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[helen99]

"Define Happy," I said.

"Happy is a state in which you pay full attention to what is 'happening'. 'Happening.' 'Happy.' Get it (wink)? Not 'what should happen', or 'what did happen', but what is happening exactly now."

Driving to work, I noticed the road. In order to drive on a road, you have to think of your destination. How do I convert a road into something "Happy" (using the above definition). Of course you have to pay enough attention not to hit something, but it's still more of a hallway than a "place of being". The following was the answer, which was detectable somewhere at the back of my skull: "Picture driving along the road as flying. You're a couple of feet above the ground, are you not? You're propelling along, are you not? Even though the car may contact the ground, you are flying. Stopping at a red light is perching to enjoy the sunlight. Enjoy being a part of the avian kingdom for a bit. Enjoy flying."

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[fendahleen.livejournal.com]

"Picture driving along the road as flying. You're a couple of feet above the ground, are you not?"

Even though I generally think that use of the phrase "are you not?" should be considered a technical misdemeanor, I've looked at driving that way for quite a few years, being aware of the asphalt speeding by just a foot or two underneath me and seeing it as a kind of flight.

I can't say it's ever made me happy, but it's still pretty cool.

Also, looking at it from the other end explains why birds constantly divebomb each other.

[helen99.livejournal.com]

The back of my skull apparently thinks imitating Yoda will get my attention...