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butter  ·  3727 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How do you define happiness?

That's a good question, and I think it varies not just by person, but by moment and ... I guess perspective of that moment? I don't know how else to explain that. But, for example, I'm super happy right this minute because I just bought some plane tickets to somewhere I've wanted to go for a really long time. Does that make me "happy" in my life overall right now? As in, when I look back on this general time period will I say I was happy then? Probably not because of that instance specifically...but hopefully it will be part of the things that made me happy at this time. And I like to think that when I look back at my life overall, I'll be able to see it through a "happy" lens and not focus on those miseries that we all suffer through in some way or another.

I think if you ask people if they're happy in this moment vs. if they're happy overall, you'll probably get two different answers quite often.