What do you need

[reyd reid reed]

to make you happy? At least to make you feel secure and content?

Inquiring (not to mention nosy) minds want to know.

:hi:

[Guava Jelly]

1. Hell I don't know

Sure wish i did.
:hi: TripleR I hope all is well with you and yours :hug:

[reyd reid reed]

Not even a little clue?

C'mon...

I'm good...been busy as hell with baseball and birthdays and all that stuff. Spent yesterday (the hottest day of the year, to date) baking lasagna and birthday cake and then going to one of the boys' baseball games (they got handed their first loss...they rallied in the last inning, but it wasn't enough and they lost 8-6) and then coming home to a houseful of teenagers who were supposed to be dining al fresco...only a thunderstorm rolled in and took care of those plans.

Ah, well.

How're you?

:hi::loveya::hug::loveya::hi:

[Guava Jelly]

52. It changes like the seasons

Right now i would be happy with only one job.And not the one i am at now.

And I am fine TripleR :) :D :loveya: specially now that the amazingly beautiful you said Hello :D :loveya:

[reyd reid reed]

Awwwwww....

it'll come. You'll see. It's out there, just waiting for you.

And you know *just* the thing to say.

:loveya:

[skygazer]

2. Plenty of solitude

Nature. My loved ones, a small circle containing my SO, my three kids and their kids, my best friend and my cat. A roof over my head and enough money to pay my bills.

[reyd reid reed]

3. Sounds

just about perfect.

*sigh*

:hi::hug::hi:

[Nickster]

34. I'll have what you're having please.

[EnviroBat]

4. This stuff...

[reyd reid reed]

7. Ah...music truly does

strike something deep, doesn't it?

:hi:

[EnviroBat]

13. It's my life outside of this cubicle...

It's the one thing I've stuck with since I was 10. I've never given up on it, and it's never become boring.

[reyd reid reed]

17. And it never will, either...

at least I hope it doesn't. It's kind of like language in that it's always evolving and always changing and it's so very personal. It truly is one of the few pure, unadulterated joys in life.

[EnviroBat]

23. Ahhh, I see you "get it"...

[reyd reid reed]

33. For me, it's language...

for my kids -- especially for two of them -- it's the music.

[LeftyFingerPop]

5. Here's what I need...

1) Food and drink.
2) The ability to provide emotional support to someone else.
3) Emotional support for myself.
4) The ability to provide physical affection.
5) Physical affection given to me.
6) A purpose.
7) Enough money for basic survival.

If all those things are met, I really can't think of another thing I need.

[LoveleeRita]

6. Wow, very thoughtful responses

I think I could survive happily with the same!

[LeftyFingerPop]

9. Rita....

Welcome to DU! :hi:

Enjoy your stay, you will like it here.

[reyd reid reed]

10. Sounds pretty much the ideal

to me.

:hi:

[LeftyFingerPop]

16. This was....

an excellent and thoughtful question. :hi:

[LynneSin]

8. For my agent to call back and tell me if I got the house or not

:cry:

[reyd reid reed]

12. You'll get the call

any minute. You'll see.

Hang in there.

:hi:

[Inchworm]

11. Mo Money!

Wish I would have realized that money makes our current world go around earlier in life. I would have paid better attention. :D

:hi:

[reyd reid reed]

14. It makes the world go around...

but in the end, is it what would really make you happy?

:shrug:

[Inchworm]

20. No wai!

The money would be the means to get to where I want/need to be in order to maintain happiness.

I could live in a van down by the river and be happy. I really want to have a partner to share my life with and not many people want to live in a van down by the river.

:)

[MedleyMisty]

15. I've got everything in the world that I could need

except enough money to not have to work. Money can't buy happiness, but when you've got everything else lined up it can be the icing on the cake. Sigh.

[reyd reid reed]

18. I don't know...

it might be nice to have enough money not to have to work, but I think I'd want to, anyway. It might be nice not to have to work for a paycheck, though...to be able to work for something just for the pleasure of it.

:hi:

[guitar man]

19. clevage

and lots of it....c'mon girls, don't hold out on me now :evilgrin:

[reyd reid reed]

27. All things in moderation...

ESPECIALLY when it comes to boobage...to much of a good thing, usually isn't.

[guitar man]

39. :(

:(

[reyd reid reed]

41. We're just looking out for your safety and well-being...

and, therefore, your happiness. Think of the possible repercussions of boobage accidents, after all. There's suffocation and black eyes and all manner of dire consequences.

Poor baby.

[guitar man]

49. hey, I'll take those risks

actually, they sound like fun! :evilgrin:

[BarenakedLady]

21. I don't know

I'm still searching.

I'm secure, but not content. Does that make me selfish?

:shrug:

[LeftyFingerPop]

22. No it doesn't make you selfish...

I think we all are on that search for contentment.

I am stable, happy, but not really content.

I never had children, and i wish that I did.

I think I would be content if I had children.

[BarenakedLady]

36. Thanks

:hug:

[reyd reid reed]

28. Nope...not in the least.

It makes you human. It makes you like a lot of us.

(shameless self-promotion here):

http://www.stwa.net/tsg4/nonfiction.htm

(scroll down to...I think it's the second-to-last one)

[BarenakedLady]

35. That was great rrr!

Thank you so much for sharing it.

:yourock:

[kay1864]

24. Need, or...

want?

















