What is the key to being happy in life?

[Mass_Liberal]

Just about to go to college, so I'm in a "how's my life gonna be" frame of mind.

I crave your wisdom....









At the moment I'm inclined to think that the key to being happy in life is a ready supply of pesto...

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Read The Bound Man and Sisyphus

that's all I can say..then wrap your arms around yourself and say, "I like these chains."

[no name no slogan]

2. Never want more than you need...

And never need more than you have

That's it.

[Mass_Liberal]

4. hmmm

deep... I might even go so far as to say 'far out, man'

[Xipe Totec]

15. I was gonna say lowered expectations,

but your way of putting it is much nicer.

[da_chimperor]

3. Cherishing the good times, and dealing optimistically with the bad times

and plenty of sex. :D

[bloodyjack]

5. Other people

It is impossible to find happiness within oneself and almost as difficult to find it in other people

[Vincardog]

6. Spend your life LIVING your life don't spend a moment doing anything else

[eoberhauser]

7. I'm young, but I've found

That being a good person and surrounding yourself by good people can keep you happy in life. I have been dearly dearly blessed in this department. But you also have to always keep an open mind and have a positive attitude. You can get out of life what you put in it. Remember, the good times could never seem so good without the bad times! (you may have to repeat that over and over in your head to believe it, but it's true!)

Erin

[Briarius]

8. it's not so much a key as it is a bottle

j/k :P

to a large degree, life is what you make of it. look for the good in people and situations and you'll rarely be disappointed

[achtung_circus]

9. May your boat of life be light,

packed only with what you need; a homely home and simple pleasures, someone to love and someone to love you, one or two friends, worth the name, a cat, a dog, a pipe or two, enough to eat and enough to wear and a little more than enough to drink; for thirst is a dangerous thing.

-Jerome K. Jerome

[SarahB]

10. Balance

Giving, working, relaxing, pleasure, and love (many forms- romantic, friendship, family).

I've had a lot of giving, working, and fortunately a degree of love. I'm due for other things I think now as well.

[McKenzie]

11. don't swallow the bullshit that says

sucess = material wealth. Too many sad people run off like eager little gerbils to accumulate as much trash as they can before they fall off their perch. Life is beautiful. Wasting it accumulating piles of useless "stuff" is pathetic.

You'll love college. It's much more than academic stuff at that. Interaction with people etc. Five happy years for me.

Just my $0:02c.

edit: krap gramma

[KG]

12. lots of hot. sweaty. nasty. sex.

[pantouflard]

13. Antidepressants and chocolate. n/t

[Deja Q]

14. Food, shelter, friends, lots of great naughty things to keep busy with...

No technology. Or the bad technology.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

16. more moments of FLOW. Flow is being so into something, sex,

work, hobbies, ANYTHING, that you lose total track of time, forget about everything else for that time and you totally live in the moment. Fill your life with as many things that create flow as possible !

[johnnie]

17. Let's see

Don't bog yourself down with other people's baggage. Be a friend, but not their luggage.
Be true to yourself
Relationships can be over-ratted. Don't concern yourself with finding your "soul-mate". What happens..happens.
Life is easy...just breath.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

18. "To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you.............

and hear the lamentations of their women."

[Telly Savalas]

20. That approach has been working for me

[B Calm]

19. Health