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Originally Posted by glok
Happiness for me is a slippery term. Google "happiness" and you get about 83,100,000 results. Definitions of happiness abound.
From what I have been reading, the Eleanor Roosevelt quote has the most efficacy based on the scientific studies. Of course, my view is simply one person's opinion. We all get to choose.
These articles figured in my decision:
What is Happiness? Definition of Happiness
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/op...anted=all&_r=0
What do you think? What does happiness mean to you? |
My experience of life would have me in the above Conroy and Eleanor camps of thought on happiness. Unlike Mr. President Lincoln, who himself suffered deeply depression, I am lacking the neurocircuitry, the elemental neurotransmitters, whatever, when I am beset, to simply " make up my mind to be happy."
Debilitating depression, annihilating anhedonia, no basis to build on is not conducive to the inner and external conditions likely to allow happiness to arise, to flow gently in the natural course of my days, of simply being. I truly have known and lived that. That's what I call normal, my normal.
Interesting thread.
I look forward to reading the articles for which you posted links.