Just think in those people who doesn't have got arms and legs because they have got an issue on their lives. We are can do almost everything, we can run, we can write to show our feelings, we can sing or dance, we can do exercise to lift our mood! Well, just think we can love, we can feel, we can taste! Life is beauty it doesn't matter if you hasn't found your special love we can be happy alone! We can see the sunrise or even the stars in the night and question yourself about life in another worlds in another galaxy! We are humans and sometimes we gave up too fast but we have to be brave to be happy with things that we have got! Who knows, maybe one day we will never wake up and then you are going to complain about everything you haven't done! So live! Love! And make your goals and dreams true because life is short and we just have got one life! My thoughts! 

Regards! Don't feel sad life is beauty like a song says "we are young"!!! :D  

Dear Ann, I felt that way for years, I called it the "Western wound" : in France and other developed countries, a vast majority of people have nice houses, food in the fridge, water to drink, a wide array of possible distractions etc. Yet, a good number of people feel empty. We have no guidelines, except "be stronger than your neighbour, earn money, money, money and buy, buy, buy" -> this is silly. The problem in rich countries is that materialism eventually brings competition and thus anxiety, fear and depression.  This shows that material richness is not the key to happiness, which does not mean that I advocate poverty either of course. 

Happiness is a complex recipe. For some of us, it might come from their relationship (love or friendship) to others, from political and social struggles they choose to fight, from music, books or artistic works to delve in, from landscapes they choose to see and discover (a French writer, called Marie Darrieussecq , said "I know of landscapes that can justify of the life we live), from children they have...

Personally, I owe happiness to my religion, it brought peace and balance to a former hopeless life. Philosophy and religion are keys to a subtle inner peace, in my opinion.

In Armenia, the situation is different from France so I hope you find your way, dear Ann. 

Take care.

are you married? do you have child?

Ihave a lovely daughter iwake up inthe morning with her beautiful voice that she says momy stand up!!!!

when i see her i think i m in the hevean!

Look carefully arround yourself your mom, your dad..........are the best things in your life ,dont forget your blessing.

there is a God that love you ,and every day that you stand up, it means the God say hello to you!

you  see  you have many things around .

so, dont think your life is empity!

The Important things in life

A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes.”

“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, your children – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter – like your job, your house, your car.

The sand is everything else. The small stuff.”

“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued “there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.

Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”

sometimes humans see very beautiful dreams just before wake up but they dont remember. while dream is being carried out, the happiness hormons is released from your body. finally you have cute smile on your face when you wake up)).

note: i read it from a health magazine