Comments on: Pet Day Care – The Secret To A Happy Pet!

By: Monica

Monica — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:40:59 +0000

No the secret to happiness is always trying to be happy regardless
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By: Lela

Lela — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:38:59 +0000

I think it plays a huge part. If we live our lives to other people’s definition of happiness or state of being, I don’t feel anyone can gain joy from it. Being you and accepting you for who you are no matter what other people think is key to your own happiness. Living your life to someone’s expectations really is not realistic. Loving you for you. Material things, places, and people are not the source of happiness. Just illusions, distractions, and temporary. True happiness comes from loving yourself and that can extend outwardly towards others.

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By: Thestril

Thestril — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:36:59 +0000

It’s not ‘not caring’ so much as deciding that you are not going to live up to someone elses expectations, or fit their ideals. Never trying to be someone you are not, no matter whether that is the person fashion wants you to be or what other people think about you in person. Being completely yourself, not the you that ‘the world’ thinks you should be. It is taking the view that YOU are friggin AWESOME, and anybody who doesn’t think so, well, their vote doesn’t count.
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By: sweet

sweet — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:34:59 +0000

I think its a big part of it. I find it sad when people spend their whole lives trying to be what others want them to be, when the people they are trying to impress are just as insecure and stressed by the pressures of acceptance as they are. It becomes an endless repeating cycle of unsuccesful attempts to obtain something thats shallow and meaningless anyway. To an extent, humans will always will always care what people think at least a little. Thats human nature, and sometimes it can be a beneficial thing. If you absolutely dont care at all, you may start hurting peoples feelings because you dont care. Thats why i kind of agree with Aristotle's view on happiness. The right way to live your life is to use moderation. You have to find the "golden mean" in situations to be able to make virtuous decisions that are best for you and others around you
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By: Old Spice

Old Spice — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:32:59 +0000

Not after the age of two.
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By: snapper

snapper — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:30:59 +0000

I like this saying:
"what others think of you is none of your business"

A sign of maturity is to value your own opinion- above all others. Doing or being what feels true to you and who you are is a win/win. Caring what others think and how you may appear to others is asking for a lifetime of emotional slavery.

i say this to myself alot-
you’re doing just fine, love…….
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By: Jenn

Jenn — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:28:59 +0000

It’s not about not caring. You should care, and be sensitive to other people and their needs. However, the trick is not allowing other people, whom you care about (and whose opinions you may value), to control your actions in totality. If you have a certain style, and you like it, and it makes you happy, and your friend tells you that they don’t like it…that’s not a good reason to change. If they have constructive criticism that in some situations (professional, formal) you ought to do something a little differently, listen, consider, and then act. If you have a career, and you’re happy and successful in it, and someone tells you to change just because they don’t like it, changing would be foolish. But if you dread getting up in the morning, or you constantly complain about your co-workers, and someone tells you maybe you should switch careers, then again, you should consider what they say before you act.
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By: William W

William W — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:26:59 +0000

To a degree, perhaps. Self esteem generally includes other people's perceptions.
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By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:24:59 +0000

Sort of... It's more about being satisfied with what you have, and who you are. This is often times in contrast with what "they" say and think, so not caring about that is part of it.
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By: kk

kk — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:22:43 +0000

is not caring what people think about you the secret?
to happiness? for a while i never cared and i was extremely happy. then, eventually, i was seduced by the world. I gave in to the pressures of looking beautiful, wanting to be popular and posh, of caring all the time about what people think of me and its gotten me nowhere! is not caring the secret to happiness?