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Being fortunate to have people who love and care about you and treat you well .
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Happiness is
...hard to master, particularly other people's happiness.
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❤️

Happiness is
...suddenly realizing that you don't need to worry about the thing that was really worrying you.
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Kathleen,

My favorite stuffed animal was a sock monkey. Loved him! I don’t think I gave him a name.
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🙂

Happiness is
...waking up in the morning with a cat on your head.
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😉

Happiness is
...buying some happiness.
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Happiness is
...listening to your man sing emotionally with his terrible voice.
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I've been thinking about this question, a lot. The comic strip "Pearls Before Swine" says this, in today's paper:

"Nothing makes us happy. Things happen as they will and we choose how to react. Because while events are not in our control, our reaction to them is."

Sums it up perfectly!!
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Here's my altered ego version of happiness:

No nose, ear or some case (lip hair)
Stop aging at 25... ok maybe 30
Lots of money
Big massive house
Big massive car and sports cars
Endless romantic encounters.
Endless supply of quality wine you and beer you can drink.
Endless supply of quality food.
Living in a paradise garden
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Living in overlapping, hanging paradise gardens wouldn't be bad either.
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All rude + dishonest people shipped off to another planet.
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venting,

Hahaha 🤣 I second that!
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For starters lack of any chronic physical pain.

That is not likely so I will go with the overall well being and health for my children and grandchildren.
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Happiness is something very foreign to me these days. I hope to see it again soon.
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Happiness is foreign to me too. But I would be happy to get a full nights sleep. I leave my brothers about 11 at night and he calls me at 3, 5 and 7, to change his diaper. He can’t do for himself. Then I’m back about 10:30 in the morning. People wonder why I don’t live there, but I need whatever time I can get to myself. It’s been probably 2 years now, everyday. Did I mention that I care for my 96 year old mother too. At least in the same house.
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Happiness is very foreign to me too.
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It's strange that they call this part of the forum a discussion section when you can't actually reply to anyone individually.
 
Dconrad.
 
You have a lot of caring to do, as do all other people who have a heavy workload from caring for others. I can relate in some ways, especially if you're doing it all on your own.

Doing one caring role is draining enough; doing two or more at all hours of the day leaves very little left in the tank.

When people are getting tired and stressed from caring for someone at the level you are, it's easy to see why people in this situation can't feel happy. Very little time goes into doing things in their own lives that make them happier.

I think, where possible, sharing the load with other family members or health care professionals helps us get back more time to care for ourselves (me time) and makes us feel better.

For folks that are caring the way you are, I suppose being happy for the goodness (caring) you give to others helps a little, but I agree we all need our own personal happiness too.

I too am like others; I wish for it to be back in my life again one day.
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I’m unhappy. Best wishes to us all.
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Oldage,

I agree that there should be a reply spot in discussions, just like in questions.

poodle,

It’s perfectly normal not to be happy at times. Thanks for your honesty about how you feel. I despise Pollyanna types of people who only pretend to be happy when they are miserable inside due to their circumstances.
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