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Six Word Story #208

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Six Word Story:

Happiness- scary, fleeting, elusive, baffling, beautiful.

What’s the thing you’re most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it?

I saw this prompt among the WordPress prompts for Bloganuary they’ve shared. And the first thing I thought was happiness. The thing I am scared to do most is to be happy. Why? Well, it’s both simple and complicated. Many people will not be able to relate to this depending on how you grew up and what sort of life you lead now. Although in many ways I had a privileged life, happiness has always eluded me. Due to circumstances and my personality too. I’ve always felt things much more strongly than others. And struggled with my emotions. 

I’m afraid to be happy because I know happiness doesn’t last. Every time I’m happy, something happens that makes me deeply unhappy and I end up at square one. I’m also someone who tends to self-sabotage their own happiness. I get too scared to step out of the box and end up miserable in it. Btw, all stuff I’m working on in therapy so don’t worry about me too much lol.

As for what it would take to get me to be happy? Maybe really strong medication lol. Or maybe just a really great meal and dessert after.

What are your thoughts on happiness? Let me know in the comments section located below. And do share your own six word story or stories in the comments below that goes with this theme. Or just share a totally random SWS because I always love reading them. Or simply stop by and say hi!

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122 responses to “Six Word Story #208”

  1. Milena Alien Avatar
    Milena Alien

    Happiness is a double edged sword, I mean the metaphor may be not perfect … yet if you think we are at a zero now, the pendulum will swing to a ten when we are happy. The worst part is it will surely swing back to make us feel negative ten and it sucks. Trying to protect ourselves from it we just choose to stay at a zero.
    Happiness is a spike in our hormones which will go back eventually. So if your hormones are not perfectly fine all the time, you feel down a lot. I guess it’s true about many of us. Doctors can prescribe hormones which will certainly result in messing up other hormones because they are just a big family hanging out together all the time, the space is limited so they end up fighting a lot

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yeah, it’s a complicated thing. When I was taking medications for depression I just ended up feeling worse in other ways. Like you said, hormones are all related to one another.

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      1. Milena Alien Avatar
        Milena Alien

        I feel like we should be better educated about that but maybe it’s just me who completely missed out on those at school

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          No, I missed out on those at school too. I wish education wasn’t just about remembering content but also about mental health, life etc.

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          1. Milena Alien Avatar
            Milena Alien

            And other things that really matter

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            1. Pooja G Avatar
              Pooja G

              Yeah. I mean, I never even learnt how to do my taxes in hs.

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              1. Milena Alien Avatar
                Milena Alien

                now we have financial planning for electives but it’s not compulsory

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                1. Pooja G Avatar
                  Pooja G

                  It’s good that there’s at least an option.

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  2. Bookstooge Avatar
    Bookstooge

    Yeah, our brains and feelings are really weird, aren’t they? I can certainly identify with the feelings you expressed here. It’s like we somehow think that our feelings are a zero-sum game and any swing to the positive side “has” to be balanced out by a negative swing.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      They really are. Exactly, it’s like we expect negative with the positive.

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  3. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    When believing I’m fundamentally worthy -happy

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      That’s a really sweet six word story.

      Reply
  4. Sadje Avatar
    Sadje

    Happiness is indeed fleeting. Peace is a more permanent feeling and worth striving for.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yes, it is. I think peace can help us with a more satisfied life.

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      1. Sadje Avatar
        Sadje

        Very true indeed.

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  5. Warren Avatar
    Warren

    being myself scares me. doing what I want to do, I’d rather take the easy way out and either do nothing, or just going along…..

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yeah, I can be like that too.

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  6. SiriusSea Avatar
    SiriusSea

    Pooja, … your posts make me happy !! <3

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yay, that makes me happy!

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      1. SiriusSea Avatar
        SiriusSea

        WP owes you the MVP award for 2023 !! \m/ <3 !!

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          Hehe I don’t know about that but thank you! ☺️

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  7. Mireya Avatar
    Mireya

    Well there is this place I try to be with my art. I am not happy or mad or sad. I just am. I peace and I try to remember that. If I am happy I ask why and remind myself that yes these emotions come and go but I am always have to choice to be content. My flowers are much better when paint from this place,

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      That’s really lovely. Just being is a good way to exist.

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  8. DEVANG UPADHYAYA Avatar
    DEVANG UPADHYAYA

    Love your idea related to this

    When I first read the title and prompt, I was like this is why she’s different 😛
    I mean she wrote about happiness in sws in this prompt. But I understand and love what you said afterwards.

    Sometimes we our killer of our own happiness.
    Sometimes others kills our happiness.
    Nothing last forever, so is happiness.

