Are You Happy?
For whatever reason my MacBook Pro decided to be a pain in the ass and stop working. It's now in the process of being repaired. I'm using a loner from Future Shop in the meantime.
After nearly throwing my laptop off the balcony, I started reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. This book is the result of the author's year-long adventure in becoming a happier person. A question that has been bothering me for quite some time now, though, is, what is "happiness?" Tell me your personal definition below.
XOXO,
After nearly throwing my laptop off the balcony, I started reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. This book is the result of the author's year-long adventure in becoming a happier person. A question that has been bothering me for quite some time now, though, is, what is "happiness?" Tell me your personal definition below.
XOXO,
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Love the sweater and dress on you!
Great Outfit!
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XOXO
Cool Look!!! Love the pants :)
xoxo!
O wow, didnt know it was a dress. Nice combination. Really feeling the converse too :)
I wrote this when I was back in high school: happiness is a feeling that lifts you up in the air and the security that someone will catch you when you fall back down :) I still believe in that.
Happiness is reading these stupid comments where it's clear that they didn't bother reading your post but plainly sucking up so they can get their comments returned.
I'm pretty obsessed with your Armor jewellery.
I believe happiness is to be content with your life. To be able to accept things they way they are and to live in the moment.
I believe happiness is being completely okay with yourself, and satisfied - even if you want more, or aiming for more. Just being completely okay with where your at w/o feeling any sadness.. pain. It's just a point, where you can walk down the street talking to yourself, and laughing at the people who think your crazy. A loose of all worries, negative people, bad habbits, and feeling self pitty.
But then again, everybody has their own definition of happiness :)
lvoe how you wore the armor jewelry under your blouse. very unexpected surprise. I'm pretty happy in most aspects of my life...my love life on the other hand..could use a little work lol
xoxo Monroe
Fashion Steele NYC
I think Happiness is more about acceptance. Accepting the fact that you life is not perfect, and being content with what you already have...
I kinda need to work on that....
Happiness is loving yourself, faults and all.
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Definitely feeling the sweater and i would say is happiness is that feeling that makes you smile no matter what.
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Happiness is simply enjoying the simple things in life. Allowing positivity and pleasantries of YOUR life to uplift you in spite of the negativity that surrounds you.
Happiness is my morning coffee. :D 2 cups please!!
Love the relaxed look Lily. Only you can make Converse look so chic! Hope you're enjoying the rest of your weekend.
xx Love & Aloha
Being happy is never permanent.It's impossible for anyone to always be happy. I strive for contentment.Being content for me means accepting that I can't afford everything that I want, that I love my hubby and son unequivocally, and that I am a blessed person to lead the life that I have. Of course I get stressed out, angry and sad. But overall I hope that I will be content in my circumstances, whatever may arise. I'd say that I'm more content than happy. Does that make sense?
Moments of happiness: hanging out with my teenaged son and listening to his fave rap songs, chilling with my hubby at home, chocolate, fashion, shopping, holding my baby nephew, running outside on a chilly but sunny winter afternoon, tea and cookies.
I hope this helps!
First off, I love this look - it's grungy but put together at the same time...awesome!
And second, I think happiness is being able to think about the things in your life and smile, whatever they may be :)
xo Danielle
www.deathbyshoe.com
NICE SWEATER LILY!
THE CONVERSES' ARE THE PERFECT TOUCH, THEY GO WITH EVERYTHING
xoxo Genevieve&Lola.com
Such a cool outfit!
I'm in love with your sweater. Seriously. I need one now ^_^
xooxo
http://runawayinla.blogspot.com
Happiness is blatant ignorance, it forces you to ignore certain things, and to pay attention to others.
I love how people don't even bother reading what you wrote. Good riddance.
PS- Obsessed with your body armor.
Ugh who knows, to me, the most apt definition I can think of is to just be truly content with life and able to be grateful for everything you already have...I think envy and lusting after things that aren't really important sometimes detract from true happiness, and I should know considering my serious shopping problem haha.
Alexandra xo
http://tovogueorbust.com/
Happiness is when my puppy doesn't defecate on my carpet. YES!
I've recently found my own meaning of happiness. To me, happiness is inner peace, state of calmness and knowing that no matter how shitty my day went.. I'm going to be okay because I'm alive and I can feel.
We go about our day not really listening to ourselves, not really reaching inwards and not really connecting to the outside.
I've found happiness during a period of solitude. It was freeing and probably one of the best things that's ever happened to me.
Good luck to you!
Happiness is when you are loved and you know you're loved back. Happiness is when you've accomplished a goal. Happiness is when you help someone in need and it makes you feel warm inside your heart :)
ps. Props to those first few commenters who didn't even read your post. Haha wowww.
