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Old Aug 31, 2017, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Woolly Bugger View Post
Happiness is over-rated. Satisfaction, self-respect, contentment, pride, not to mention freedom and health, are all better things to strive for. Happiness is or should be a bi-product of reaching one's goals, not a goal in and of itself. Hope that doesn't sound pompous...
I was going to post something along the same lines. Happiness may be a noun, but to me it isn't a specific thing; it's realizing how much you are enjoying what you are doing and/or what's going on. It can fleeting (mine often is), yet no less real for those moments.
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