I want to know what some of you think about this. Is it possible to trick yourself into being happy? Can you "force" yourself to be happy and be in a good mood when you aren't feeling so positive? Or is it an emotion or mood that can only be exhibited if you are indeed in true content?
Oftentimes I'd be in a sort of indifferent and joyless mood. I find it odd that i sometimes have to just turn that frown upside down and to make the world seem a little bit brighter. I'm content with my life, however i don't either feel the need nor the want to perpetually exude that emotion. I'm doing a little thinking about this, wondering if it could be something of a defense mechanism that could be shielding me from knowing what real happiness is. I feel that i will, however, learn more about this issue with myself as i journey on through life.
Now, I wanna know see how other people feel about this. What do you think happiness is? Is it a state of being where you wake up with real positivity and enthusiasm for life? Or is it something thats conditional; something that is only present at certain moments and from certain triggers? Is it possible to "force" yourself to put on a smile to and bring about feelings of positivity from such physical gestures? How do you feel when are happy?
Feel free to comment on whatever perspectives you have on this topic. Even if its not directly related to these questions, im interested in whatever you want to say about this.
Oftentimes I'd be in a sort of indifferent and joyless mood. I find it odd that i sometimes have to just turn that frown upside down and to make the world seem a little bit brighter. I'm content with my life, however i don't either feel the need nor the want to perpetually exude that emotion. I'm doing a little thinking about this, wondering if it could be something of a defense mechanism that could be shielding me from knowing what real happiness is. I feel that i will, however, learn more about this issue with myself as i journey on through life.
Now, I wanna know see how other people feel about this. What do you think happiness is? Is it a state of being where you wake up with real positivity and enthusiasm for life? Or is it something thats conditional; something that is only present at certain moments and from certain triggers? Is it possible to "force" yourself to put on a smile to and bring about feelings of positivity from such physical gestures? How do you feel when are happy?
Feel free to comment on whatever perspectives you have on this topic. Even if its not directly related to these questions, im interested in whatever you want to say about this.