Stumbling on Happiness

some try say happiness is one thing or another makes me feel that happiness is something that is reoccurring in our daily lives and wonder: What is true happiness and can we define it? As I began to explore the different viewpoints in which happiness is defined, I found that it may not be defined by one specific thing but rather many different components depending on the person. Some have said it is a state of mind, whereas others…

Finding Happiness Through Adaptation Bountiful theories have been developed overtime by students, journalists, scientists, and more on how to find joy. Some argue that you can’t force happiness while others insist that it is a feeling to be made. Whether happiness comes naturally or must be made depends on the temperament and perspective of each person who seeks it. When obstacles are thrown into peoples’ paths some get hung up while others brush them off as temporary eyesores in an overall…

veryday life, conflicts arise that pose the decision of whether or not to tell the truth. In the New York Times article titled “How Honesty Could Make You Happier”, Judi Ketteler explores the effect being truthful has on her own morale and happiness/satisfaction. Ketteler’s 6-year-old daughter once claimed that telling truths made her feel “gold in her brain”. Inspired by this, Ketteler decided to test her daughter’s theory by keeping a truth journal. For several months, she recorded any…

4.4 Moving from “Pilgrimage” to Heimat Fans in my sample cultivate the celebrity image as a place of comfort, enjoyment, and solace. This “being at home” with the celebrity image is something Sandvoss refers to as fandom as a homeland or Heimat or what Aden calls a “promised land” (1999). The conjuring of the notion of a promised land, for Aden, stems from the importance of place in fandom, yet Aden still refers to this place as one of spiritual significance, but replaces religious language…

fashion, it would be the Utopians’ definition of what pleasure truly means in their society, and, I have various reasons to think so in that regard. First of all, I found it interesting how the Utopians associated the term pleasure with the term of “happiness,” especially considering that the two terms do not appear to be very ambiguous with one another. However, they ground their reason for this association…

Money and happiness, two completely separate things, that people tend to relate to each other. In other words, some believe that money can buy happiness. However, that is not the case. Happiness can be achieved in a million different ways, and everyone has a different type of happiness. Money might have to do with some people’s happiness, but to be truly happy one cannot depend on one’s paycheck. So, happiness is not determined by what one’s bank account can afford, but it is about the small…

What makes you rich in life? Is it money, or clothes? Is it how many people love you, or how many times you laugh during the day? The song "Royals" by Lorde was released as a debut single on June 3, 2013, later winning a Grammy for "Song of the Year", along with many other accomplishments. Although the songs title may be misleading, Lorde wrote this song to express that she is not very wealthy, but it takes more than that to be admired and looked up to by people. Lorde recognizes other…

I definitely agree with this quote, and any others like it. Happiness isn’t “outward things,” happiness isn’t worldly possessions. Happiness is found in the most organic aspects of life, in the sky, the flowers, the sunny days, friends and family, and in love. Money will always leave you wanting more, as well as power, or clothes, or a work position. Like Pahom in Leo Tolstoy’s short story, “How Much Land Does a Man Need?” Phaom had a nice plot of land, and for awhile he was under the illusion…

evil that is found in this world. Over the years I would gain this unwanted despise toward my father, I loved him unconditionally but I didn’t understand why our relationship was headed towards such a dark path. We had nothing but memories full of happiness and joy when I was a child, which is a surprise considering our current relationship. I would hope and pray that our differences wouldn’t tear us apart but I am thankful for what it has done for me today. I was never outgoing as an…

CHARACTERISTICS/TRAITS/VALUES Everyone is drawn to particular kinds of people. The characteristics I value in others is someone who's adventurous, lives in the moment, honest, encouraging, funny, and isn't serious all the time. I like to enjoy life, and want to spend time with someone who is joyous and full of optimism. As for characteristics, I want to portray to others is optimistic, funny, caring, hardworking, and outgoing. I want to be known as the person who people can rely on and enjoy…