Misshalfway Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 (This thread is inspired by Dr. T and his simple way) I love the movie "Shadowlands" and its referrences to individual kinds of happy. So....What is your kind of "happy"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalShadow Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Haven't seen the movie, so maybe you could clarify the question a bit more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadams_4040 Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 (This thread is inspired by Dr. T and his simple way)I love the movie "Shadowlands" and its referrences to individual kinds of happy.So....What is your kind of "happy"? Havent seen the movie; but my kind of happy would be my family and the things we need to sustain ourselves in this life.:) {And of course eternal blessings of family}. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikbone Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 A full tank of gas and a 3 day weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazed-and-confused Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 getting back after a long time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havejoy Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Family over....steaks on the grill....low humidity and bright sunshine.....a gentle breeze....the grass tickling my feet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misshalfway Posted May 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Haven't seen the movie, so maybe you could clarify the question a bit more?OH. I'm sorry. Yeah....the movie is about CS Lewis and his courtship and relationship to his wife, Joy Gresham. They weren't married very long because she was dying of cancer. But she did teach him a lot about himself. At one point in the movie, she observes in him what she calls his "kind of happy" meaning the circumstances or scenerio or preference that would make him the most content.So.....what I am really asking is under what circumstances are you the most content. Clear as mud?OH! And go see the movie. Totally worth it. But get some kleenex. You'll need it. Even if you are a tough never cry at movies sort of dude, I guarantee you will tear up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 (This thread is inspired by Dr. T and his simple way) hahahaha, ARE YOU CALLING ME SIMPLE MINDED! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elgama Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 like my Gran said - I am fairly pretty, I am right with myself and right with God and she loves me, what else matters? -Charley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Good question Halvzies. I don't know. I've heard people say, "They are happy but don't have joy" and I've never had anyone be able to explain the difference to me and I've never really thought about the concepts. They seem the same to me but maybe not. Maybe happiness is a positive emotion such as having a good day at work, feeling fulfilled, eating a great meal, etc. and eventually ends and has to be refilled. Maybe all the example of happiness I just gave is temporary and may "joy" is not reliant on passing situations. Maybe Joy, in God is constant and everlasting or a concept that is based in the security and pleasure of God. Being held, being safe, not being removed from that love. Now that I'm thinking about it, I'll take the happiness but I'd rather the Joy in the Lord if that is really the distinction between the two. I think of the fruit of the Spirit and one of those is "Joy" hmmm maybe I better think more on that but I'll take the happiness offered to me in this life, of which I've had many but given the definition I just made up then I like Joy more than a passing fancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisyn Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Family over....steaks on the grill....low humidity and bright sunshine.....a gentle breeze....the grass tickling my feet...What Havejoy said, but including really cold green koolade and a good view of the mountains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikbone Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 What Havejoy said, but including really cold green koolade and a good view of the mountains Say it isnt so.Lime Koolaide?How 'bout a frosty Mountain Dew instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havejoy Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Green koolade is awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiritseeker Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 I would say "my happy" is having a good book on a rainy day and sitting with a blanket over me. It's the sense of feeling safe with no worries or cares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Have you ever had a moment where everything around you just feels crisp and clear and you sit back and realize, this is exactly where you want to be at this particular moment? There was one time in the middle of my son's birthday party with all my friends around talking over each other, laughing, and kidding around. The kids were sliding down the rented water slide screaming with glee. Our stomachs were full with chocolate cake and ice-cream. All the noise around me faded into a harmonious melody and I find myself looking around at everybody's happy faces and I realize, that one particular moment, THAT INSTANT, I was exactly where I wanted to be! I have been looking for those particular moments ever since. I've had it happen to me a few times since. One time was when we pulled out the couch-bed in the living room one Saturday, had the kids sardined with us on the couch-bed watching Avatar marathon! I sat there cramped and can barely move, the dog was on my head, one kid's leg was over my stomach, I was on my husband's chest who was trapped under all of the limbs trying to keep the popcorn bowl from spilling. The same thing happened where everything fades into a harmonious melody and I feel that perfect peace again. I think I found the physical manifestation of "happy". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie123 Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 (edited) I totally love that movie too Misshalfway :) I saw it at the movie theater in Loughboough (where parts of it were filmed), bought the VHS the week that came out and watched it about two dozen times. It has a special meaning to me and my wife: She is an American (like Joy) and came to England with a child from a previous relationship. My kind of happy? So many things: Knowing that I am loved unconditionally. Coming home after a long absence to people I love. Making new friends. Seeing the good in other people. Marveling at the grandeur of creation: The greenness of the woods in spring. The shape of a galaxy. The elegance of a mathematical formula, in which we see one small part of God's creative vision. Reading a book to my 4-year-old, and laughing with her at the funny bits. When a baby looks at me and suddenly smiles. I could go on forever. But I think that C.S. Lewis was right: Many of the greatest joys have a feeling of loss and sorrow attached to them - desire to possess something that could never truly be possessed, or a longing to hold on to something whose very value lies in its fleeting nature - like childhood, or a piece of music. In the movie Joy says that the pain she knows is coming is part of their present happiness - that the happiness they knew then was made real by the fact that it would not last forever. Edited May 21, 2009 by Jamie123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemidakota Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 One day closer to eternal life.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misshalfway Posted May 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 What Havejoy said, but including really cold green koolade and a good view of the mountains I agree. There is nothing like the mountains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misshalfway Posted May 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 I totally love that movie too Misshalfway :) I saw it at the movie theater in Loughboough (where parts of it were filmed), bought the VHS the week that came out and watched it about two dozen times. It has a special meaning to me and my wife: She is an American (like Joy) and came to England with a child from a previous relationship.My kind of happy? So many things: Knowing that I am loved unconditionally. Coming home after a long absence to people I love. Making new friends. Seeing the good in other people. Marveling at the grandeur of creation: The greenness of the woods in spring. The shape of a galaxy. The elegance of a mathematical formula, in which we see one small part of God's creative vision. Reading a book to my 4-year-old, and laughing with her at the funny bits. When a baby looks at me and suddenly smiles.I could go on forever. But I think that C.S. Lewis was right: Many of the greatest joys have a feeling of loss and sorrow attached to them - desire to possess something that could never truly be possessed, or a longing to hold on to something whose very value lies in its fleeting nature - like childhood, or a piece of music. In the movie Joy says that the pain she knows is coming is part of their present happiness - that the happiness they knew then was made real by the fact that it would not last forever.I love this post. Thank you for understanding and expressing parts of my feelings that I didn't post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misshalfway Posted May 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 (edited) hahahaha, ARE YOU CALLING ME SIMPLE MINDED! Well, considering that my kind of happy includes lots of simple things and that I find incredible sophistication in the simple, I would hope you would take that as a compliment of the highest kind. :) Edited May 21, 2009 by Misshalfway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freckleface Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 As long as I have electricity to crank up the Singer sewing machine, a jug of lemonade, my trunk full of quilting stuff . . . life is great! Oh, I can't forget the James Taylor tunes playing in the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 My kind of happy is being able to laugh so hard that I start crying. It feels really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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