How do you be happy with what you have, as a person?

Question

How do you be happy with what you have as a person? In terms of who you are and not materialistic things.

Answer 1

Happiness is internal, so we shouldn’t judge happiness with respect to the condition of other people, i.e. thinking that “there is always someone worse off than me." Instead, we need to be content with ourselves and our possessions. We shouldn't worry about the things we cannot control.

"It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.” -- Dale Carnegie.

Answer 2

Yesterday was one of those days for sorting out stuff that just wasn't quite right. Stuff that was bugging me and needed to be handled one way or another. I think I take on too much to do and some doesn't get done. I am much happier with me today because I accomplished a bunch yesterday. My mission today is to continue one task after another until I just can't do any more. I will then make a list of what remains and figure out how to outsource the balance of the tasks within my budget. Right back to materialistic garbage again, more cash would sure make life easier. I would really be happy if I could by a new vehicle or a transmission or have someone fix mine. Maybe I should be happy that I am able to fix the old clunk myself. That project is on the calendar for next months budget for parts. OK now I'm HAPPY, I'm into next month's budget for last months projects. I am not sure I can keep this separation of who I am from what I have. I seem to be in this position because of decisions that were made by who I was at the time I did it.
The family is doing fine and my friends are great. The vines are trying to eat my house, pipe broke this winter, flooded under the house and the foundation is sinking, fixed the roof and replaced the ceiling but the garage needs all new shingles and some wood replacement, heater is done this year, duct tape and baling wire will not get it through another winter. I am happy I won't be bored for a long time and I am happy I am capable of doing these things myself. I am thinking I could be happier with me if I didn't have so much stuff to fix.

Answer 3

If you ask this question because you feel unhappy, think that at least your alive, you have food to eat which almost half the people in the world dont, you have a roof, you have enough money to have a computer and pay internet. The deffect that the human being has is that they dont see or appreciate what they do have and see what they dont,oh my life would be better if I had this or that, instead of saying: wow, I'm thankful that I have a home, a bed, to be alive.
Take my words in concideration and feel better,
Jonny

Answer 4

You have to understand the difference between dissatisfaction and "desire to improve".

Many think that their personal desire to improve a condition is indicative that they are not happy with what they have. This leads to a state of personal confusion. For example, if they think they are more shy than they should be, they allow themselves to be unhappy about it. This thought pattern is wrong. This is like an art lover who is unhappy with their only Picasso because they have only one.

Allow yourself to be happy with what you have, while at the same time embrace the desire to improve on that. Enjoy your Picasso even as you try to figure out how to get your next one. Then you have the dual benefit of being happy with what you have, yet wanting to improve it instead of simply "accepting" it (which is against human nature anyway).

Answer 5

None can tell you how to be happy, and its not always easy to be happy. You're your own worst critic, right? And everyone regrets..so a lot of people hate themselves anyways. I was happy with everything i had, then i made a mistake and ruined it all in a split second. You know when you're happy though because you get a feeling of completeness, and thats rare for us to feel. Maybe we mess things up subconscienciously because we're not used to being happy..its easier to be unhappy because then youll always have something to work on..i guess being happy with everything you have means cherishing it all as though youre going to lose it, and try to hold onto it as long as possible. Accepting it all, loving it all

Answer 6

When you realize that it is not material things that make you happy, you are a good distance on the road to happiness.

All you can do after that is accept the unfavorable things as the come, and work to change the things that you can for the better.

Keeping a smile on your face makes a real difference too!

Answer 7

Seldom does one meet any person truly "happy" with themselves. You will meet many who "accept" themselves for who they are..... they know what thier personal "flaws" are...
These are the people who generally "succeed" in life, even excell beyond what they "personally think" they deserve. Sometimes they have to work at it...and they surely hit some "big bad bumps in the road".....but in accepting themselves they realize they can bounce back and press on ahead to where they want to go. Good luck...

Answer 8

I accept the way things are with me mentally and materialistically .

Every body has something or other better than others.

THEN I DON"T COMPARE MYSELF WITH ANY ONE.
as I know that i cannot be like them nor can they be like me.

Answer 9

Very simple! My grand mother told me this when I was a kid and I hated it but now as an adult I think there is alot of truth to it.


"There is always someone better off than you and someone worse off than you."

What this really means is, no matter how bad life treats you someone out there is doing much worse, so be thankful.
Also, there is always someone out there doing much better than you, be thankful too.

Answer 10

you're never hear a rich man ask that question..just think of those people in the Third World country who live in landfills and scrounge around for food ...