How do you do that?
By Toni
@toniganzon (80732)
Philippines
September 2, 2026 6:25pm CST
Create your own happiness! But how do you do that?
When I was a kid I so longed to be an adult quite fast so I wouldn't have to be reprimanded and "controlled."
When I became an adult, I wished I was a kid again because life was way simpler then. No complicated issues. All I had to do was study and play.
I had a happy childhood. I was content.
As an adult, i don't easily get contended. I always longed for something more. Happiness becomes elusive.
9 people like this
8 responses
@toniganzon (80732)
• Philippines
3 Sep
No matter how much we try to avoid it, complications seem to pop up like mushrooms.
1 person likes this
@rakski (160997)
• Philippines
3 Sep
@toniganzon
that is very true! we can't avoid it. It comes rushing to us
1 person likes this
@2ndchances24 (12643)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
3 Sep
There's a lot more in life to being a adult than being a kid
there's more worries, more decisions, more stress, & less time
to enjoy life than when you were a kid.
3 people like this
@toniganzon (80732)
• Philippines
3 Sep
Exactly! Life was so much simpler when we were kids.
1 person likes this
@toniganzon (80732)
• Philippines
5 Sep
@2ndchances24 Yeah there are a few exceptions. But generally, it should be simple.
1 person likes this
@2ndchances24 (12643)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
4 Sep
@toniganzon For most maybe, but for others
not so much, life has some good & bad as well
as simple & hard roads to ride on.
1 person likes this
@AmbiePam (126896)
• United States
3 Sep
I’m not happy, but I’m not unhappy. Is that contentment? I can’t tell. Maybe because of my lifelong battle with depression there will never be a steady to semi steady feeling of one thing. I do try to find joy in any moment that I can, and I think that is more attainable than happiness.
2 people like this
@toniganzon (80732)
• Philippines
4 Sep
You're being neutral. Sometimes we just have to accept the situation we are in to avoid getting down.
1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (212788)
• United States
3 Sep
It definitely does seem harder to be happy when you are an adult.
3 people like this
@toniganzon (80732)
• Philippines
3 Sep
Contentment is the key to pure happiness.
1 person likes this
@toniganzon (80732)
• Philippines
3 Sep
Yeah, we could always just think of the things we should be grateful about. That way, we can stay positive.
1 person likes this
@celticeagle (193585)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Sep
Positive thoughts and delving into things I like and enjoy. I posted on it recently.
1 person likes this
@toniganzon (80732)
• Philippines
4 Sep
Yes, I do maintain my childlike behavior. That's why kids love to be with me coz when I talk to them, I try to be in their shoes instead of treating them the way adults do with kids. I play with them, do what they really want to do and just enjoy.
1 person likes this
@toniganzon (80732)
• Philippines
5 Sep
@LadyDuck Right. And you know kids never liked to be told "no." There's always a way to convince them to do otherwise just never tell them no.
1 person likes this
@LadyDuck (509295)
• Italy
4 Sep
@toniganzon - This is the perfect way to do with kids, they must enjoy your children's days and not be treated like adults.
1 person likes this
