Posted by baseball55 on August 13, 2013, at 19:43:28
In reply to Re: Is Anyone Happy? » alexandra_k, posted by Phillipa on August 13, 2013, at 18:48:55
I'm pretty happy most of the time. Right now, I am in the midst of a very challenging emotional time due to health problems that will get better soon. But I try to think about things I'm grateful for to put me in a positive state of mind. I have a lot to be grateful for -- a wonderful child, a good marriage, a good therapist, a few good friends, enough money to be comfortable, a nice place to live.
I suffer from depression but it has gotten much less severe and mostly I can control it with meds and meditation. But mostly I think happiness lies in learning to be grateful on a daily basis. Yes, life can be hard, emotional illness can be horrible. But imagine the life of a 13 year old black kid whose single mother earns $15,000 a year and who gets harrassed by the police on his way home from school all the time. Isn't your life better?
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