Happiness is...

Happiness is being at peace with what you have rather than desperately trying to acquire more with the pretext of making yourself "happy".

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by munchkin13

Happiness is a distraction which takes your mind off all the crap thats going on so it's a good thing. But it's also real because when you can feel it and it occurs all on its own its real.

So like.... Make up your mind, dear.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Sassafrass

The more you pine over your happiness, the more you consider it, analyze it, reflect upon it, the less SENSE it makes. The less it MEANS to you.

Why would it mean less to me to think and ponder over my happiness? I'm a little puzzled as to how this works because last I checked it wasn't a urinal cake... :/

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Sassafrass

But if you have to ask yourself if you're happy or not, you probably aren't. =p

Very true, I suppose. Still doesn't mean I'm actually asking myself if I'm happy or not. I think that philosophically overreaching for happiness IS the substitute that Metaconscious is talking about but, like you, I concur that it's kind of pointless to over-analyze that as opposed to enjoying the little things; you know...

Enjoying the air coming in through your sunroof as opposed to going on a road rage rampage. Saying "good morning, sunshine!" instead of "fucking sunshine, it's morning..."

I find comfort in these things as little as they seem.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Sassafrass

Yea, no.

Well, it's an obvious romanticization, but you get the idea no?

I was speaking idiomatically.