    Trust me PG, in today’s world if someone is happy for 10 mins, thats a marvelous thing. I mean, there’s so much stress, tension, worries and the moment we try to find happiness we find sadness, depression, stress lurking in the corner.

    We can be happy, but can’t be too happy, because too much happiness will make us used to it and it will hurt us more when times are rough. Need to accept other emotions as well.

    Btw, totally out of context, but the girl in cover pic is so beautiful 😍
    I had hard timing focusing on sws 😛

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    1. DEVANG UPADHYAYA Avatar
      DEVANG UPADHYAYA

      “What do you complain about the most”

      Seems like a perfect prompt for you for some reason 😂

      I wanted you to try how you reduce clutter from life, but that disappeared. I had a post idea for you, but I forgot 🫣

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      1. Pooja G Avatar
        Pooja G

        Maybe “what do you whine about the most?” 😅

        Let me know if you remember!

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        1. DEVANG UPADHYAYA Avatar
          DEVANG UPADHYAYA

          Actually I was referring to a prompt.

          It has your name written all over it.

          You need a whinning series or Why I’m whinning today.

          No seriously, when was the last time you whined 🥹
          what do you whine about the most? 😛

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          1. Pooja G Avatar
            Pooja G

            I’ll have to check out that post lol. I know it’s been too long, I need to whine asap 😅

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          2. Pooja G Avatar
            Pooja G

            I whine about politics the most 🫣

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            1. DEVANG UPADHYAYA Avatar
              DEVANG UPADHYAYA

              Dude you whine about almost everything

              Mostly about things that bother you 😛

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              1. Pooja G Avatar
                Pooja G

                Yup, whining is my favourite hobby 🤭

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                1. DEVANG UPADHYAYA Avatar
                  DEVANG UPADHYAYA

                  🤭

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    2. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much.

      Yeah, nothing lasts forever in life and certainly not happiness. The world is definitely a difficult place right now.

      I know, she’s gorgeous!

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      1. DEVANG UPADHYAYA Avatar
        DEVANG UPADHYAYA

        True
        I think social media has lot to do with happiness
        People’s expectations have gone higher. Way of living is higher and people are more stressed.

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          That’s very true. I think so too.

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  9. Joseph Glidden Avatar
    Joseph Glidden

    I love your post.

    Disaster abounds; my decision, breathe happiness.

    One time, when I was a teenager, a much older cousin told me how he had it made. His garden was yielding as planned, his pension just started, his mortgage had been recently paid off, and he was looking forward to enjoying life. He died of a massive heart attack a few days later.

    I always think of him when things are going well, and I am almost afraid to enjoy things too much because, in the back of my mind, it means the enjoyment (happiness) might trigger the end.

    I like the quote by the Buddha, “There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.”

    What that means to me is happiness is a decision we make and commit to.
    Who knows, maybe true happiness is a path to enlightenment.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much. Love your six word story too.

      I really like that quote and I can relate to your story, at least to an extent. I think that’s why I’m scared to be happy. Because it’s so complicated and so easy for life to take it away. But yes, I think our attitude matters and happiness is often a decision.

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  10. cheryloreglia Avatar
    cheryloreglia

    I realize happiness is a fleeting emotion but being open to experiencing happiness is a spiritual practice in my opinion. To know what it is, be able to offer it to others, is only possible when we recognize when it is not present. Hugs, C

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much. I know what you mean, when we don’t have it we realise what true happiness is.

      Reply
  11. Kevin Avatar
    Kevin

    SWS – Happiness fleeting? Still totally worth it.

    I used to work with a guy that always had a standard reply when someone was pissed off about something: “Gotta take the good with the bad, dude.”
    When you distill it down to it’s simplest form, he’s not wrong lol

    Look, I’m not going to sit here and say my lot in life is worse than anyone else’s, but I’ve been through some shit in my day. My wife died 5 years ago after about 20 years of serious illnesses. Loss of limbs, loss of eyesight, multi-week stays in ICU after dodging the Grim Reaper more times than I can count. I could go on and on, but you get my drift. I’ve been jobless before and currently am again. I’ve served in a war. Hell, I almost died when I was born for chrissakes lol
    And yes, I’ve battled the demons of self-sabotage, depression, anxiety and external validation.
    Again, I am not saying my shit is any worse than anyone else’s; we all struggle.

    My point is, I don’t care if happiness is only fleeting. I am going to grab it and make it my bitch anytime I can, because goddamnit, I deserve it and so do you! And to take it a step further, after so many years of being a depressed, miserable prick, I am going to do whatever I can to try and make other people’s day even a tiny bit better.
    You can choose to be happy or you can choose to be miserable. Personally, I am choosing happy. Or as goddamn close as I can get.

