Can you choose to be Happy?
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Right now i'm in that same situation. You have to learn to let go of all the bad negativity. That doesn't help when you hold everything inside. You have to learn to express yourself better. If you have a best friend or a real close friend. Share almost everything with them. If things bother you that people do let them know. Don't stress over the little things. There is a way to be happier all the time even if it's not you, but it will take some work. You have to look deep inside of you and wthink to yourself why do I act the way I do??
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Happiness to me is a "now" condition of being at peace with yourself.  Such condition is brought about by being content with the life you choose to live... like...liking the people around you, the place you are in, the thoughts and memories you have gathered along the way, the responsibilities you have embraced.  All these you will know ONLY when you have enough experiences in the past that would give you the chance to compare the differences.
156957
We are only happy if there is a possibilty to be sad. if we have everything, we have no reason to be sad, so we're not happy. but we forget that if we lose everything, we can be sad too. so be happy.
655257
being happy with who you are, since happiness comes from within.
561337
Yes, there is such place. BUt you know what? we should not let our own happiness depends on the people around us. let happiness become our choice. this is your life, you have the freedom to choose a life that you wanted.
1067297
Yes it sure is if you choose to work at it and make it everything you can make it be. You can choose to be happy or miserable in your marriage. Love is a choice and goes way beyond just a feeling! Sad part is most people want everything easy and not want to work at their marriage or relationship! It is called laziness. If you work at and love being married and enjoy it other and love them where they are at and not try always having to try to change the other person as the only one we have the power to change at all is ourselves Our marriages would be way more successful and happier and marriage actually could be a marriage like heaven on earth! Treat your spouse with love and how you would want them to treat you and you will never go wrong! http://www.marriagetoday.org is a great website to learn more about this as well. This is how my husband and i feel about our marriage and our life together and we have a great and happy marriage! Another thing that is essential to a marriage to make it last is forgiveness and unselfish love!
624198
Happiness is a choice. Your circumstances don't get to decide if you have a happy life or not. Only you do. The people you are referring to just haven't figured it out yet. They're still blaming the world, circumstances, others for their problems. If they would just learn to appreciate what they do have and be happy more good things would continue to come into their experience. Dr. Wayne Dyer says "what you focus on expands" and he's right. I've tried it and compeletely turned my life around.
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assuming that misery is the ultimate state of unhappiness? Sure, as happiness has no requirement. Ah, I see ... it is a trick question... to know that you are happy is a kind of misery anyway as knowledge foreshadows wisdom and wisdom is a sad thing. Igorance again is the key ... actually this question resembles a koan like what is the sound of one hand clapping or mu.
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You have to choose if your obtaining your happiness at the expense of upsetting your family is worth it.  It is a personal decision and there is no right or wrong answer.  Sooner or later you will have to stand up for what you want in your life and not everyone will agree with your choices.  It is just a question of if now is that time for you?
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Satisfaction is a choice. If you cannot find something you enjoy about what you are doing, it's time to find another job. At the very least, there's some pride in doing the best you can. Finding joy in the little things. \n\nAt one job, I took a lot of satisfaction in doing things that after I did them, someone said it was impossible. I solved problems and got my company paid on bills that were long over due. I enjoyed talking to different kids of people, I liked learning new things. Even aspects that I found a bit annoying, I gave myself a big pat on the back for getting them finished and out of the way. \n\nMake a choice and find your own bits of sunshine. If you can't, like I said above, it's totally time for a new job.
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It isn't.  But you have to be open to life's possibilities.  And it helps to have a happy attitude.
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It's hard to say.  I'd like to think I'd do anything for someone I love, but if I can't be happy, how could I make them happy?
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your life is your own to make the best of.\ni would think you would want to be happy as best as you could in a world that has so many flaws. so now...answer your own question what is your goal in this life? do want to spend it making someone else happy? or are you committed to making yourself happy?remember the happier you are the better postion you are in to spread happiness around you and your enviornment
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do what suits you \nu have to be happy
687428
Well it depends on what people I'm around. There are some people that I can laugh and have a good time with, and there are other people who I just think are stupid. And yes, sometimes when I'm alone I can be very happy. I don't have to be around people constantly to be happy.
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That you are happy the way you are
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Happiness is a feeling of wellbeing, contentment, and love. True happiness can exist constantly in a person no matter their situation. The best way to become happy is to decide you want it and start doing the things and acting the way that will make it happen.