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  • J Jolly
    11 Oct 2021, 16:11

    Wanna be happy?

    Create it.

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    Aqua Letifer
    wrote on 11 Oct 2021, 16:19 last edited by
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    @jolly said in Thought Peculiarly Appropriate for TNCR:

    Wanna be happy?

    Create it.

    👆

    Please love yourself.

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      Doctor Phibes
      wrote on 11 Oct 2021, 16:28 last edited by
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      In my experience, it doesn't take much to fuck things up and make me anxious and less-than-happy, and when things start piling up, so does the anxiety. I seem to spend an inordinate amount of time worrying, sometimes although not always with good reason.

      I think joy is easier than happiness. Joy is transitory, happiness is more of a permanent thing.

      I was only joking

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        Horace
        wrote on 11 Oct 2021, 16:30 last edited by
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        Happiness can be permanent, but it takes almost constant attention and hard work to ensure that you never sober up.

        Education is extremely important.

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          Copper
          wrote on 11 Oct 2021, 16:45 last edited by
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          I'm 67, I had my annual physical today and I'm fine.

          And I got the pneumonia vaccine injected into the same arm where the flu vaccine went a week ago.

          Joy! How could I be happier? Full of vaccines and 2 grandchildren to play with.

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          • C Copper
            11 Oct 2021, 16:45

            I'm 67, I had my annual physical today and I'm fine.

            And I got the pneumonia vaccine injected into the same arm where the flu vaccine went a week ago.

            Joy! How could I be happier? Full of vaccines and 2 grandchildren to play with.

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            Larry
            wrote on 11 Oct 2021, 16:59 last edited by
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            @copper said in Thought Peculiarly Appropriate for TNCR:

            I'm 67, I had my annual physical today and I'm fine.

            And I got the pneumonia vaccine injected into the same arm where the flu vaccine went a week ago.

            Joy! How could I be happier? Full of vaccines and 2 grandchildren to play with.

            Exactly. We never know true joy until we understand what's important.

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            • L Larry
              11 Oct 2021, 16:59

              @copper said in Thought Peculiarly Appropriate for TNCR:

              I'm 67, I had my annual physical today and I'm fine.

              And I got the pneumonia vaccine injected into the same arm where the flu vaccine went a week ago.

              Joy! How could I be happier? Full of vaccines and 2 grandchildren to play with.

              Exactly. We never know true joy until we understand what's important.

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              Doctor Phibes
              wrote on 11 Oct 2021, 17:19 last edited by
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              @larry said in Thought Peculiarly Appropriate for TNCR:

              We never know true joy until we understand what's important.

              I kind of feel the same way about real worry.

              I was only joking

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                Mik
                wrote on 11 Oct 2021, 18:58 last edited by
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                I think that, in the absence of real problems, you are about as happy as you make up your mind to be,

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • H Horace
                  11 Oct 2021, 16:30

                  Happiness can be permanent, but it takes almost constant attention and hard work to ensure that you never sober up.

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                  Doctor Phibes
                  wrote on 11 Oct 2021, 19:12 last edited by
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                  @horace said in Thought Peculiarly Appropriate for TNCR:

                  Happiness can be permanent, but it takes almost constant attention and hard work to ensure that you never sober up.

                  Failing that, a pair of VR goggles works quite well.

                  UNTIL THE FREAKING BATTERIES DIE!

                  I was only joking

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                  • C Catseye3
                    11 Oct 2021, 15:04

                    From Dr. Brene Brown: "Joy is probably the most difficult emotion to really feel. In a culture of deep scarcity, of never feeling safe, certain, and sure enough, joy can feel like a setup and we are always waiting for the other shoe to drop."

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                    Horace
                    wrote on 11 Oct 2021, 20:10 last edited by
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                    @catseye3 said in Thought Peculiarly Appropriate for TNCR:

                    From Dr. Brene Brown: "Joy is probably the most difficult emotion to really feel. In a culture of deep scarcity, of never feeling safe, certain, and sure enough, joy can feel like a setup and we are always waiting for the other shoe to drop."

                    This quote brings to mind something I notice when listening to leftist podcasts, such as the New York Times sponsored Ezra Klein podcast. In a female dominated culture, such as the American political left, one's own feelings become the central topic of discussion and inquiry.

                    Education is extremely important.

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                      taiwan_girl
                      wrote on 12 Oct 2021, 01:11 last edited by
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                      I am a pretty optimist person, so I think that it is possible to find happiness.

                      I agree with @Mik @Jolly @Aqua-Letifer say.

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                      • D Doctor Phibes
                        11 Oct 2021, 16:28

                        In my experience, it doesn't take much to fuck things up and make me anxious and less-than-happy, and when things start piling up, so does the anxiety. I seem to spend an inordinate amount of time worrying, sometimes although not always with good reason.

                        I think joy is easier than happiness. Joy is transitory, happiness is more of a permanent thing.

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                        Axtremus
                        wrote on 12 Oct 2021, 02:52 last edited by
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                        @doctor-phibes said in Thought Peculiarly Appropriate for TNCR:

                        I think joy is easier than happiness. Joy is transitory, happiness is more of a permanent thing.

                        Maybe happiness can be had more easily after you stop splitting hair between "joy" and "happiness"? 😄

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                          Horace
                          wrote on 12 Oct 2021, 02:53 last edited by
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                          Pre-occupation with happiness is probably a luxury pre-occupation.

                          Education is extremely important.

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                            Jolly
                            wrote on 13 Oct 2021, 13:00 last edited by
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                            Amen.

                            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                              Jolly
                              wrote on 13 Oct 2021, 13:04 last edited by
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                              Talked with a guy recently, that had done a good bit of work out in the African bush.

                              He didn't pay his local help in money. They didn't want it. They wanted goods.

                              The two most popular forms of payment? Food, particularly canned food and 12 gauge shotgun shells.

                              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                              • M Mik
                                11 Oct 2021, 18:58

                                I think that, in the absence of real problems, you are about as happy as you make up your mind to be,

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                                brenda
                                wrote on 13 Oct 2021, 22:45 last edited by
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                                @mik said in Thought Peculiarly Appropriate for TNCR:

                                I think that, in the absence of real problems, you are about as happy as you make up your mind to be,

                                I look for happiness, cuz trouble finds me without needing my help at all. 😆

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