    /rant 😄

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Sorry you went through so much but I like that attitude. We do all deserve happiness and should be ready to grab it when we get the chance. I want to learn to choose happy too, fingers crossed I’ll get there.

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      1. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        Thanks, Pooja. We all have our crosses to bear in this world, and I am in no way dismissing anyone else’s. Other’s have gone through far worse than me. And as complex as we sometimes make it, in the end, it really does come down to a choice oftentimes.
        I am no expert by any means, but my suggestion is that you have to make a conscious effort daily. Literally wake up, look yourself in the mirror and tell yourself “I love myself and I am choosing to be happy.”
        It sounds silly, I know, but without that conscious effort, left to it’s own devices, your mind and emotions will want to drift back to their familiar state. And if it’s any comfort, I am working really hard to remind myself to be happy today. I by no means have this nailed down lol

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          I’m trying to do that. I’ve been writing one thing that made me happy daily. It’s helped a lot. And I’ll try to integrate your mirror suggestion into my morning routine too.
          Hope you are happy today even if it’s the little things that make you happy!

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          1. Kevin Avatar
            Kevin

            Thanks, Pooja! I like the idea of writing one thing down. That’s great!
            Yes, it sounds crazy, I know, but you basically need to talk to yourself like you would to a friend who needs support.
            I’m ok mostly. Some days it just takes a bit more focus to remind myself to be positive.

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            1. Pooja G Avatar
              Pooja G

              Oh, I talk to myself already so doesn’t sound crazy to me at all. Affirmations totally work.

              True, some days are harder than others.

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              1. Kevin Avatar
                Kevin

                It does! The key is sticking with it. Not easy, but worth it.

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  12. ianscyberspace Avatar
    ianscyberspace

    Happiness is a state of mind and not an emotion as far as I understand. If I decide to be happy in spite of temporary setbacks or even long-term problems, it certainly has made my life enjoyable. I did go through a temporary downer after an extended sickness years ago, but my doctor loaned me a book that was quite helpful and in spite of health issues I can genuinely say I’m happy.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      I agree, in a lot of ways it’s about attitude. I’m so glad you’re happy now.

      Reply
  13. Doug Avatar
    Doug

    1. With you my emptiness will fill.

    2. Let love be real for me.

    3. For you let happiness be me.

    4. Happiness was false expectation done well.

    5. None of the above come close.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      I like all of these.

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      1. Doug Avatar
        Doug

        In the mocking terminology of therapists past who ridiculed “catastrophizing” with “what’s the worst that could happen,” about how social situations are not fatal, I am now the worst that could happen that Charles Dicken’s ghost of Christmas future articulated for him as his therapist. Actually, humiliation is worse than death. Happiness based on false success is like the “opiate of the people.” And many times people don’t have “imposter syndrome” but are in reality incompetent and untalented and truly are imposters. When the Angel of Death came for the street vendor in the Twilight Zone and the street seller said don’t take me until I do my best last “pitch” for my product, the Angel of Death said OK he’d delay death for the last speech. But the vendor closed up his sample case and said that he wouldn’t try to sell anything ever again to avoid death. When the Angel of Death said that someone must die in his place because he upset the balance and that he would take a little girl instead, the street salesman pleaded for the girl’s life, and that was his best pitch. And when he agreed to go, that was his happiness.

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        1. Doug Avatar
          Doug

          The Twilight Zone, “One for the Angels,” Oct 9, 1959, S1.E2

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        2. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          Wow, that’s a really interesting story from the Twilight Zone.

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  14. Opher Avatar
    Opher

    Happiness is elusive. A state of brain chemistry, electrical impulse, psychology. Chasing happiness is futile. Happiness is a state of being, a flood of emotion.
    Happiness is love.
    Live in the moment.
    Meditation would be good for you. Banish all feelings, thoughts and desires. Live in the moment. Perfect calm. Perfect peace. Tranquility. All striving at rest. Seek nothing and it will come.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yes, it’s complicated. I love meditation- it really does help!

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  15. muktaverma Avatar
    muktaverma

    incorporate mindfulness practices into your routine, as they may help in managing intense emotions and fostering a more sustainable sense of happiness.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Mindfulness is definitely something I’m working on. Great advice.

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      1. muktaverma Avatar
        muktaverma

        Thanks

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          My pleasure.

          Reply
  16. utahan15 Avatar
    utahan15

    happy is a mood
    an attitude!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Mood and a ‘tude!

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      1. utahan15 Avatar
        utahan15

        bingo.

