Are you happy? If so, why? If not, why not?

[-Peacemaker-]

I'll start. I hate my life because I don't have any of the things I want to get out of life. I'm on a career path I'm not passionate about, I never meet the right girl, my life feels like it lacks purpose and meaning. Most of my dreams have been crushed for the time being. Fwiw, I've been accused of having a bad attitude and being ungrateful for the things I do have.

 

[Godobeyer]

I'll start. I hate my life because I don't have any of the things I want to get out of life. I'm on a career path I'm not passionate about, I never meet the right girl, my life feels like it lacks purpose and meaning. Most of my dreams have been crushed for the time being. Fwiw, I've been accused of having a bad attitude and being ungrateful for the things I do have.

I love my life , since I had strong believe in God ,I feel relax when I pray to Him.

Not everthing you want you will get , even you if you get everthing ,the life is may become boring (the rich people know this feeling)

What you mean by "right girl" ?

 

[-Peacemaker-]

What you mean by "right girl" ?

I'm not even sure anymore. I always thought I knew what I was looking for but have never found it. I just feel very lonely despite the fact that I have so many acquaintances and even a few close friends

 

[Godobeyer]

I'm not even sure anymore. I always thought I knew what I was looking for but have never found it. I just feel very lonely despite the fact that I have so many acquaintances and even a few close friends

In 2 billions women, no one could satisfy you to be your partner ?
What's your type of woman ?
I mean :beauty, kind,submit,more female,stong personality,faithful ....etc

 

[-Peacemaker-]

In 2 billions women, no one could satisfy you to be your partner ?
What's your type of woman ?
I mean :beauty, kind,submit,more female,stong personality,faithful ....etc

I might've botched a couple opportunities with the right girl. But still, a man should get another chance

 

[Laika]

My life sucks as my head is doing another one of it's "brain in a tumble dryer" impressions as I recover from depression. I feel "sensitive", confused, a little paranoid and my head spins. its not very pleasant, but its when you realise most of the so-called things stopping us aren't really there getting a headache is logical response. can you reach out and touch them? can you smell, taste, see them? of course not. the crazy people are saner than we think because they can see the myths we made real by our ignorance in insisting on absolutes as well as creating their own.

I'll start. I hate my life because I don't have any of the things I want to get out of life. I'm on a career path I'm not passionate about, I never meet the right girl, my life feels like it lacks purpose and meaning. Most of my dreams have been crushed for the time being. Fwiw, I've been accused of having a bad attitude and being ungrateful for the things I do have.

why make rejection real? it hurts but its not an obsticale course. tell them to go screw themselves- be rude and have an attitude problem. its more healthy to say what you feel, even if others think it wrong or bad.

so stop trying to look for the right job, the right girl and the right reaction from people. you'll never find them because life is not perfect and our ideas are not absolute reflections of it. settle for being happy if less than perfect. lower your standards and have fun laughing at the absurdity of the world. things start to get easier.

it's a new year, and its a strange ritual that in marking the passage of time we see the need to notice the fact the earth is a large lump of rock moving around the sun at 1000 miles per hour, and yet don't pause to notice that there are no breaks, no seatbelts and no air bags, and that our thin atmosphere clings to this surface so that we may live and breath. In the billions of years dust and rock orbit a burning ball of molten fire, we humans are but a blink in eternity.

life is short, so don't wait for perfection.

enjoy the ride!

 

[Thana]

I'll start. I hate my life because I don't have any of the things I want to get out of life. I'm on a career path I'm not passionate about, I never meet the right girl, my life feels like it lacks purpose and meaning. Most of my dreams have been crushed for the time being. Fwiw, I've been accused of having a bad attitude and being ungrateful for the things I do have.

I wouldn't say happy, But in general I'm pretty content with my life.
Even though I'm single, currently unemployed (I'm a student) and more than a little directionless. It's all about perspective, and the truth is I have everything I could ever need. Awesome books, a warm bed, a hot shower, delicious food, access to the internet and all the knowledge, games, and people that comes with and a pretty decent family and a roof over my head. Aswell as some crazy nice people at the centre I help out at.

Your life will never be perfect. It'll never be exactly as you want it to be and you'll never have everything you want. It's a fantasy to think that, and I know that I'm supposed to encourage you and say you can attain your dreams if you just try hard but it's a lie. What you need is a good attitude, a good perspective, a good mind and body. If you have that then your circumstances won't matter.

I dunno, in the end we're all individuals. What works me for me, what I'm grateful for, what makes me happy probably won't help you.

 

[Covellite]

I'll start. I hate my life because I don't have any of the things I want to get out of life. I'm on a career path I'm not passionate about, I never meet the right girl, my life feels like it lacks purpose and meaning. Most of my dreams have been crushed for the time being. Fwiw, I've been accused of having a bad attitude and being ungrateful for the things I do have.

