Brilliant, or unbelievably stupid?

[kellinator]

I woke up in the middle of the night and had this thought which is either really insightful or really stupid. I'll let you pick:

[Poll #178636]

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[es.livejournal.com]

I shan't answer this one, since the statement seems to be right 'round the middle, rather than either extreme. :) I will say, however, that it's my belief that you shouldn't strive to be happy. Happy and Sad are opposite swings of the pendulum, and striving for either will simply ensure you never find what you're looking for. Try instead for content: happy and sad will come in turn, high spikes and low drops and then back again to the next, but if you've got a solid ground to return to, neither will unbalance.

- ES

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Kinda like the quote about happiness being a butterfly that will flee if you chase it but if you ignore it it may come and land on your shoulder?

I'm actually in a pretty good place these days. Fairly content, actually...

[es.livejournal.com]

Oh, I didn't assume you're depressed, ma'am. :) I meant 'you' in the generic sense in my previous comment. Your posts of late suggest you are, in fact, fairly content, so no worries.

- ES

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Yeah. You're a relative newcomer, so you haven't seen the worst of it, but man it feels good to look at my journal and realizing I'm no longer posting "I'm so depressed" three times a day...