have you honestly ever felt truely happy and content with your life?

Question

If yes, when, and why?

Answer 1

Happiness and contentment are precious moments. Like all moments they will pass, but you can rest assured that if you've had one moment of happiness and contentment, you will have another.

Many times I've felt happy and content: reflecting on how fortunate I am to have a job that challenges me and that I enjoy; embracing my love; holding a purring cat; listening to the birds sing outside my living room window; gardening on a beautiful day; sitting down to eat a snack in the middle of a hike; when drawing or painting; the moment I complete a difficult project; on those rare occasions I wake up with nothing on my schedule and I can do whatever I wish with my time :-)

Why? Looking at my list, I see a pattern: all of those moments I am active, engaged, and often doing something I enjoy. I think the key is engagement. Many people think that if they have the time to do nothing they will experience happiness or that others are somehow responsible for their happiness; however, I think that would lead to boredom and disappointment at best and at worst depression. For me at least, being actively engaged with my life leads to enjoyment.

All the best to you.

Answer 2

I've learnt that happiness exists in smaller times or moments rather than the one long life happiness thing. I value it just as much, if not more, because those times and moments of true happiness and joy are so awesome that they're worth living for the whole rest of the time.

Contentment is understanding the above and enjoying the harder times realising that no matter how hard life gets, the happiness times are always going to be coming too because the ups and downs, together, make up what life really is.

Answer 3

Yes, I am very happy now. I can't really say that a particular moment or incident caused this happiness. It probably sounds very corny, but the love of my family and friends give me love and therefore make me happy. I don't expect too much. Of course, I have my moany days, I wish the kids could be better behaved, have a new car or the cats would stop putting paw marks over the bath. But do you know what, when I get that hug from my children and kiss from my husband every night, it all doesn't matter and I know that I am the most important person in their world.

I probably will be very unhappy therefore when the kids become teenagers and my husband reaches the mid life crises!

Answer 4

People talk about finding happiness, as though it was something outside themselves that they stumble on as they are walking down a sad road one day. It is true that a great love or a great vacation can lift your spirits, for a time. But in my experience (and there quite a few years of that) the times you will say you have been most happy are those when you know you are "in tune" with a purpose your have chosen. Sometimes the happiness is the clue, the evidence that a particular activity, job, way of life is the right thing for you..

So, my suggestion is to let go of looking at happiness as something that -proves- everything is OK and see it as a tool, a chime that rings, a light that goes on, revealing to your self a good direction. Then take a little time to think about and explore that direction, to practice doing more of what makes you happy.

good luck

Answer 5

So many times. I learned long ago to have as few expectations from others as possible I try to set my contentment goals and joy goals on things that I have almost 100% control over. I also
make lotsa time for "special moments," time when I am doing things exactly as "I" want. These can be very simple things such as making a special coffee and sitting quietly to listen to my favorite music or it can mean planning a vacation and reading up on the place(s) I'm going. Sometimes it takes me 3 years to save the money, but during that time I have so much fun in the planning. If all else fails I actuallly schedule time, even an hour where I can just chill and be with myself.

It's also about learning to like and love yourself. That took a while for me to learn. I used to push myself so hard. I was very hard
on myself. But I have learned to be gentle with myself as often as is possible.

When I was young, life was pretty hard very very often. One
of the things I learned back then was to be as happy as I could between the bad things. That has helped me in my adult life and brought me to the place that I try to have as much control over my life, time and energy as life will alllow.

It's never 100&; but if you start spending more and more time focusing on contentment, joy, fun where time allows for you it
is like a habit which the more you do it the better you get at it.
Or like a muscle. The more you exercise it the stronger it gets.

I wish you contentment, joy and a lot of fun in your life.

Answer 6

Yes today when I saw the daffodils in my garden bloomimg and the cats playing, the birds were busying themselves making nests and all was peaceful and the sun shone bright. It is the small things that bring a sense of contentment. I think we overload our brains with too many issues as to what is happiness when its under our noses most of the time. When it is peacful I can remember more happy times with my family and occasions such as birthdays, nights out, travel. Unblock your brain and release those memories

Answer 7

I have this feeling of happiness and contentment more than not.

It is a conscious feeling, a state of gratitude. When I choose to see the beauty around me or when I choose to honor the highest good in the people in my life or when I have a mystical spiritual experience (because my eyes are open my ears hear and my spirit knows how to dance) I remember that my life is a treasure and my steps lead to the experiences I have because I choosen to be thankful, aware and as pure of heart as I can.

I am a spiritual person I love God ,creation, nature, and the beauty in all those people who try, and care in this world.

So yes I feel happy, I feel blessed to be having life.Every time I realize I have the universe inside me or every time I step out of my ego self and see things around me as pure and sacred. when I see my loved ones, or a stranger that reminds me of love......it is a lifestyle....it is freedom!!!

Answer 8

I think you have rare moments when you nearly find it, or for a brief second achieve it.

Life is the persuit of happiness rather than constantly living it. "Lifes a journey not a destination".

It is such a long debate....people mite say the feeling of happiness is just an opinion. Thus you cant just define happiness as it varies from person to person.

Answer 9

Yes, almost everyday. I have a wonderful wife and a great family. I have seen and done things most people will never accomplish. Enjoy the journey and stop wondering about the meaning of it all. Only then will you truly find the joy you seek.

Answer 10

i think that life constantly changes and is a series of highs and lows. So in a nutshel, yes, at times! But the trick is recognising the highs, the times you are truly happy, when they are actually happenning and not just with hindsight.