How do YOU define happiness?

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thorin belvrog Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 06 Posts: 6418 Credit: 8,893 RAC: 0	Message 590861 - Posted: 23 Jun 2007, 2:14:59 UTC Last modified: 23 Jun 2007, 2:15:23 UTC What do you feel when you feel happy? When are you happy? Can this feeling ever be really defined? What do you think? :) Account frozen... ID: 590861 ·

cRunchy Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 3555 Credit: 1,920,030 RAC: 3	Message 590878 - Posted: 23 Jun 2007, 2:46:02 UTC - in response to Message 590861. Last modified: 23 Jun 2007, 2:53:22 UTC What do you feel when you feel happy? When are you happy? Can this feeling ever be really defined? What do you think? :) On a simple level I feel happy when I join in on this forum and either I am able to, or others can, make our conversations flow. It is so nice to feel I am part of things sometimes. The feeling of being 'enjoined' always makes a difference for me. If you don't try and quantify it it is like falling down knowing a loved one will catch you. It's absolutely magic when it happens. ID: 590878 ·

GalaxyIce Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 May 06 Posts: 8927 Credit: 1,361,057 RAC: 0	Message 591488 - Posted: 24 Jun 2007, 0:57:49 UTC What do you feel when you feel happy? Happiness feels like skipping with joy... flam ing balloons ID: 591488 ·

GalaxyIce Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 May 06 Posts: 8927 Credit: 1,361,057 RAC: 0	Message 591490 - Posted: 24 Jun 2007, 1:01:01 UTC Happiness is a cigar called... flam ing balloons ID: 591490 ·

Captain Avatar Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 May 99 Posts: 15133 Credit: 529,088 RAC: 0	Message 591491 - Posted: 24 Jun 2007, 1:03:14 UTC I am happy to just wake up in the morning...... Even happier with a really tall Blond or Brunette! ID: 591491 ·

Tiare Rivera Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Apr 03 Posts: 270 Credit: 254,004 RAC: 0	Message 591557 - Posted: 24 Jun 2007, 3:37:32 UTC Happiness is when I'm able to capture a good picture and get congrats for that. Or when I realize and appreciate all what I have and not feel desesperate of what I don't. My photography world ID: 591557 ·

Allie in Vancouver Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 3949 Credit: 1,604,668 RAC: 0	Message 591690 - Posted: 24 Jun 2007, 8:20:29 UTC A long sail on a lazy sunny day. A good book. The day when all the men and women in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere come home alive and well. Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas. Albert Einstein ID: 591690 ·

John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0	Message 591698 - Posted: 24 Jun 2007, 9:04:09 UTC Last modified: 24 Jun 2007, 9:06:25 UTC *All very much at the personal level!* Feeling content with oneself, ones family and the world. And ... Not having too many responsibilities and access to sufficient money to not need to worry. Having the company of excellent attentive and loving animals. In my case 6 little dogs. When I was a teenager - Like Kenzie ... ... a long lazy sail offshore, or the equivalent fishing with feather lines (mackerel ling). The stress free cash position in this environment helps very much! Feeling good and seeing, as far as possible, the future looking rosy. It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ID: 591698 ·

The Simonator Send message Joined: 18 Nov 04 Posts: 5700 Credit: 3,855,702 RAC: 50	Message 592148 - Posted: 24 Jun 2007, 22:38:03 UTC Id get modded if I posted what i'm thinking, but lets just say she's called Sharon. Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge. ID: 592148 ·

John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0	Message 592157 - Posted: 24 Jun 2007, 22:57:42 UTC Last modified: 24 Jun 2007, 22:58:06 UTC Come on then! Risk getting Modded! It's dead easy in these threads? It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ID: 592157 ·

The Simonator Send message Joined: 18 Nov 04 Posts: 5700 Credit: 3,855,702 RAC: 50	Message 592298 - Posted: 25 Jun 2007, 6:31:47 UTC Well what do you expect, what would you have done with a girl as a student? Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge. ID: 592298 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 592337 - Posted: 25 Jun 2007, 8:55:57 UTC Sitting in front of my 24" HP monitor, watching a Seti WU crunch to completion and report, with one of my kitties in the crook of my arm purring while I refresh my 'your computers' page to see if my RAC has gone up a notch. Could do it for weeks on end, if I didn't have to go to work to keep the whole thing afloat. Guess I'm a Seti addict, eh? "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 592337 ·

