When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. 

 

When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. 

 

I wrote down ‘happy’. 

 

They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. – John Lennon

 

A-Jay

I'm happy most of the time. 

 

I'll tell you what has had me down more than anything I can remember. 

 

Being so d**n sick with the flu was nuts.  Nothing, and I mean nothing, matters if you aren't healthy. 

Happiness is not a steady state.

Your state of affairs and your financial well-being are not measures of your happiness.

Some are happy with little, others are unhappy with much.

Happiness is a state of mind, not a state of being.

 

Roger

I'm happy most of the time. 

 

I'll tell you what has had me down more than anything I can remember. 

 

Being so d**n sick with the flu was nuts.  Nothing, and I mean nothing, matters if you aren't healthy. 

 

 

Health & Happiness in life seem to go hand in hand.

 

Making both a priority works for me.

 

A-Jay

 

 

You already know I'm with you.

 

A-Jay

There are times when health issues are a major concern, I tend to share the ups and downs only with my with wife.

 

Despite my cavalier attitude about fishing gear, I'm dead serious about catching fish.  I'm happy when I'm catching good hard fighting fish.  Been on a terror lately, head out to my spot yesterday and the wind was blowing 30 mph, that's ok.  The rain was hard and coming in sideways, that's ok too.  The 20# fish didn't show up and that was not ok, so I head home skunked.

Went freshwater fishing and for 2 hours I caught 1 bluegill.................UNHAPPY, I was depressed all day.

Went freshwater fishing and for 2 hours I caught 1 bluegill.................UNHAPPY, I was depressed all day.

 

 

You'll get over it Snook 

 

 

Hey, I like your new avatar         (crevalle jack or amber jack?)

 

Roger

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

I'm contented with my life at this point. I'm happy most of the time. I have two jobs I like, a great wife, some awesome kids and grandkids. What else does a guy need?

 

I don't have everything I want, but I have everything I need.

 

I've had two heart attacks, and I'm still on the shiny side of the sod, so, yeah, it's all good.

Awhile back A-Jay posted or started a thread the 13 habits of mentally strong people. I took that and printed it out and made a bunch of copies to hand out to my clients (unemployed) however I find myself looking at it more then giving it out. It's hard sometimes to hear all these people horror stories. These stories can definetly make you realize how good you have it but at the same time can be pretty dam depressing ie. how am I going to feed my kids? I'm losing my house; kinda stuff.

Sometimes I think of happiness not as an emotion but a disposition. Ya know the old glass half empty half full kind of thing. Once I get my morning bottle of water I generally consider myself to have a happy/positive disposition

I can't complain. BIlls are paid, kid is taken care of and I do what I want, when I want.

 

Not gonna lie though, I could always use a little more money to make things more comfortable, but I am happy with where I am.

I planned my life right I retired with three incomes. I have time to fish now even more

You'll get over it Snook 

 

 

Hey, I like your new avatar         (crevalle jack or amber jack?)

 

Roger

Thanks............jack crevalle.

Since last july I've been in and out of doctors offices a bunch.  Now the last few days have fought a 103 temp.  I am very greatfull for all of Gods gifts but am sure looking forward to some up time longer than a half a day.

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I'm always grateful I have a roof over my head, a loving wife and the cutest daughter.

However, I hate my job, the things I've done in the past and I always feel like I should have done things differently. I know can't dwell in the past but it's always with me. For the most part, I'm happy but depression sometimes gets the best of me. Oh well...