O8)

[LeftyFingerPop]

25. There is a big difference..

For example...

I NEED to eat healthy balanced meals everyday.

I WANT to be driving a 1957 Chevy through Mexico, sucking on a bottle of Tequila, with a naked 20 year old cutie sitting next to me giggling at my charm, without any fear of repercussions.

See the difference? :evilgrin:

[reyd reid reed]

29. Need.

O8)

[kay1864]

53. Well either way...

it's not angelic.




:evilgrin:

[tonkatoy57]

26. $$$$$

Money truly can buy happiness. That it can't is a myth perpetuated on the have-nots by the have's. Empirical studies show that yes, people with more money are happier.

That being said, I don't want to live like a raja and fill my house with worthless crap. I just want to live a life where money, or the lack of it, isn't the last thing i think of at night and the first thing I think of when I wake.

If money can't buy happiness it sure can buy peace of mind.

[reyd reid reed]

31. I think that's the thing...

a degree of peace of mind. Money, and lots of it, is also a slippery slope. The more you have, the more you generally need. The more you need, the more you try to get and, before you know it, it *is* the first thing you think about when you wake and the last thing you think about before you fall asleep.

[anarch]

37. no kidding, right?

I mean, go figure: people who aren't constantly having to decide between keeping the lights turned on or buying food are happier. Maybe money can't buy happiness per se, but it can buy food, the lack of which can frequently be a source of stress.

That said, I think what I need is a magical food & marijuana tree next to a clean, crystal clear spring...and maybe a blanket.

[MorningGlow]

30. Alas, just a little more cash

I hate to say it, but we need more moolah--not much, just about $500 more a month. We keep coming up short and dipping into our whopping $1,500 emergency fund. We need enough to pay our bills in their entirety and also be able to save a bit for a rainy day.

Is that too much to ask? :shrug:

Oh yeah--and good health. I am ever vigilant on that count, for myself and my family members.
:hi:

[reyd reid reed]

32. It would be nice to be able to

pay the bills as they come in, without having to figure out which one can wait until the middle of the month.

:hi:

[MorningGlow]

38. 'Zactly

And I just dread those unexpected bills, like a car repair--that's the WORST--can ruin my mood for weeks. And overall I spend way too much time fretting about making ends meet and which bills I can pay now and which ones have a long grace period, etc. It's very tiring, and I don't like to be so worried about the green stuff.

[Dora]

40. I need someone to ask me what I need.

And then I want to be able to say it.

[reyd reid reed]

43. You're two for two, then.

:hi:

[Left Is Write]

42. Right now? A big huge hug.

[reyd reid reed]

44. Awwwwww....

:loveya:

[Haole Girl]

45. In the words of Linda Ronstadt ...

Somebody who cares when you lose.


(White Rhythm and Blues Lyrics)

[reyd reid reed]

47. Sounds like you could use a hug, too....

:loveya:

[Fleshdancer]

46. I need the people I love to feel secure and content

nothing puts me off balance faster than a friend or close family member who's hurting in any way.

[reyd reid reed]

48. That's hard for me, too

I always want to make all the hurt go away. Realistically I know that I can't...nor should I, since it's a part of life and I want the people I love to live and live well...but I still want to make everything 'all better'.

[billyskank]

50. I think

for me, everyone must know by now. :hi:

[reyd reid reed]

54. Say it. Articulate it...put it down where it's tangible.

I don't know...there's something about putting something out there, actually putting it where you can see it or hear it, that makes it seem more accessible. Takes it from being a wish or a dream and turns it into a goal.

C'mon...

[billyskank]

57. Okay.

I. Want. A. Girlfriend.

[reyd reid reed]

58. Now, that wasn't so hard

was it?

Now tell me what you want her to be like.

(thought you were gonna get off easy, didn't you? Muahahahahahahahahaha :evilgrin: )

[billyskank]

59. Intelligent and amusing.

She doesn't have to be educated; just not scornful of those who spend more time than average inside their own heads. The last woman I was with (oh so long ago) was not university educated, but she was wonderful.

Kind and compassionate; I don't mean in a right-on way but rather in terms of her actual day-to-day dealings. If she is good to the people she meets then politics are mere abstractions and of little account.

Beautiful. And slim, though not too thin. A pinched waist is good, but I like curved hips, thighs and bum. Yeah, I admit I'm not unaffected by appearances, skin-deep even though they are.

[reyd reid reed]

61. You'll find her...

you will.

[billyskank]

63. I dunno

it has been so long, I have stopped believing...

But back at you.

[reyd reid reed]

64. Don't give up...

just don't look too hard. It's like trying to find your car keys...the harder you look, the harder they are to find when, quite often, they're sitting right in front of you.

And never stop believing.

Never.

:loveya:

[reyd reid reed]

55. Damn dupe devil

Grrrrrrrrr

[fizzgig]

51. my family and friends

my kitties and enough money to pay the bills. i just need to get a little more help on that last one

[reyd reid reed]

56. That seems to be

a common thread.

:hug::hi::hug:

[fizzgig]

65. but i wouldn't say no

to a winning powerball ticket and johnny depp for a night :D

[reyd reid reed]

66. Heh...I'll just bet you wouldn't!

:rofl:

:evilgrin:

[LSK]

60. $132000

That would pay off my mortgage.

[reyd reid reed]

62. Wouldn't that be nice?

:hi: