This is actually a continuing post. I started writing on Happiness yesterday and I didn’t have much to say. However, even if I didn’t speak to my bf, Alex about it, he brought up happiness while we were at the dinner table… I think it must’ve been aided by the television. I’ve never really ponder about Happiness.

What is happiness? According to dictionary.com it’s good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy. I wonder sometimes how many times people are happy. My bf ‘flat-out’ said, “I know that I am happier than you.” Mmm, what ever gave him that idea? I suppose that I have a great deal of things to be happy about however, I do mindlessly get into self arguments to determine whether I am pushing myself further to my goals and I do worry about my peers and family because if they are imbalance – I feel somewhat responsible to fix the situation.

I watched MSNBC one night and they discussed happiness, I believe it was an entire hour only to conclude that happiness doesn’t really last forever. We get spurts. Our spurts/moments are brought by people around us, activity etc. – just things that stand out that humor us or makes us feel good inside.

I think my moments have been abit consistent lately. For example, I am happy with my living situation with my bf, he makes me happy when he cooks or cleans (and I think he notices so he’s doing it often – how nice). I am also happy when I return the favor and he acknowledges that it was done and he appreciated it. Other happy moments are when I call my mom, or aunt and they laugh at my jokes. They really think I am funny, I swear I would be a comedian if everyone was like them in my audience. I am also happy when I hang with friends, you’d be surprised how happy I get. However, I do have a 4 hour limit. Very rarely do I stay longer than 4 hours (I might explain this later – my incredulous 4 hour Limit ).

Other things that make me happy: things. I am never bored with things. I get random hobbies, random things that keep my attention and once it’s entertaining, I am happy (Remember, I am not materialistic so these “things” can be a piece of paper and pencils to draw – keeps my attention span, thus I am happy).

People – I love making new friends, meeting new people brings joy/if not entertainment, or curiosity. Recently, I met someone who I wouldn’t normally have in a circle of friends however she is definitely entertaining. I have great feelings when it comes to her pretense because I can have a stressful day, and she tells crazy stories that affects her life – then I am content again.

Anyway, I guess the things that make my bf thinks he’s happier is: I am unfortunately in the statistics of America where I came from a broken home – thus, I’ve figured I am drawn to conquer that and if I ever bear offspring, they won’t endure the similar torture. His parents are still together so he doesn’t quite understand the situation fully from my perspective. You’d be surprised how much divorces, separations and relationships affect a child whilst growing up. I did say torture, it’s just to admit things weren’t great on the homefront: things could have been better with my dad (we have a seemingly indifference when it comes to our relationship). I do call him for his birthday/or send a card, remember holidays (like Father’s day of course) and call him once in awhile to inquire whether or not he remarried and not mentioned this to his children (I still have an inkling that he has).

However, that is the only thing that I have seemed unhappy about. Everything else has been a drive and sometimes disappointments causes me to worry – hence, temporary sadness. I do have good fortune. I get pleasure from being content with life – joy even. I do wonder what makes Alex (the bf) happy however. What makes YOU happy?

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My second topic, comparing people. I added the facebook app, Compare People, to my facebook profile. It’s pretty interesting how my rank went…

Here’s my results:
Social News for February 7, 2008
Here is what your friends think about…
… your strengths:
#1 most famous
#5 most tech-savvy
#9 most artistic
… your weaknesses:
#284 coolest
#288 most athletic

I must say I am surprised at the 288 rank of most athletic. :-/ I thought I was pretty athletic haha. I am not sure whether I like this Compare People application. It reminds me of the popularity votes that you wouldn’t get in highschool. I truly had no reason to write about it, it was just intriguing that I received an email with my rank.

I suppose that I can work on my weakness, but I don’t know how to get cooler.