started wondering what makes us happy. Not a superficial temporary happiness but something that brings you real happiness day after day.
I think my answer might be the pride I feel because my daughter is a nurse. She works on the Heart Unit in a major hospital and deals with life and sadly death everyday.
Yours?
I think my answer might be the pride I feel because my daughter is a nurse. She works on the Heart Unit in a major hospital and deals with life and sadly death everyday.
Yours?
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Re: What makes you happy?
You'reappyI'mappy...
I think it's the wrong word to use for adult human life on Earth.
Both having a sense of self in terms of fulfilling one's function as what one is, brings a sense of certainty and also losing oneself in something greater, like being a part of a crowd or swimming in the sea or walking on a mountain can bring absolution.
Both are forms of dynamic peace for giving a feeling of being an integral part of a holistic cosmology.
I think it's the wrong word to use for adult human life on Earth.
Both having a sense of self in terms of fulfilling one's function as what one is, brings a sense of certainty and also losing oneself in something greater, like being a part of a crowd or swimming in the sea or walking on a mountain can bring absolution.
Both are forms of dynamic peace for giving a feeling of being an integral part of a holistic cosmology.
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Re: What makes you happy?
I love to see family and good friends doing well in life.LoveCurryPies wrote:Having read the thread about depression, I started wondering what makes us happy. Not a superficial temporary happiness but something that brings you real happiness day after day.
I think my answer might be the pride I feel because my daughter is a nurse. She works on the Heart Unit in a major hospital and deals with life and sadly death everyday.
Yours?
A Burnley win.
A ba$tards loss.
Holidays.
Just getting together with friends and having a laugh.
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Re: What makes you happy?
Other peoples' misfortunes mainly.
Re: What makes you happy?
**** all. I’m a misserable ****
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Re: What makes you happy?
that's just sh!t mate, but if it makes you happy...Lord Beamish wrote:A good bowel movement.
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Re: What makes you happy?
My recent retirement and relocating in Scotland,I'm a happy bunny now.Miss going on the Turf though.
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Re: What makes you happy?
Dopamine
Endorphins
Serotonin
Endorphins
Serotonin
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Re: What makes you happy?
More seriously
Quality time with friends & family
Holidays
Exercise
Burnley goals
Quality time with friends & family
Holidays
Exercise
Burnley goals
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Re: What makes you happy?
Clapping seems to work for most of us!
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Re: What makes you happy?
It's hard to quantify for me what makes me feel happy. There's nothing I could pinpoint right now and say if I had this I would be happy.
I take it on a daily basis and just take my emotions as they are. I do of course get pleasure out of things but those things don't always make me happy.
I take it on a daily basis and just take my emotions as they are. I do of course get pleasure out of things but those things don't always make me happy.
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Re: What makes you happy?
This is an age old philosopical question, debated since the time of the Greeks and beyond. It is more difficult to answer than would at first appear because happiness is difficult to define in itself. Is happiness a fleeting thing felt from the immediate sense of elation you may get from, say, Burnley scoring a goal? Is it more intermediate as in the sense of peace and tranquility you might get from maybe spending a few days in the mountains? Or is it that which seems to last (although few things ever do in an ever-changing life), such as a generally good life? Happiness (or the good as Plato would have had it) is the goal of life but, because all are doomed to die that goal will always be met with ultimate failure.
Happiness, however you define it, will never last because it is subject to change, as are all things, and as such will never and can never have permanence. All we can ever do is enjoy those moments or longer periods of time when we feel at our best, for whatever reason.
I find I'm at my happiest about 10 seconds after sex - for about another 10 seconds.
Happiness, however you define it, will never last because it is subject to change, as are all things, and as such will never and can never have permanence. All we can ever do is enjoy those moments or longer periods of time when we feel at our best, for whatever reason.
I find I'm at my happiest about 10 seconds after sex - for about another 10 seconds.
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Brexit
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Re: What makes you happy?
Backpacking if I am really honest .
Look long time ago but today it's the night before I am due to travel somewhere that I have never been before just love the feeling of something new to discover .
Look long time ago but today it's the night before I am due to travel somewhere that I have never been before just love the feeling of something new to discover .
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Re: What makes you happy?
Think based on that, the word is contentment rather than happiness?!houseboy wrote:This is an age old philosopical question, debated since the time of the Greeks and beyond. It is more difficult to answer than would at first appear because happiness is difficult to define in itself. Is happiness a fleeting thing felt from the immediate sense of elation you may get from, say, Burnley scoring a goal? Is it more intermediate as in the sense of peace and tranquility you might get from maybe spending a few days in the mountains? Or is it that which seems to last (although few things ever do in an ever-changing life), such as a generally good life? Happiness (or the good as Plato would have had it) is the goal of life but, because all are doomed to die that goal will always be met with ultimate failure.
Happiness, however you define it, will never last because it is subject to change, as are all things, and as such will never and can never have permanence. All we can ever do is enjoy those moments or longer periods of time when we feel at our best, for whatever reason.
I find I'm at my happiest about 10 seconds after sex - for about another 10 seconds.
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Re: What makes you happy?
