Is happiness what we should be striving for?

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Originally posted by simonm
Cafeenman

That's right! You're getting it. :)

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Actually I've understood that for a long time. I'm just not good at applying it. I've taught stress management to many thousands of people and that IS the core concept. But it's not about happiness so much as it's about contentment. Maybe those are the same thing? To me they're different.

My definition of happiness is elation.
My definition of contentment is that things are OK.

In neither case are there any negative feelings.

Cafeenman

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My definition of happiness is elation.

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I think that Elation is merely a state of mind as well. I don't know if you would permanently sustain it however. Being able to call upon it at will would be good though...;)

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Originally posted by cafeenman


BTW, DF. No, you haven't answered the question. You've said that life wouldn't be worth living without moments of happiness. That doesn't necessarily mean that happiness is the ultimate thing to strive for.

I don't think life would be worth living if I weren't doing something productive for the most part. That doesn't mean productivity is the greatest thing in life to achieve.

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No... Paul.. I did answer it... I can't answer what you or anyone else for that matter.... should strive for in life.. we are all motivated differently.. but I think for me .. the goal of happiness and contentment is my primary goal in life :)


Simon

Potentially we can all be a lot of things.. very few of us reach anywhere near our own potential.. but I agree it is a possibility

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Originally posted by DragonFly



No... Paul.. I did answer it... I can't answer what you or anyone else for that matter.... should strive for in life.. we are all motivated differently.. but I think for me .. the goal of happiness and contentment is my primary goal in life :)

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OK, that answers it. :) If you said that before I missed it. Sorry. :)