A Thought

[debka_notion]

have you ever noticed that people tend to write more when they're unhappy? Happiness just seems to be perceived as boring, and/or inappropriate- like it's bragging or something. I find myself doing it lots: when I'm unhappy, I'll kvetch, often in writing. But when I'm happy, it often seems too personal, or inappropriate or too boring for other people to want to read, and so I don't write it. Some of it is a matter of how much time you have or make- but, still... It's a bit of a sad statement about life/society/this age group/something.

Comments

[skyblue-dreamer.livejournal.com]

I don't think happiness is boring. Personally, when I'm happy, I don't have things to mentally work through to the same extent that I do when I'm unhappy. (So when I write about happy things on LiveJournal, it's more "I want to post" and less "I need to post".) I'm in the category of people who are often happier when they're busy, so I have less time to write when I am happy/busy. Though in my experience, if you have something you need to write about, it's almost always possible to make time to do so.

I also find that I can deal better when I've taken the trouble to think things out by putting them in words outside of my mind. And I'm more insecure when I'm unhappy.

[doodah.livejournal.com]

I think I'm the opposite. Unfortunately, if one is rarely happy, one would rarely post, so I end up writing when I'm unhappy, too. :) It works out okay. I do agree that happiness is very personal, even moreso than sadness, because one allows oneself to dream of a world of happiness when one is temporarily happy. And dreams can be some of the hardest things to share.

I hope you're feeling okay, in any case!

[fleurdelis28.livejournal.com]

I think, in a lot of people, unhappiness is a greater creative force because happiness is often by nature cliched and non-introspective (and I don't mean that in a bad way). Sorrow writes soliloquies; happiness just sits there and grins like an idiot, which when you're really happy is its own reward.

[chinchillama.livejournal.com]

>Sorrow writes soliloquies; happiness just sits there and grins like an idiot, which when you're really happy is its own reward.

That was great. :)

[thevortex.livejournal.com]

"Art is a wound brought to life." -- Wilde

Huzzah!

The Vortex

[yemeknight.livejournal.com]

Nice quote. Very nice quote.
Nathan

journal community

[yemeknight.livejournal.com]

One reason my journal (my other account) is so entry-full is that I have a semi-goal to reach the top-ten list and thus be given a link on the front page. Then at least one journal link up there won't be all kvetching.

I descided to adopt this goal when I looked at some of the other journals out there and saw soooo much kvetching...