Dune_Finkleberry Send message Joined: 25 Feb 06 Posts: 6454 Credit: 198,656 RAC: 0	Message 592341 - Posted: 25 Jun 2007, 9:05:13 UTC - in response to Message 592337. Sitting in front of my 24" HP monitor, watching a Seti WU crunch to completion and report, with one of my kitties in the crook of my arm purring while I refresh my 'your computers' page to see if my RAC has gone up a notch. Could do it for weeks on end, if I didn't have to go to work to keep the whole thing afloat. Guess I'm a Seti addict, eh? I never noticed your RAC. You're going to catch up to NEZ soon! Account frozen... ID: 592341 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 592344 - Posted: 25 Jun 2007, 9:12:44 UTC - in response to Message 592341. Sitting in front of my 24" HP monitor, watching a Seti WU crunch to completion and report, with one of my kitties in the crook of my arm purring while I refresh my 'your computers' page to see if my RAC has gone up a notch. Could do it for weeks on end, if I didn't have to go to work to keep the whole thing afloat. Guess I'm a Seti addict, eh? I never noticed your RAC. You're going to catch up to NEZ soon! Naw, I'm about maxed out. Could get up to 26,000 or so with a tailwind and fewer of those darned 58.7 WUs that the '99 tapes seem to be dishing up. I'll bet I'd be about tops in the world in total credit/computer/hour. But the whole landscape's gonna change just a bit when MB comes online. The optimized apps will have a little less advantage, because Simon and Joe and the rest of the Chicken Coop have come up with a few optimization strategies that will now be incorporated into the stock app. All for the greater good of Seti! "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 592344 ·

Allie in Vancouver Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 3949 Credit: 1,604,668 RAC: 0	Message 592347 - Posted: 25 Jun 2007, 9:30:07 UTC Holy shamoley, msattler! I never noticed your RAC before...that's almost obscene. :)))) Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas. Albert Einstein ID: 592347 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 592354 - Posted: 25 Jun 2007, 10:13:34 UTC - in response to Message 592347. Holy shamoley, msattler! I never noticed your RAC before...that's almost obscene. :)))) Thanx, that's why I call 'em the 8 hardest working little rigs in Setibusiness. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 592354 ·

John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0	Message 592355 - Posted: 25 Jun 2007, 10:16:07 UTC - in response to Message 592347. Last modified: 25 Jun 2007, 10:20:16 UTC Holy shamoley, msattler! I never noticed your RAC before...that's almost obscene. :)))) This lad is an addict out-and-out! He has a farm of several C2Ds and a couple of C2Qs, all heavily overclocked and even with special liquid cooling to keep temperatures down for the higher clocks. This guy is a serious overclocker with the aim of dominating the world of SETI, etc. Just watch the RACs when the Penryns and Nelehams come out later this and next year. From a serious home farm he will be competing head-to-head with the SysAdmins with 50+ machines to play with. *But, with the company of his kitties, he comes over as very contented with his lot in life so far!* It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ID: 592355 ·

Allie in Vancouver Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 3949 Credit: 1,604,668 RAC: 0	Message 592587 - Posted: 25 Jun 2007, 23:16:56 UTC - in response to Message 592355. Holy shamoley, msattler! I never noticed your RAC before...that's almost obscene. :)))) This lad is an addict out-and-out! He has a farm of several C2Ds and a couple of C2Qs, all heavily overclocked and even with special liquid cooling to keep temperatures down for the higher clocks. This guy is a serious overclocker with the aim of dominating the world of SETI, etc. Just watch the RACs when the Penryns and Nelehams come out later this and next year. From a serious home farm he will be competing head-to-head with the SysAdmins with 50+ machines to play with. *But, with the company of his kitties, he comes over as very contented with his lot in life so far!* I think I finally understand what 'penis envy' is. :) Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas. Albert Einstein ID: 592587 ·

thorin belvrog Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 06 Posts: 6418 Credit: 8,893 RAC: 0	Message 592866 - Posted: 26 Jun 2007, 12:04:39 UTC Well, still I think that happiness is more than just feeling content with oneself and the world... But I also got the impression that the words "happiness" and "happy" are used kind of inflationary, just like the word "love"... Account frozen... ID: 592866 ·

John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0	Message 592872 - Posted: 26 Jun 2007, 12:27:36 UTC - in response to Message 592866. Last modified: 26 Jun 2007, 12:28:19 UTC Well, still I think that happiness is more than just feeling content with oneself and the world... But I also got the impression that the words "happiness" and "happy" are used kind of inflationary, just like the word "love"... There are levels of happiness (inflation?). This starts with being content, or at ease, with oneself/family/work colleagues/the world and, perhaps, ones lot and achievements to date. I think this is the most important stage. Higher levels would relate to plans made and achieving them, or goals set by the person that eventually get achieved, etc. Just the sort of activity you, I interpret, are currently going through, Thorin. However, the individual could be at various stages in this cycle, as you are! It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ID: 592872 ·

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