Happiness is just a state of mind.

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There seems to be a lot of discontent and unhappiness brewing right now, and I know things are hard for people. They're always hard; that's life. But. I think that if you're alive right now you should be happy, some people aren't. I think that if you've got a job that pays you something and you can buy food, you're doing better than a lot of people.

If you've got a roof over your head, again, you're doing better than most of mankind.

There are a lot of people who don't have any of the things that you might take for granted.

Life's not perfect. People aren't perfect. Perfection is something someone invented to make people think they should be dissatisfied. Don't buy into it. Don't think perfect skin and the perfect body will make you happier -- they won't. Don't think that things will be perfect one day if you have that particular job or that particular partner or that particular materialistic item. That's not how it works.

Ten pounds don't make that much of a difference.

If you have a family or a lover or a partner or just one friend who loves you for who you are then take comfort in that. You don't have to be loved by everybody, but it does help to be loved by somebody. You don't have to be happy all the time, or most of the time, or even some of the time. Just try to be content. The rest will come. Just hang in there and give it some time.


Happy Birthday, to my dearest obsessedmuch. You are loved

Post script: I watched The O.C. finale. My final thought was 'huh.'

Comments

[phaballa.livejournal.com]

This is going to sound really ridiculous, but when I'm really unhappy and feeling sorry for myself, I just read the reports coming in about Darfur and remember that no matter how bad things are for me, at least I am not being ethnically cleansed.

[ex-meadow925.livejournal.com]

Wow.
Thank you, really. Thank for so very much.

[notworthy.livejournal.com]

:smiles slightly: I think some people just need a reminder- hell, I know I do, all the time. Thanks.

[serialkarma.livejournal.com]

Don't think that things will be perfect one day if you have that particular job or that particular partner or that particular materialistic item. That's not how it works.

Word, baby.

[obsessedmuch.livejournal.com]

*loves her Z so much*

Thank you, sweetie. I love you to bits.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Go shortie! It's your birthday!
We're gonna party like it's your birthday!
We're gonna sip Bacardi like it's your birthday!
I will stop singing 50 Cent, right now!

[obsessedmuch.livejournal.com]

*snerk* But I like it when you sing it... ;)

[pocketroxy.livejournal.com]

You got it babe. Just wish I could get the attitude more!

[fearlessdiva.livejournal.com]

You're very wise.

Ima read Trade any day now, since you've obligingly finally finished it. I've got a million things I need to be doing, but I'm going to try to read it before I leave on Wednesday for WisCon. Actually, I might print it out, or at least put it on my pda, and then I can read it in the car. Yes, precious, that's a good idea.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Ima read Trade any day now, since you've obligingly finally finished it.

Telegraph Avenue was a long, hard slog. I thought I would be writing it until I died. Then I thought I'd never write anything longer than the 1000th Man.

And then I met Trade.

It whipped me up and down the block in my pyjamas. In front of the neighbours. And I loved it. I hope you enjoy it ;)

[slodwick.livejournal.com]

You are brilliant, and thanks for being a ray of sunshine on ye olde flist today, love. *g*

[rozza.livejournal.com]

Thank you for posting this. I often think and say the same thing, but when I do speak up the feedback I often get is about how self-righteous I am.

A few weeks ago someone said, "I'm at a bad place in my life and I don't like it." All I could do was look at her and think, "YOU are in a bad place? A child in Darfur is in a bad place. A Palestinian living in a slum is in a bad place. You're just self-pitying, melodramatic, and unappreciative. Most people would give their right hand to have your type of problems."

[circe-tigana.livejournal.com]

My entire dream last night was about you. You looked like you belonged in Blade Runner. We were escaping from some place, I don't remember. But you were giving me all this advice, too.

Heeee. Good morning.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

Those who know me best will tell you that I don't give my whole opinion unless you specifically ask for it. And you have to be really specific. It's my inner Slytherin. We can be honest, but we prefer tact. This is just me doing the Zen thing that I sometimes lose sight of.

[willysunny.livejournal.com]

Hell yes! And more yes. I think, most of the time, people just need a reminder to help them get back on track. For me, it's my son. Whenever I find myself complaining about actors or production crap, I think about him. He's survived more in 4.5 years than I have in 32. And he's not complaining. He's having a great time -- and, hell, I should be, too.

He's definitely my mentor in life. :)

[shireeen.livejournal.com]

jesus, cm *really* got to you!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

I'm sure he contributed, but I had a lot of things going on last night and my brain was firing on twelve cylinders instead of the usual four.

[copernica3.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[literaryll.livejournal.com]

You are like my twin or something cause I was just saying (http://www.livejournal.com/users/kuryakn/318057.html) something similar to this to my friend the other day. Course you put it much more eloquently lol but YES you just have to learn to be content.

*adds to memories in case I need a reminder*

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Content is not as exciting - there's boredom and mundane in there and ups and downs - but overall it's knowing that your life is good and that there are things in it that you're grateful for

Word, sweetie.