Okay, so a lot of folks relate happiness to stupidity. Mostly because most of the "happy" people I've known couldn't find certain organs of their body with both hands and a flashlight.

Now then, happiness doesn't mean you have to be a grinning idiot or a flower child.

DARKSAMURAI'S TOP TEN GUIDE TO HAPPINESS:

1. Realize what you have.

A lot of the world probably isn't doing as well as you are. If you're at two or three squares a day, and you have a few bucks to buy software with, you're one of the luckiest people around.

2. Don't compare yourself with others. You're in competition with one person... yourself.

If you know you can do better, do so. Don't think about whom you COULD be like, think about who YOU want to be!

3. Take it day-by-day.

I can't wait to finish college... only two-and-a-half years left for my Bachelor's degree.

Day by day, it's hard to sit and work on it... especially after a long day of work and all I want to do is play video games. Eventually, enough days will pass to where I'll have my degree. I'll get a better job, with better hours, and then my day-by-day will include more money for games, and more time to play them!

4. Think about what could be, but don't be disappointed by failure.

This is a hard one. Right now, I have my sights on an '82 Mazda RX-7 that's for sale. Still... It's not going to break my heart if I don't get it, mostly because I might find something cooler down the road.

I'm also still want a motorcycle really badly... but it'll happen when the time is right.

Patience can help a bit with happiness.

5. When you hate everything, it's time to change everything.

I think everyone has hated their life at one point or another... if you're that miserable, shake the tree and see what falls.

If you're miserable in your job... put out applications for new work and roll the dice. If your friends are sucking the life out of you, cut them off for awhile and see if the break helps... If you hate your entire life... move.

Sometimes it's not that easy, and sometimes you can only change small things... but sometimes even a small change can help a little!

6. Picture your end goal

What do you want to accomplish, and is it worth the effort to get there? If you want to obtain something, you'll have to work at it. What sacrifices do you have to make to get you there?

In college, I have to remind myself almost daily that this will end, and it will give me a chance at a better life. The end goal is worth the effort.

7. Be happy with who is in your life.

Even if it's nobody. If you're alone, get those time-consuming things out of the way where you can.

I really wish I would have finished college before meeting my girlfriend because she has to wait for me to finish my homework nights and weekends.

If you have someone special in your life, make an extra effort here and there to make them feel special. Sometimes a nice gesture can help a lot!

8. Enjoy the small things!

If you're stuck in traffic, instead of yelling and leaning on the horn, try to find something to look at, or think about something you've been meaning to resolve for awhile.

I usually can find a squirrel or a bird to watch... or I fiddle with the radio... makes the time go by faster!

9. Be prepared!

Those Boy Scouts were on to something. A good example... I filled in at a service center in Yakima, Washington for a week. While I was out there, I got stuck in traffic for almost two hours... thankfully, I had brought a book! This means instead of just sitting and waiting, I got a few pages read. I also had my MP3 player, which I had recently reloaded with some decent music.

So, I rocked out and read for awhile and got paid for it!

By thinking ahead of things you might need, you can help yourself keep a happier frame of mind. Yeah, I was tired from sitting in the heat for so long, but I wasn't bored for hours on end.

10. Daydream

Yes, I may be up to my eyeballs in work, school and martial arts. I may be overloaded in stuff I should be doing (three cars that need to be registered, a mountain of books I should be reading, two cars that need repair, and I DESPERATELY need to rebuild my computer)... but I can close my eyes and picture myself in the future, having done all these things and being happier for them... Or I can zone out and think about other things I'd like to do (both real and unreal)...

Just keep it healthy. Too much of anything is a bad deal.

1. Mexican food and a good BJ.

I guess you could have too much Mexican food.

Quote: Originally Posted by AntiM 1. Mexican food and a good BJ. I guess you could have too much Mexican food.

Only if it is bad Mexican. And you can never have to much BJ, even if it is bad BJ.

Always remember, Sex is like Pizza. When it is good, it is oooooooh so good. And when it is bad, it is still pretty good.

Good read. Methinks DarkSamarai will go far in life.

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Quote: Originally Posted by DickNervous And when it is bad, it is still pretty good.

I disagree.

Jeez Dex... I don't any more coffee after seeing that!

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Number 8, sense I'm a truck driver in traffic I just find a hot women and check her out

Guide to happiness???

A good game and a few beers

Alcohol, with a low tolerance to it?

Boy, I wish that stuff was a help to me. Unfortunately life likes to crap on me. But I do have a great wife, a roof over my head and usually enough food to eat. Oh, and once in a blue moon, a few extra dollars to spend on my PC to keep it able to play the games I like.

Quote: Originally Posted by Arc Angel Guide to happiness??? A good game and a few beers

Should be the solution to all the worlds happiness lol

Quote: Originally Posted by Master Yunk Alcohol, with a low tolerance to it?

Lol yeah get wasted and play on a nintendo wii see how many things you can smash, just make sure you are no where near things that will make you cry if you hit them....e.g your own 22" monitor (doesnt matter if its someone else's), random bits of expensive computer bits that are lying about, a tiger, erm.........