Is it true that there are two ways to be unhappy; not getting what you want, and getting what you want?

Don't want and you will be happy.

LOL!

True.

But I think we are spoiled little egos running a muck & having little temper tantrums over "stuff" most of the time.

We want what we want when we want it.

But the really sad thing about this whole situation we find ourselves in is that we really have no clue that we don't know what we want.

We just run around like kids in the candy store buying up all we can. And now, well, we are experiencing the great tummy ache from overdosing on too much candy!

LOL!

The second very tiny detail left out is that we honestly have convinced ourselves that wants are needs.

We have a tremendous desire to distract ourselves, I bet you can guess why!

LOL!

Great Q!

Many Blessings!

The only way to be unhappy is to not realize that we already have everything we need.

According to Oscar Wilde, yes. I believe his exact words were: "There are two great tragedies in this life: one is not getting what one wants; the other is getting it."

If you're not happy getting what you want, then you clearly never really wanted it in the first place...

So no, I disagree!

But, it's different for everybody. For me, getting what I want would make me happy.

Yes!

Yes.

Actually there is a third. Not knowing what you want.

You talking of Marriage here, Sir/Ma'am?!?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6cxNR9ML8k