I can say that I am dealing with big problems most of my life. It is perfectly normal to feel frustrated if you don't have any of "the things".
If you have enough energy and enthusiasm, it's very easy to make a list of available resources you have now and to eliminate unwanted baggage from your life. Work on your resources as hard as you can.
If you have problems with energy, procrastination, serious health issues then you should ask for help. It's just not good to stay that way for a very long time because "frustration" demons get more power it you let them keep your company for so long.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

I hate my life and I hate myself, for the most part. There are a multitude of reasons why, which I will not bore you with.

 

[Jumi]

I'm pretty happy. I'm not ambitious so what little I have is enough. Any imperfections I've accepted of myself. Small joys add up and I enjoy learning the new.

Also getting back to health has been big for me. I couldn't have done it without a diet overhaul and moving meditation.

 

[Aquitaine]

One cannot expect everyone to be happy and content with an existence which they did not consent to.

 

[Revoltingest]

I'll start. I hate my life because I don't have any of the things I want to get out of life. I'm on a career path I'm not passionate about, I never meet the right girl, my life feels like it lacks purpose and meaning. Most of my dreams have been crushed for the time being. Fwiw, I've been accused of having a bad attitude and being ungrateful for the things I do have.

I'm happy cuz things are go'n well enuf.
As for the things which vex me, I get to fulminate about those.
Pretty good situation, eh!

 

[YmirGF]

I'm happy cuz things are go'n well enuf.
As for the things which vex me, I get to fulminate about those.
Pretty good situation, eh!

This old fossil tends to agree, RevoltingOne.
I've described myself as being a basket full of bliss and I am truly irrepressible.
My brain is just wired to see everything in a humorous way and yeah, I'm happier than any person has a right to be.
It sucks to be me.

 

[DLR]

I wake up each morning optimistic it will be a good day. Sometimes I am wrong of course. I have lived long enough to know what really matters to me in this life. The little things no longer distract me longer than they should. I focus on the blessings I have, and not on what I do not have. My faith has been very helpful to my attitude and goals.

 

[George-ananda]

I'm happy through whatever from self-indoctrination with what I believe are the true teachings of the eastern (Hindu) spiritual masters. I see myself as not this short temporary aging body but as a soul on the path of spiritual expansion. Events of this life (and even this life itself) are passing clouds. I can take a step back from these events and see a bigger picture.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

If I could just find a job that pays about 10/hour so it won't take me several months to save up for a move, or come across a few thousand dollars, I could work on making my life better. But, for now, I'm stuck with no money and few jobs that I am physically able to do, all while dealing with a family who is trying very hard to convince me to stay as they do not want to accept I hate living here and I'll never be able to come close to living out my potential here (either in monetary earnings, artistic, or socially). And my best friend is a "truther," and right now I'm rather quite weary from a barrage of 9/11 conspiracies and photos and videos that are so blurry that you can't tell what is going on (one of them was so blurry you can't even tell you're looking at a tower). And it's nearly impossible to have a conversation with my sister without her trying to convince me that I need to accept god and start worshiping god.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

One cannot expect everyone to be happy and content with an existence which they did not consent to.

There's a possibility that we did consent to it, prior to embodiment. My beliefs lean toward that being the truth, so I apparently really screwed up.

 

[-Peacemaker-]

If I could just find a job that pays about 10/hour so it won't take me several months to save up for a move, or come across a few thousand dollars, I could work on making my life better. But, for now, I'm stuck with no money and few jobs that I am physically able to do, all while dealing with a family who is trying very hard to convince me to stay as they do not want to accept I hate living here and I'll never be able to come close to living out my potential here (either in monetary earnings, artistic, or socially). And my best friend is a "truther," and right now I'm rather quite weary from a barrage of 9/11 conspiracies and photos and videos that are so blurry that you can't tell what is going on (one of them was so blurry you can't even tell you're looking at a tower). And it's nearly impossible to have a conversation with my sister without her trying to convince me that I need to accept god and start worshiping god.

I think you would be a very interesting person to know. I can really relate with your outlook on life. I wonder if our biggest problem is the way we look at things, if our problem is looking through life through a dirty lens. I contemplate that for myself at least

 

[Sunstone]

Happy? Well, these past few years have seemed to me the happiest of my life. Why? I don't know, but I suspect it has to do with many things. For instance: The quality of my relationships with my family and close friends is much better now than when I was young. Again, for several reasons, I am living much truer to myself these days than I did decades ago. If anything is missing from my life -- anything that might make me even happier -- perhaps it is a greater sense of purpose or mission. I have that to some extent, but I sometimes think I would be a bit happier if it were to a greater extent.

 

[Aquitaine]

There's a possibility that we did consent to it, prior to embodiment. My beliefs lean toward that being the truth, so I apparently really screwed up.

See, I've heard this idea expressed before, but I always wonder - where/who was this other "personality" that "consented" to it? :S