Comments on: 10 Reasons to be Happy (Even When Life Sucks Right Now)

By: Mazweni

Mazweni — Sun, 25 Dec 2022 04:13:57 +0000

Www this is really helpful

By: Guethshina

Guethshina — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 20:41:40 +0000

Thank you. I just broke up with my boyfriend of 5 years and I find it really hard feeling good about anything in my life right now. Thank you for writing this article. It helps me see things from another perspective.

By: Hugo Huijer

Hugo Huijer — Sat, 06 Aug 2022 05:23:48 +0000

In reply to Liya.

Hi Liya,

I saw your comment on Tracking Happiness and wanted to reach out personally. I’m so sorry that you’re in this terrible situation. You’re 100% right: our article certainly doesn’t help you to be happy, as it is not aimed at victims of a useless war.

To be honest, I don’t know what I could have written to help you or anyone else in your situation. I simply can’t begin to imagine how heartbroken Ukrainians must feel with the ongoing atrocities…

All I want to do is to let you know that your words touched me. I hope you (and your beautiful country) can find the strength to overcome this war.

All the best,

Hugo

By: Liya

Liya — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 21:08:54 +0000

I know my comment no one is reading, but the reasons that are temporary are not suited for happiness, in my opinion. Aware: I have depression. It really hurts, and this article didn’t help me at all.
Aim at people with maybe the most severe depression, dear article authors. This was a top rated result in Google Search in my case, and I’m truly disappointed to see nothing that is helpful for me.
I suspect reasons for me might be ones that are not so obviously can end NOW. You don’t know future, everything can happen in a blink of an eye. I live in Ukraine, where the war consequences can happen instantly, for example.
I learned that young age is happiness.
I learned that the past is happiness, because even when the bad happened, you can think of it: it could happen in a worse way.
Neither the young age nor the past cannot be changed, unless there’s a death of a person.
Anyway, everything is so relative, and maybe someone who isn’t even sure that he will live can’t be sure that happiness exists.
I don’t know. I am so sorry. What do I have? Why do I live? Can I get pleasure?
20 year old female, thank you.

By: Hugo Huijer

Hugo Huijer — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 04:33:56 +0000

In reply to Gloria Raphulu.

Hi Gloria, thanks for pointing that out. I updated the article to replace “western countries” with “countries with a good standard of living”. This covers much more than only the “western countries”, which is what I meant to say all along. Thanks for taking the time to point out this error!

All the best,

Hugo

By: Gloria Raphulu

Gloria Raphulu — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 01:02:23 +0000

Number 2 set me off from reading further this article. I’m from Africa, South Africa. I have a good education, master’s degree. I have freedom of speech, a good business and a stable job. What makes you think those are only limited to western countries only.

By: Hugo Huijer

Hugo Huijer — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 15:39:12 +0000

In reply to Foster. Thanks for your kind words! :)

By: Foster

Foster — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 13:37:43 +0000

Thank you.I am blessed with the message