Yes I am happy I have a great wife, I like my job most of the time, and I have a very possitive mental attitude. :)

well looking at the big picture i consider myself a blessed person, im young still and my family is great so yeah im happy :D

To tell you honestly no. I'm trying to get my life back in order though and I think that the current track I'm on leads to happiness in the end.

No. My life is like pushing on doors that say "pull," building sandcastles right before the tide comes in, rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, putting band-aids on bulletholes, bringing knives to gunfights...you get the idea.

Honestly, I have to say no. But at least I think I'm starting to get an idea why. I feel like my life lacks momentum - I see some people around me moving in a forward direction, trying new things and see how this makes them "happy". I think about all the things that I could do to achieve momentum towards happiness and try to do them; from little things like lifting weights and gardening to big things like wonderful sex or learning a new language or musical instrument. There is no way you can click your finger and "be happy" in an instant but the littlest things can get you moving from a standing start to a state of greater happiness.

So I guess you could say I'm in the contradictory position of being fairly unhappy but nonetheless optimistic about my prospects for happiness.

umm, as of lately, no. but i'm not sitting back and doing nothing about it, i'm sick of that. I'm doing what i can to stop merely existing and to start living, and then maybe from living, like really living i'll find happiness again :) like the true, can't wait for the next thing to come along passion for life again... :D

I'll be (semi) happy for the next week and a half, because finals are over! I'm getting my ass out of Ohio and going home to play with my cars!

I'm rather content, unless I do something completely stupid and wind up pissing myself off.

For the past year or so I haven't been happy really. I think it seems to coincide with my moving out here to Los Angeles. I haven't felt very in control of my life since I moved out here.

Good!

:)

Absolutely.

Yeah, I get stressed about the little things... an exam mark I dont like here, money issues there, but in the end, when it comes to the really important things, like family, friends, loved ones, I know how lucky I am, and its those people who make me truly happy.

I may be wrong, but doesn't the word 'happy' come from the same root as 'happen'? A person is 'happy' when they are not fighting against what is and what is happening. They accept what is, whether it is good or terrible and so don't live at that moment in conflict with existence.

While we're at it, I read the other day that the word 'Islam' comes from the root 'to submit', and that 'Muslim' means 'one who submits' - to God (the same God as for Jews and Christians...and I suppose ultimately everyone...).

I'm not particularly happy, yet not particularly unhappy. I couldn't even tell you if I'm going up or down now. I suppose I'll keep on existing and see how it goes.