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      2. utahan15 Avatar
        utahan15

        so far away. tomorrow and today. her past had cast shadows. so to a foreign land with sister in hand.

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      3. utahan15 Avatar
        utahan15

        for sale. in my own jail. listening to the klaxon s alarm. they might do more harm than help.

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  17. Eugi Avatar
    Eugi

    I love your post, Pooja, and find it very relatable. Sometimes it seems when I am too happy, something goes awry. There’s a belief that bad things happen in threes. With me it’s the opposite with good things happening in threes and then whamo!

    Basically, I am a happy person and feel it is a state of mind. I find if I avoid the news and negative people, I am better off.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much. Yeah, I feel that way too. Lol, I can relate!

      Yeah, I’ve been avoiding the news these days too. It just makes me miserable and there’s nothing I can do about it.

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      1. Eugi Avatar
        Eugi

        You’re welcome, Pooja.

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      2. Oghosa Omozuhiomwen Avatar
        Oghosa Omozuhiomwen

        I too avoid listening to news because its mostly bad things they talk about . I just try to derive satisfaction from cooking and eating delicious meals amist other interesting things like music . Can we talk more on WhatsApp please Pooja G . I am Pearl on WhatsApp . My WhatsApp phone number is +2347066597194

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  18. Dawn Pisturino Avatar
    Dawn Pisturino

    Whenever I feel happy, I know disaster is on its way.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Same here, unfortunately.

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  19. Washington Ifechukwu Avatar
    Washington Ifechukwu

    I understand that feeling, and it’s natural to have concerns about being happy. Sometimes, we worry that happiness won’t last or that something might go wrong. But remember, happiness is a beautiful and essential part of life. Embrace the moments of joy and allow yourself to fully experience them. It’s okay to be cautious, but don’t let fear hold you back from enjoying the happiness that comes your way. Pooja, You deserve to be happy! 😊

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yes, I think you’re very right. We worry about happiness and even when we find it we’re worried it will go away. I want to try to allow myself to be happy but it’s been a struggle. Thank you! ☺️

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      1. Washington Ifechukwu Avatar
        Washington Ifechukwu

        Don’t worry, it’s a gradual process❤️❤️💕

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          💕❤️

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  20. A & J PEI Treasures/E Jean Simpson, BEd, BA, MA Avatar
    A & J PEI Treasures/E Jean Simpson, BEd, BA, MA

    Glad you are working on things.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much, my wonderful therapist has been incredibly helpful.

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  21. Stella Reddy Avatar
    Stella Reddy

    I enjoy feeling happy, even though I know it won’t last. Happy moments are fleeting but if you are grateful for the moments you do have, you will generally find more things to be happy over. For me these days, it is a continuous stream of happy thoughts and moments, one after the other, as I am deliberately looking for them throughout my day. One thing I learned in CBT therapy was to follow a unhappy thought with a happy one and it has stuck with me. Some days are harder to find them, but they are there. Every moment of every day can’t all be bad!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      That’s a great way of looking at it. CBT is wonderful, helped me a lot with my anxiety. You’re right, we just need to find the happy moments every day.

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      1. Stella Reddy Avatar
        Stella Reddy

        Morning Pooja, yes, the more we look the more we will find!! I am happy to have found you and your blog, Pooja!! There is a happy moment for the both of us today!

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          Happy to have found yours as well!

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  22. Janice Reid Avatar
    Janice Reid

    Nothing in life lasts forever Pooja! Enjoy and embrace the happy times and learn from the not so happy ones ❤️.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      You’re right, nothing lasts forever but that doesn’t mean we can’t embrace the good ones ❤️

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  23. Mr. Ohh's Sideways View Avatar
    Mr. Ohh’s Sideways View

    Happiness; The only way to fly 🤣😎🙃

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Haha agreed 😊😅

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  24. Destiny Avatar
    Destiny

    can’t think of a sws response 😬

    your sws is really great, Pooja.

    (in my defence, both my sentences are 6 words 🤭😂)

    🤍

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Hehe you still came up with six word stories 😛 Thank you ☺️

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      1. Destiny Avatar
        Destiny

        🤭😂

        most welcome, Pooja 🤍

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  25. clcouch123 Avatar
    clcouch123

    (Good story!)

    Maybe happiness in waves is okay.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yeah, probably so. Thanks so much!

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      1. clcouch123 Avatar
        clcouch123

        You responded to my six words responding to your first six words with six more words. Cool!

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          And completely coincidentally haha!

