Blurbs on Happiness (all I know on it):

• Happiness is another one of those bad terms, bad in the sense that it could hardly be defined, or that there isn’t a clear-cut criteria for it.  Like “life”.  That’s why “What is the meaning of life?” is the most-asked question and “What is happiness?” is the second.
• The most insightful quote on happiness (except this is paraphrased and thus not a quote): Be ready for a world of pain if you expect someone else to bring you happiness… it’ll never last and just like for everything else you can only depend on yourself.
• Happiness…is not a fish that you can catch.  By Our Lady Peace.
• Happiness is not forever.  It is not a diamond.  Even diamonds could only produce temporary happiness.  This stems from people always wanting what they can’t have or don’t have.  Human nature is not designed to be compatible with happiness.  So that means happiness is relative (i.e. one could really only attain happiness by comparing down… to others less fortunate,  to less satisfactory moments, etc.), and not absolute.   That is why people in poorer countries are more happy; the fact that they are info-deprived enables them to not know what they don’t have.  Hence the saying “ignorance is bliss”.  This is a proper time to use the term “ironic”.
• It’s probably not possible to achieve long-term (relatively) happiness if you couldn’t even get short-term happiness with where you’re at.  But I’m not sure.
• To know what makes you happy, you must consciously realize that you’re happy, when you are.  But happiness is often fleeting and it’s easy to let slip that meta-happiness (happy being happy) moment.  Perhaps you could only know it when you’re yearning for the thing that made you happy, but that doesn’t always happen either.
• After all this it’s still better to believe some individuals have truly felt happy by the end of their lives.  Like maybe Ghandi or Mother Teresa.  But only they would know.

I want to get rid of the belongings that I don’t need, but I don’t want to create garbage.
I want the courage to do what I want. I want to be like Cartman. Just not short and fat.
I want to shake free of my past. My past is part of who I am, but it’s inhibiting me from being who I want to be.
I want the nights to be clear all the time, so the stars are always visible. It could be cloudy during the day. Though of course not always.
I want to cry whenever I feel the need to. Even when my milk is not spilt.
I want to change. Not my clothes, but me. Not my core, but my disposition.
I want everyone to be happy with what they have. Because I’m a hypocrite and dislike having ungrateful people around me. It doesn’t mean they can’t be ambitious. Happiness does not equal satisfaction.
I want to be my own person, not my parent’s. So far it’s been difficult. I may have to move far far away, and convince them not to follow me.
I want to do what I want without being judged. But I’ve just realized that’s impossible. I will always be judged, though not necessarily negatively and not always openly.
I want chocolate. I might make some brownies tonight.
I want the energy and motivation to get things done. I only have that for the things I want to do. That means I need to change the way I think, so
I want to change the way I think. I’ve always envisioned being able to accomplish that by hitting my head forcefully enough so that my brain is restructured in a certain way. That goes back to having the courage to do what I want.
I want to live everyday like it’s my last. But I have things planned for the weekend, so it’s better if the weekend is my last.

Watching High Fidelity (good breaking-the-fourth-wall flick; most are cheezy with extra cheez) reminds me that I always used to have top 5 or top 10 lists, before I discovered mind-maps.  I actually tried looking for a mind-map blog — basically a blog that allowed you to post in mind-map format.  I was sure someone would have already thought of it and made it into a service, just like there are photo-blogs and doodle-blogs.  Apparently nobody has.  This would be something I’d build if I ever develop the skills to.  Anyway lists are cool, lists are awesome.  I should start making lists again.

Groups I Can’t Get Tired Of

Muse

Dandy Warhols

Klaxons

Chemical Brothers

Fleet Foxes

Not to say I won’t ever get tired of them but these groups have been tried against numerous and regular listenings.