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In a word, no.

Nope.

Florie wrote:
This is not good.

What about you?

This is a hard one to respond to. I don`t have it all. I sometimes wish i did but i know it would not make me a happy person. I wan`t to figure out what I can do for myself to make Me a better person. I guess we all can control our own state of mind. It is all about having the tools and the knowledge to do so.

I also think we all should think a little more about wich influence we have on the world. We could be seeds of hope and positivity or we could be the opposite.

well, it depends is your fuffilled. if this fuffils your life in a good way, then yes you will feel great. but everyones diff when it comes to life paths. you just gotta find yours

Florie wrote:

Commander Ikari wrote:

Florie wrote:
This is not good.

What about you?

No!!

Well, were all in this together then!

if**

Always wondering if there’s something better is a waste of energy. Find contentment. Take little steps every day to bring contentment to yourself and your significant other. Those little steps include continuous improvement in your life.

Intensity is a waste of energy. Every peak has its deep valley.

Florie wrote:

linuxya wrote:
Always wondering if there’s something better is a waste of energy. Find contentment. Take little steps every day to bring contentment to yourself and your significant other. Those little steps include continuous improvement in your life.Intensity is a waste of energy. Every peak has its deep valley.

I’m tired of being calm!

Calm’s the way to be.

I wouldn’t say my life is Intense more like contentment,I do wake up most days happy, because I wake up to a happy household, I quite often have, enlightning and sometimes in depth talks with complete strangers, I live in a town where most people are pretty sociable and of course the accent makes for conversation and questions lol.I think you are what you decide to be, you can be happy and have a positive outlook or you can let everyday misery get you down.

do u mind if i ask why u posted this? im unclear what you want

Florie wrote:
oh GOD

Yes?

no
never
why?

Then do it Florie for you :-) go for it, add something different to your life.

You don’t need intensity to feel good.

You need steady progress.

Take up running. I went from couch potato to running a half marathon in a year.

Take up biking. I biked to work and eventually did long trips with a great social group.

Travel. Explore new places, learn the language and culture.

Go to meetup.com.

Florie wrote:

{Felicity} wrote:
do u mind if i ask why u posted this? im unclear what you want

I want intensity. I feel I am sleep-walking, or just being a passive observer somehow. I don’t know what to do about it, that isn’t trite.

Florie wrote:
I feel like I’m not REALLY connecting with anyone. Yes I have friends. I have clever funny smart and talented friends. But there’s still something missing (apart from a lover …). And it’s not any “thing.”

Go climb Everest Florie or go to the Inauguration.

You have to look for something to fill that void, but finding out what that void is, is the key :-)

your in a good place actually.this is a sign for change. and in order to change things for the better you need to take action. begin somewhere, anywhere . it could be a relationship, job, a dream,,etc..and what abooutr God,and/ or apurpose?

has there been any changes to bring this on?

i did B4 God, a huge hole

Ive got one, I know what it is, but cant do much about it at the moment lol

Florie wrote:
Do you people have a void?

i am the void
****, that sounds like some emo rock band

Florie wrote:
Do you people have a void?

Eh, void isn’t the right word for it. I do lack a drive though.

=P

Florie wrote:
I agree, void is the wrong word – passion maybe.

No real passion. I was happier in 7th, got worse in 8th, got bit worse in 9th…

Thanks Florie for making me confront the fact I’m not a very happy person.

Florie wrote:
You’re grateful for that? :)

Might make me be more sociable and try to enjoy myself.

sarcasm can be a bitter maid, ikari

AlphaKnight wrote:
sarcasm can be a bitter maid, ikari

Only maid I got Alpha.

Having eaten a large piece of pie, I for, the moment, am feeling pretty good.

so what are you passionate about ? it can be anything, s-thing that makes your bloo boil,a craft,anything.

blood*

Florie wrote:
It’s gonna have to be more than “a craft.”

How about an art?

Florie wrote:
I’m not looking for a way to trick myself into being “enthused.”

?

Trick yourself?

Creating something beautiful and pleasing makes you enthused about it. I can’t do it though.

now that your aware and ready you will see opportunities, then take action to use it/them.I looked at your profile but nothing for me to go on,i dont know you that well to know what might bring you satisfaction. Ill invite some people 4 you.

When we do not have a goal that we are passionate about, something to pull us forward, it is very easy to become resigned or bored. Passion is what moves us forward. So many of us live lives of reaction. We respond to the things and voices, the whims of those around us. Choose to be a person of action instead of reaction. Our choices (and we make hundred’s of choices every day) are those thing that pay into this issue. Action or reaction… Live a life by default, or by consciously aware choices. We so often go through a day on autopilot. Have you ever noticed how good if feels to drive a manual transmission car after months or years of driving an automatic?

I wake every day grateful for the day ahead… grateful the opportunities that are out there for me. I pray that I’m wise enough to see them, and brave enough to go for them. Do I suffer fear of the uncertain? Of course - everyone does to some extent. But when I go to bed at night, I’m grateful the day that unfolded for me. If I feel there could have been more I acknowledge that, and just tell myself tomorrow is another day, and that I can try again tomorrow.
Bright blessings ~ Richard

My life is very intense>>>>>>>>>

I have a husband; three small children, ages 3, 6, and 7.

I just began work (9 months ago) on my master’s degree in elementary education. It’s a “post bac” accelerated program. I will have a nice, “mommy friendly” job when I’m finished in August; and I will pursue my PhD. eventually.

I was a stay at home mother for 8 years. During that time, I volunteered for many community programs such as CASA; United Way; Right to Read; the Democratic Party; and was a member of MOPS.