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  26. Steve Avatar
    Steve

    Hi! Happiness can be elusive, for sure. I have found that if I don’t fixate on it and just follow the flow, something will surprise me and bring happiness all on its own… I just have to get out of the way and be open to it! The six word story kind of says it all.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      That’s so true, I think that’s a good way of thinking of it. Don’t fixate on it and just be happy when you’re happy. Be open to happiness. Thanks!

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      1. Steve Avatar
        Steve

        My pleasure!

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  27. David Avatar
    David

    Happiness is so circumstantial, fleeting. I totally get what you mean, Pooja. When I’m “too happy” I can end up feeling unsafe (most of all to myself). I’m working on it, too. Thank God for therapy!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yes, therapy is so helpful! I feel the same way but hopefully it’s something we can both work on.

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      1. David Avatar
        David

        I think maybe “contentment” is a more realistic frame of mind, and something that can be long-term, and then maybe happiness would bubble up more readily along the path… 🤔

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          Hmm, yeah I think contentment leads to a more happy life because we’re not always looking for more.

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  28. Rita Avatar
    Rita

    Happiness is fleeting; joy is forever.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yesss, love that sws.

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  29. kiki | soyvirgo.com Avatar
    kiki | soyvirgo.com

    Sometimes when i notice im really down i take edibles 🥴 sometimes ill sit thru it and try to deal with why im sad and it helps too! In the end i realize im pretty much always happy /content with my life. Theres definitely more a feeling of peacefulness than happiness all the time for me n my wee brain im not necessarily scared about happy moments ill appreciate them and live in it, and not think too much of anything else or i will b like u and feel scared of it going away or something bad happening…
    Happyness – a feeling im always grateful for 😝

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Edibles definitely help lol 😂
      Happiness is definitely something to be truly grateful for! Yeah, I feel like I overthink it and need to just learn to live in the moment sometimes 😕

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  30. Perlah luvlings Avatar
    Perlah luvlings

    Thought I was alone in this. It’s almost as if you’re bottling up all ur emotions, so that they don’t escape. Sadly, the excitement still manages to escape leaving you empty n kinda searching. But that’s the interesting thing about life. The ups and downs, we won’t be able to differentiate and appreciate Happiness if sadness did not exist. It gives us hope at least…..

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yes, that’s exactly it. You try to bottle everything up but of course that’s not possible. Things always spill out. Yes, like how we need the dark to see the stars.

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  31. Rochdalestu Avatar
    Rochdalestu

    When found though it’s unbelievably rewarding

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      I think so too.

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  32. Mollie Player Avatar
    Mollie Player

    Nice!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks!

      Reply
  33. Clurichaun Avatar
    Clurichaun

    I don’t fear happiness, but know well it us fleeting and doesn’t belong to me.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yes, it really is quite fleeting.

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      1. Clurichaun Avatar
        Clurichaun

        Truly. All we can do is enjoy it when we are capable.

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          Yes, I think that’s why living in the moment is so important. Something I’m trying to learn to do.

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          1. Clurichaun Avatar
            Clurichaun

            I’m trying to relearn that.

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            1. Pooja G Avatar
              Pooja G

              Me too. I wish you luck with it.

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              1. Clurichaun Avatar
                Clurichaun

                To you as well, my friend

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                1. Pooja G Avatar
                  Pooja G

                  Thank you ☺️

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  34. Pennize Pics Avatar
    Pennize Pics

    Reading your post today made me think. I don’t think that I’m scared to be happy or even want to say that I’m happy all the time. I think that because I spent many years feeling sad, confused, and depressed that I rather not feel that way again. Each day I just try to feel positive and hope for the best. And then when my fears of depression try to sneak back in, I have to do some self-love and push those feelings away. Happiness is just a feeling just like sadness. But I get more joy out of life when I feel more happy. It doesn’t have to be constant but it’s nice if it’s more consistent. Good post Pooja.

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      Pooja G

      That’s wonderful. I’m glad you’re trying to focus on happiness and joy. I hope to do the same. Thanks so much.

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    Dusty

    My thoughts on happiness…

    I think people tend to overvalue its importance. Like you say, it’s kind of a transient thing that comes and goes. Pursuing it seems to be something akin to chasing the wind. I would rather have purpose and respect. Happiness might visit those things but they aren’t dependent upon it visiting, so they’ll both keep going if happiness isn’t there.

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      Pooja G

      Yeah, it’s very fleeting so putting so much importance on it is kind of a losing game. For me, I would rather learn to be content because that way you would be okay no matter where you are in life.

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        Dusty

        Very wise of you. I think people confuse or conflate the feelings of contentment and happiness but I don’t see them as the same thing.

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          Yeah, I think they’re both very different. I also agree, I think when people say they are searching for happiness a lot of times they mean contentment.

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