Jacquelyn
www.styleworthwhile.blogspot.com
happiness is finding out the meaning to your life and pursuing that with all you've got!
least thats what i think =)
I think much of the world sees happiness as a state of constant elation - but to men, that's not what happiness truly is. Happiness is being satisfied, appreciating what you have and having a positive, optimistic outlook on life. And while I don't believe the ideal of happiness is possible, i believe my version of it is.
P.S. Loving the sweater, not to mention I love the feel you gave to the outfit by adding Converse. Just super chill and comfy.
love the casual spunky feel to this!! :D
Animated Confessions
Great as usual!
hey, ...when I find out I'll let you know till then seeing your blog post sends me these vibes :)
i believe that happiness is different for everyone else.. one thing may make someone happy while it may also have the exact opposite effect to the other. it's all based in your own perception.
Janelle
http://barestudy.blogspot.com
Totally in love with your sweater, so cool! <3
www.abitoffashion.com
cute
http://elenavasilieva.blogspot.com/
xx
I'm in a pretty happy moment in my life where things are finally coming together for me. I just feel blessed and every morning when I get up, I feel good. I feel like I can take on the days challenges and whatever they may be, I will overcome them.
I feel that I am lucky but at the same time, do not rely on luck but move forward in life trying to achieve happiness.
Continue to do your thing and I hope happiness surrounds you.
i haven't found real long term happiness yet aside from family & friends... something is missing. but i have to say that i am more happy when i am alone than when i am in a room filled with social climbers and know-it-all breathing down my neck.
I am quite happy...I'll be better of with your pack of jewelry!
C:
http://moneygonefor.blogspot.com/
happiness is something i have been striving for some time now. it may sound lame but that's my answer when people ask me what my dream is. to be happiness is that feeling of content and acceptance with the way things are, with myself, my life and circumstances. it is not about reaching the ideal but being able to appreciate the imperfection of life and to stop whinging. that's my definition.
i would like to hear your answer.
leanne
http://lea.aigoo-chamna.net/
happiness is finding yourself content with what you have. 'happiness' 10 years ago to me was the complete opposite of what happiness is to me now. it's accepting and appreciating and you start with yourself. a plus would be your amazing sense of style ;)
xxoo!
Happiness is a warm puppy. :)
I have no idea what happiness is. I think that's as good as definition as any. It's just a feeling.
Cute look! I think happiness is a feeling, not a state of being or a specific thing.
XoXO-Kelli K
http://thefashionworshiper.blogspot.com
Happiness..., I do whatever it takes to keep me happy, I seek it (in a positive way), in people, places and things.
Have looked through your archives and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Love your shoe and bag collection! If only I had normal size feet and the funds to get my hands on some of the stuff you have....one day
I am now another follower (bloglovin)...visit or feel free to follow mine, if it's....lol
Happiness is internal satisfaction.
I love how you look great in 5-6 inch heels and also in converse!
For me happiness is just spending time with my family doing the most normal stuff like watching a movie and eating together and having a great time. But then again, I am a simple girl! lol!
happiness is when you are at peace with yourself. love the look :-)
I'm not sure exactly what my personal definition is... but I heard this quote on an episode of One Tree Hill:
“I’ve been thinking about this whole being happy thing. And I feel like people get lost when they think of happiness as a destination. We’re always thinking that someday we’ll be happy, when we get that car, or that job or that person in our lives that will fix everything but happiness is a mood, and it’s a condition not a destination. It’s like being tired or hungry, it’s not permanent. It comes and goes and that’s okay. And I feel like if people thought of it that way, they’d find happiness a lot more often.”
And I'm not sure why I've never thought of it that way.
- Teresa
Happiness: finding a contented groove and nursing it as long as possible... which means, learning to live with the now, because that moment is what is meant to be, and will build me into who I am meant to be, and will take me into the infinite and limitless amazing beauty that is the future.
Happiness: eating chocolate ice cream at 1AM before bed.
Happiness: finding the perfect shade of red lipstick and wearing it without giving a flying fuck what or who is looking at you and what they're thinking.
Happiness: Challenging your parents ideologies, and breaking out of the mold that they might've tried to trap you into, because that was their jilted ideal of what perfection and being a perfect Asian Christian child is/was.
Happiness: After issuing and successfully battling with parents over said challenge, coming to terms with each other's adult ideals, and becoming friends.
Happiness: Winning free shit.
Happiness: Making amazing blog friends and turning them into real life (IRL) friends! (nudge, nudge)
Happiness: Crisp, warm croissants on a partly-cloudy fall morning.
Happiness: Glee. And the fact that my significant other now digs it.
Jeez, now I have to blog this!
XX.
Mae Lu, @ thereafterish.
Im 33 and still trying to figure this out..but the spiritual side of me says that getting to know Gods true unconditional love should bring me happiness beyond measure..meaning when i dont feel the world loves me I should be reassured that i have his ultimate love..peace
Happiness to me is constantly discovering new things. Be it music, fashion, friends, something that makes me go, wow that is so cool. When I find something that is new and fresh and has its own twist to it, that makes me very happy.