I own my own home. It’s in a wonderful neighborhood near a great elementary school. Our back yard looks out onto a park/playground. The house is moderately sized and classy, with solid wood (real) floors; oak trim; decks; etc. I have beautiful furniture…but we have only “beautifully furnished” 4 rooms to date…. :)

I own a couple of rental properties, and they are pretty much always rented out for a profit.

I have some money in savings. I have a traditional IRA; a roth IRA; and medical insurance. I have a couple of CD’s.

I own a 2004 suburban and just purchased a 2008 cobalt that is a standard with a sun roof and leather seats….very fun to drive.

I have never been in trouble with the law.

I have two home based businesses, and they are relatively successful; I make a few hundred dollars a month with them.

And I’m miserable…!!! I’m lonely. I have nightmares. I cry.

Yes. I’m happy and I hope my life never ends.

I have troubles and problems like everyone else, but long ago decided to enjoy them, to see them as challenges to overcome, and not to allow them to make me miserable.

Oh….and I have two VERY GOOD friends, one who has been a friend since 3rd grade; and a few close friends; and a few acquaintences

I have hobbies. I scrapbook feverishly. I would love to ski, but there’s no time or money for it anymore. And now that I don’t live in the middle of the ski resorts, I would have to drive for an hour and a half to ski.

JellyBelly wrote:
My life is very intense>>>>>>>>>I have a husband; three small children, ages 3, 6, and 7. I just began work (9 months ago) on my master’s degree in elementary education. It’s a “post bac” accelerated program. I will have a nice, “mommy friendly” job when I’m finished in August; and I will pursue my PhD. eventually.I was a stay at home mother for 8 years. During that time, I volunteered for many community programs such as CASA; United Way; Right to Read; the Democratic Party; and was a member of MOPS.I own my own home. It’s in a wonderful neighborhood near a great elementary school. Our back yard looks out onto a park/playground. The house is moderately sized and classy, with solid wood (real) floors; oak trim; decks; etc. I have beautiful furniture…but we have only “beautifully furnished” 4 rooms to date…. :)I own a couple of rental properties, and they are pretty much always rented out for a profit.I have some money in savings. I have a traditional IRA; a roth IRA; and medical insurance. I have a couple of CD’s. I own a 2004 suburban and just purchased a 2008 cobalt that is a standard with a sun roof and leather seats….very fun to drive. I have never been in trouble with the law. I have two home based businesses, and they are relatively successful; I make a few hundred dollars a month with them.And I’m miserable…!!! I’m lonely. I have nightmares. I cry.

I have taken life in many different views while the current one is the one I am holding on to. I am a true believer that if you are not happy then change it. I have been known to pick up and move 6 states away just to see if I would like it better.

I am a 31 yr old single mother of three kids-14,13,10. They between them all play 8-10 sports per year as well as other extracurricular activities due to the fact that I have instilled them with this thought process….

You only have one life to live so you wanna enjoy it. If something is not making you happy then change it. It is your life and only you can live it.

So people here have given you options to change it and you haven’t been exactly open to those, which it may not be your cup of tea, but it is still change. you won’t know what is going to fill your emptiness by not trying to fill it so you mind as well try something that you are interested in.

If you feel you are stuck in an everyday schedule then change it and add new things. Maybe you need to take some road trips, I take at least 2 vacations a year to places I have never been. This gives me enough travel to keep me content until my children are ready to be on thier own.

A little bored with the break happening, but other that that I’d have to say pretty much yeah.

I know I haven’t done half the things I want to yet, so in a sense i’m not fulfilled, but I am living my life to the fullest I can, often spreading myself too thin. At night time my mind buzzes with ideas I dont have time to give true credit too, but every time they pop up they grow. I’m just glad to be alive & even though my job is cleaning pub toilets and giving alcoholics more alcohol (I work in a pub, one of the jobs I never wanted to do) & I’m not fulfilling my potential, I’m just glad I have a job! Things take time thats one thing I’ve learnt, but in this day and age we expect everything to have arrived yesterday….patience, thats what I digging right now.

I’m Content!

Personally, I don’t get much satisfaction out of a prosperous life. What makes me excited to wake up alive is the joy of existing. Every moment that I really take in, kind of like right now, is perfect in every way, because when one finds themself as a little piece of the universe rather than a lonely observer, they can be satisfied, knowing that enlightenment was never out of reach.

I feel alive and happy when I am helping someone, learning something new, or creating something beautiful. A stimulating conversation can put me into a condition that can only be described as joyful. If I ever feel sad or need an attitude adjustment, all I need to do is hold a baby in my arms for a few minutes. Hope and energy returns as if sent from Heaven. Am I intensely happy all the time? No, but I know what to do in order to achieve that feeling.

Don’t know how I missed this post the first time around.

My car is old. I don’t own my house, I rent. I am unemployed. I don’t get unemployment or other government benefits or a pension. I am 50 and finding out that my college degree and skill set are obsolete.

But I am happy.

My children are healthy and relatively well-adjusted. I’m healthy. I live near the beach, in a warm climate. I have a girlfriend. I have good friends, including many of you. I exercise. I use my mind. I try to let go of the past, and to find balance.

I am very imperfect, and okay with that. For now.

Although disillusioned and even disgusted with religion, I have hope that everything will work out, that there is a God (or will be as the Universe awakens).

Things will come and go. Health will diminish. Relationships, friendships will vanish, fade and sometimes reemerge or spring up like wildflowers.

When my body is dead and a feast for bacteria, some way, in some form (or formless), whether embedded in matter and energy or hidden in unknown an unknown dimension, I will exist, change, learn and grow. What you believe or don’t won’t stop me.

Until then, I’ll live now.

My unknowns are redundant.