I find I'm happy for 10 seconds while I'm actually having sexhouseboy wrote:This is an age old philosopical question, debated since the time of the Greeks and beyond. It is more difficult to answer than would at first appear because happiness is difficult to define in itself. Is happiness a fleeting thing felt from the immediate sense of elation you may get from, say, Burnley scoring a goal? Is it more intermediate as in the sense of peace and tranquility you might get from maybe spending a few days in the mountains? Or is it that which seems to last (although few things ever do in an ever-changing life), such as a generally good life? Happiness (or the good as Plato would have had it) is the goal of life but, because all are doomed to die that goal will always be met with ultimate failure.
Happiness, however you define it, will never last because it is subject to change, as are all things, and as such will never and can never have permanence. All we can ever do is enjoy those moments or longer periods of time when we feel at our best, for whatever reason.
I find I'm at my happiest about 10 seconds after sex - for about another 10 seconds.
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Re: What makes you happy?
Family in good health and content,all else just superficial.
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Re: What makes you happy?
Bright blue skies with sunshine but not too hot, panoramic views with hills and mountains in the background, my wife and family to share these moments with good health all round - general peacefulness.
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Re: What makes you happy?
FFS Steve, what are you on to last that long?Steve1956 wrote:I find I'm happy for 10 seconds while I'm actually having sex
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Re: What makes you happy?
I think if I had to define it I'd put pretty much what you have mate.chorleyhere wrote:Bright blue skies with sunshine but not too hot, panoramic views with hills and mountains in the background, my wife and family to share these moments with good health all round - general peacefulness.
Re: What makes you happy?
Woble ... thats a bowel movementLord Beamish wrote:A good bowel movement.
Re: What makes you happy?
That includes foreplay according to Mrs Steve56 house m8houseboy wrote:FFS Steve, what are you on to last that long?
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Re: What makes you happy?
Ashley Barnes
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Re: What makes you happy?
Vegas, Ashley is for another. Guess you weren't at the Cardiff game.Ashley Barnes
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Re: What makes you happy?
1. Family
2. Clarets
3. Live music
2. Clarets
3. Live music
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Re: What makes you happy?
Is that your sentence.....or Life in general?cricketfieldclarets wrote:Life!
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Re: What makes you happy?
Alcoholhouseboy wrote:FFS Steve, what are you on to last that long?
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Re: What makes you happy?
Bosscat wrote:That includes foreplay according to Mrs Steve56 house m8
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Re: What makes you happy?
Seeing my 6 year old daughter laugh uncontrollably
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Re: What makes you happy?
My good lady wife
Most things BFC
Teaching underprivileged children in their final year at Primary School.
Teaching kids to sing (121 of them at present).
Harmonising to my favourite songs.
Sausage and mash
Lancashire bearing Yorkshire
Throwing a 180 or making a birdie.
Sleep
Most things BFC
Teaching underprivileged children in their final year at Primary School.
Teaching kids to sing (121 of them at present).
Harmonising to my favourite songs.
Sausage and mash
Lancashire bearing Yorkshire
Throwing a 180 or making a birdie.
Sleep
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Re: What makes you happy?
When I find a new job and tell my current boss to **** Off. I expect the moments after that will be amongst the happiest of my life so far.
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Re: What makes you happy?
Sitting at the airport bar with a pint having got through security and got rid of the suitcases with a full fortnight in the sun beckoning is also a great happy feeling.
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Re: What makes you happy?
If I could combine the two it would be orgasmic
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Re: What makes you happy?
true !Claret Toni wrote:Vegas, Ashley is for another. Guess you weren't at the Cardiff game.
Re: What makes you happy?
Today. Dropped about a few pubs. Met many friends. Been picked up by the other half and taken home. She lit the fire and started to cook. Very much aware that it not always like this for me and you though. Enjoy the moment...if you can.
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Re: What makes you happy?
Clapping.
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Re: What makes you happy?
falling asleep with Mario on my chest is life affirming
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Re: What makes you happy?
I’m happy and full of respect that Liz Hurley’s never done a “kiss & tell” about me.
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Mate, what do you think about Hurleys relationship with her son Damian? VERY strange stuff going on there
Re: What makes you happy?
Watching my boys playing sport. Spent many hours on the sidelines at training or games and I love it. Today is a huge day, and I'm not sure if I'm going to feel happy or terrified. My two boys play in the top hockey league in Western Australia. Youngest son made his debut last week, and today they play against each other for the first time, both of them in goal. I guess a 0-0 would make me happiest.
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Watching David Dunn's 'rabona'
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Re: What makes you happy?
Following on from what I posted yesterday...…
Getting an email to confirm CovClaret junior has been selected into the Australia Under 21's. They are off to Spain in June to play against Spain, Holland, Germany, India, Belgium, Austria and England.
Does any one know if the light blue shorts we wore last week are available to buy anywhere? Jnr wears a pair of my old blue Burnley shorts over his pads but they are getting worn out and want to replace them. Last year he wore Burnley shorts instead of official Australia kit at the youth Olympics - he reckons they are lucky.
Getting an email to confirm CovClaret junior has been selected into the Australia Under 21's. They are off to Spain in June to play against Spain, Holland, Germany, India, Belgium, Austria and England.
Does any one know if the light blue shorts we wore last week are available to buy anywhere? Jnr wears a pair of my old blue Burnley shorts over his pads but they are getting worn out and want to replace them. Last year he wore Burnley shorts instead of official Australia kit at the youth Olympics - he reckons they are lucky.
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Re: What makes you happy?
The Premier league without Leeds in it.