Ask any of my friends, and they will say that I am very much a happy person. Always smiling and laughing. As weird as it sounds, I have trained myself to be so. Not in a creepy depressed way... but I have always believed that you should always project happiness and not let other people feed off any bad energy you might be feeling inside. And soon enough you will find, that the bad energy just goes away, happiness is infectious. There is just no point in being negative (or I guess I mean sharing negative energy) it doesn't do anyone any good :)
THANKS FOR THE QUESTION LILY, Loved it and I loved reading everyone's definition.
x, kasturi.
The gentle congruence of accomplished yesterdays and anticipated tomorrows.
Always lovin' your steez, Lily.
KJ
Happiness... is hard to hold onto and never stays for very long. But when it comes, no matter how fleeting the moment is, it makes your heart sing, your steps lighter and your eyes sparkle. While we can't be happy all the time, when we are, we cherish the moments and remember them in times of sadness or negativity.
happiness is new clothes, yummy coffee and best friends.
Met a friend last night that I haven't seen in three years who told me I seemed happy. I think I'm the happiest I've been in a long time. I'm going to write my own take on this post soon.
To me, happiness is to be in peace with the past, trust in the future and live in the now. But also big trust in people, not having to worry at all and be in balance with the extreme emotions.. I don't avoid situations and don't avoid my emotions and what my heart says: it all comes back somewhere, sometime. It's not getting bitter about life and miss the things we have, instead of what we don't have.
lovely question. I hope you can find your happiness in you, girl. because I'm sure you will:)
I love the 'fit ma'am.
Happiness is hard to define. I think it differs from person to person.
My def: My happiness is in the relation of my self worth and how my son feels about OUR life. If he is happy then I am too to some degree. I have a lot of work to do on me but hey, don't we all?
I am having a You-Pick-It Giveaway where I will let the winner choose a $50 gift card from anywhere they choose. It ends on December 22 so get those entries in!!!! http://coymisconception.blogspot.com/2010/12/you-pick-it-giveaway.html
~Kee of Coy Misconception~
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what happiness could change everytime isn't it? I guess for me now would the a place. because that place still make me feel happy despite alone :)
been a silent readers of your for a long time and its nice how you could mix fashion and your real emotions.
Happiness is:
* Getting a handle on the disorder, and dealing with it in the best possible way.
* A good life with good people in it
* ...hopefully rid myself of the pesky anxiety that makes my life hell from time to time.
:)
Amazing! , i really really like your blog! and your design/layout of your blog is also amazing! XX
Happiness to me isn't about wealth, or materials or competing with someone on who lives a better life. Happiness is self satisfaction of where you are in life. WHen I step back and take a look at the big picture, I am happy. How many people say they do what they love for a living?
Happiness is being able to look at your life and feel complete and content with every step taken, even though life isn't always happy.
I used to think happiness was being understood by those you cared about the most... But after my own year of personal happiness pursuit through gratitude, I think happiness is knowing who you are, being grateful for what you have and having a good idea of where you're going - happiness can only be found within, only then it's genuine and it lasts. When we expect other people or things to make us happy, we fail. Speaking from personal experience. I stopped feeling happy when I was around 11 due to personal reasons, and I got back that feeling just recently, when my year of givign thanks publicly was almost done - on Sepetember 21st. Yes, I still remember this day!
Lily, btw, have I ever given you the link to this movie, called "Happy"? http://www.thehappymovie.com
I'm not just giving you the link because I sort of have a personal connection to it (proud to say the director himself contributed with his thoughts to my book I'm currently writing) - I honestly think you might like... With all those talks about happiness and all ;-)
If I knew exactly what "happiness" is probably I would not be happy...confused...for me happiness is about the search, about the journey that we make to achieve our dreams
GREAT BLOG...really honest
;)Filipa
http://oblogdalipa.blogspot.com
being happy; to be happy with who you are, what you have but most importantly WHO you have....every single person's perception of happiness is different, mine is to see my loved one happy and healthy...and the feeling that you're making an impact in life!
Maybe happiness has something to do with being content with wherever you are? I've never been quite sure myself, since happiness never has a solid definition and i honestly have nothing to compare it to...
I will agree with anya ( with all the comment whores who never read the content of a post) and fashion snag (regarding loving yourself). I have always felt, that no matter how shitty a circumstance is, you can at least depend on yourself.
love your sweater! super cute! but on a non-material note: happiness is that warm fuzzy i get when my pup snuggles me, when my man looks into my eyes, when i wake up at peace with the world. happiness is calm, serene, love...
i love these photos they are awesome
Happiness to me is knowing that there will be days that Im not going to feel so great and being able to accept that. Really for me happiness is acceptance allowing imperfections to show and realizing that there are people in the world who love you and are inspired by the things thay you find to be undesirable in a since.
-Kirstie
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