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Happiness is having a couple of grandkids snuggling up to you while you read to them. Then they fall asleep on you and you can't get up b/c you have 75 lbs of "grandkids" on you. So you fall asleep too and when mom and dad get home, they almost cry with the sweetness of the scene.

Oh, and the 80lb dog is on your legs, so you're well and truly trapped.

Enjoying the tender mercies of a day and acknowledging the blessings you have.
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Happiness is
...getting pictures of ducklings from friends.
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Having control over my own time makes me happiest. Because then I can do what makes me happy, alone or with people who make me happy, where I am happy.

I am happy that I am safe, sheltered, fed, financially stable and loved.
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Happiness is
...when your shampoo & conditioner finish together.
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❤️🙂 totally by chance catskie, i was literally about to post this here, before i read your comment.

Happiness is
...finally letting go of something.
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Bundle..the unprotected wifi comment is funny. Lol
Someone said I should keep a journal. I tried writing things in a notebook but it made me cry. Letting go of feelings is difficult for me.
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Happiness is
...when your neighbour's wifi is not password protected.
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Happiness is
...getting the shower temperature right the first time.
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Happiness = when everything in your life is going great.
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Hi sp19690 - wow, I can totally understand !! That really sounds rough - those flees do multiply fast! I really hope that you're at the home stretch and your home (and cats) will be flee-less soon!!
I'm sure your cats are thanking you!
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Hey Hopeforhelp. We gave them both bravecto and have been vacuuming like crazy but the eggs hatch in stages and from what I read it can take up to 3 months to get them all. It is horrible. I want to just burn down the house and start over.
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sp19690 - have you tried something like Capstar tablets? I've gotten really good results for the kitties that I'm taking care of!
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Right now happiness would be my indoor only cats not having fleas.
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At 80 it is peace. Contentment. Well being. I don't imagine I would have answered that at 18. There are as many kinds of happiness as there are kinds of UNhappiness.

My solid answer:
Happiness is walking on a beach of Puget Sound looking at rocks and driftwood, watching the birds soar, seeing the dogs run in the water.
Tired of that? I can do the walk in the woods.
And those answers, getting out in nature and walking with a mindful soul would have sufficed as well at 8 as at 80 for me.

Buffalo hot wings fit in there somewhere as well. I am easy.
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Make a list of things that make you happy.
Make a list of things you do every day.
Compare the lists.
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oldageisnotfun - you posed this very mindful and deep question ...and, actually it would be really interesting to also hear your perception and take on your own question.

What is happiness to you??
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We are all responsible for our own happiness, as one should never depend on someone else or their circumstances to make them happy.
It has to come from within and it is a choice.
I choose to be happy despite all the many negative things that have happened to me over my life,(and trust me when I tell you there's been a lot of negative things,) but I am blessed that the Good Lord has given me a positive attitude, and that goes a long way in keeping me happy. Plus the good in my life(and all of our lives)will always outweigh the bad.
I also choose to write in my "grateful" notebook every evening 5 things from the day that I am grateful for. That certainly helps keep things in perspective for me as gratitude and happiness go hand in hand.
So be blessed everyone and choose today despite your circumstances to be happy!
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It's because I have a loving partner.
And I reciprocate that love to her.
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I think for me, about 25 years ago I was somewhat happy. Divorced the cheating husband many years prior. I lived alone had a FT and PT job. The horses, house &friends kept me busy. My sister and I were close, parents were healthy. Several friends & my father passed away, lost the house& found home for the horses 13 years ago. Never been a very happy person. That's life
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