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Post by lucie on Apr 21, 2006 22:23:55 GMT 10
I am searching for the secret of happiness. I want to know what makes you feel happy in your heart. What makes you feel complete. Do you feel happy about your life and why. Thanks for sharing with me.  |
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Post by daddys3chicks on Apr 22, 2006 0:13:14 GMT 10
Most days I am happy. Now that I realize that being a wife and Mom is what God wants for my life. That and embracing that as my profession and not just passing time. Coming to grips with being old-fashioned and that being okay no matter what the world thinks.
Another thing is having everyone "in the nest". I feel scattered when the girls are at school and DH is at work. I live for the time when DH walks through the door and we are all together. Even when the girls squabble and DH yells at them, I still like everyone home.
Being a homebody, I suppose, is what makes me happy.
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Post by lynn on Apr 22, 2006 1:12:03 GMT 10
What makes me the happiest is..... seeing my children smile and knowing we (dh and I) had a part in causing those smiles. catching my dh's eye in a roomful of people and getting that special look. having a clean organized home really brings me a sense of accomplishment and peacefulness...of course that is a work in progress!  being able to create something...whether it's a meal or a page in a scrapbook. What makes me feel complete is... being myself. being a wife and a mom loving God. I am happy with my life because I feel so blessed to be alive. |
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Post by frugalmel on Apr 22, 2006 3:50:56 GMT 10
For me, its quiet time to read or just to sit ouside. I also like knowing the house is clean. Its more content than happy I suppose.
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Post by teddymaker on Apr 22, 2006 5:08:18 GMT 10
Being me makes me happy.....I get depressed when I try to be what others want me to be....I loved being a stay at home mom, and now I love being a stay at home wife.... I feel most complete when I am just doing my thing around the house....I don't need a degree or a job outside the home to make me happy, and it makes me angry when people "assume" that I would be...I am doing what God intended for me to do and that is what makes me happy |
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Post by braided-rug on Apr 22, 2006 12:33:13 GMT 10
I can relate Jayne. I was at the hairdresser recently and got asked if I was going to go to work next year. Then got the comment about not having to work, which I can't understand.
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Post by braided-rug on Apr 22, 2006 12:41:02 GMT 10
To me it used to be our little house and our kids, we stayed there for 16 years. I envied a lady who had a brick house right from the start as she could stay there forever in her little piece of the world.
We moved and it has taken me a long time to adjust, but I have also experienced a lot of personal growth. In our moves, the garden seems to make things homey again.
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Post by lucie on Apr 24, 2006 3:39:23 GMT 10
Thanks everyone for your answers. Many answers of yours are mine also. But some days I can't see or feel what makes me happy. I imagine it also happens to all of you. But I hate it when I don't see the happiness. kwim? It makes me happy this afternoon to read all your thoughts. Thank-you! |
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Post by daddys3chicks on Apr 27, 2006 1:12:21 GMT 10
I so understand Lucie. Some days I feel like nothing I do matters and I just feel blah. HUGS!
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