Happiness ---> Only two potential answers

[buttercup]

I voted no, but I am working my way to being contented at least.  Happy, over the moon kinda happy, might only be in my dreams, but you never know. 

[Valentina]

Exceedingly happy & very hopeful.

[TheBattler]

After speaking to Meghan I had to answer yes.

Alice

[Natasha]

Yes, yes, yes!!!

tink

golly how many times am i going to tell you this isn't your bedroom > ha ha ha

[Just Mandy]

golly how many times am i going to tell you this isn't your bedroom Evil ha ha ha

Tooooo funny Natasha

[tinkerbell]

Yes, yes, yes!!!

tink

golly how many times am i going to tell you this isn't your bedroom > ha ha ha

LOL 

You dork! 

tink

[amberwish]

Before coming out in February I was not happy.   Since coming out I am now very happy.
Now when people tell me to have a nice day or a nice weekend. I just tell them they are all good just that some are better than others.   Of course in 4 weeks with my name changed legally and 3 weeks til I start hormones I will be even happier.

[Lutin]

Generally speaking, I haven't been particularly happy recently, no. However, I just got home from an interview with my Spanish teachers confirming that I *am* doing honours next semester, and so now, *this exact moment*, I am very happy.

And hungry.

[Elwood]

No way. I voted no.

I've been sick, depressed, upset, anxious... My body bothers me a lot. My family doesn't respect or even acknowledge my gender identity. My grades in school have been dropping from all this stress...

All this pre-transition. I'm hoping post-transition I'll be a lot happier.

[Butterfly]

I didn't have any preconceived ideas about how my life should turn out, but I'm happy with it. I believe in learning from experiences and no matter how bad they are, using them to become a better person. I wouldn't start over otherwise I wouldn't be the person I am now.

[Christo]

Yep very happy & dancin

[Kimberly]

Yes     - 28 (58.3%)
No    - 20 (41.7%)
   
Total Voters: 45

[cindybc]

Hi Leslie, I quite agree with your post.

I didn't have any preconceived ideas about how my life should turn out, but I'm happy with it. I believe in learning from experiences and no matter how bad they are, using them to become a better person. I wouldn't start over otherwise I wouldn't be the person I am now

I believe that my natural mood has always been mostly happy and upbeat with my life since I got rid of all those bags of crud from the past I was totin around with me. I have not accomplished or experienced more in all my previous 54 years as I have in the past 8 years living as me Cindy. I met Wing Walker and we got married four years ago in Ontario. Got retired from social working and moved here and got work in social work again and even got to create a totally new service for Trans people. Yes I am happy and feel blessed for all that has come in abundance into my life especially in the last 8 years.



Cindy

[JackieR]

Yes happy... well, more so than sad anyway.

As for being materialistic, I think "things" are fun to have, but to center one's happiness around possessions is distended to being unfulfilled.

[umop ap!sdn]

Well.... I have my independence, my stability, my health, and lots of great friends. My name is my own and my license has an F on it. I am accepted as my real self and pass very easily; after 2 years on HRT I am still seeing physical effects; I'm keeping an SRS fund and have a ballpark estimate for when I'll be able to go get it done. Life has been steadily improving since 2006. Only difficult thing is being alone - the dating pool for a TS lesbian, particularly one my age with little experience, is tiny. So overall I'm more happy than unhappy, but it's difficult sometimes.

Right this moment? Oh I'm just sitting around listening to music. So I'd have to say yes, happy.

[Jessica]

No.

[Melissa]

Yes.  Despite all of the things going on in my life and the amount of stress I'm dealing with, I'm still very happy.  My biggest problem right now is that I've accomplished so many of my dreams that I need to go make new ones.  I still have a few things on the horizon like SRS and finishing up some projects, but now I need to re-answer the question "What do I want to do with my life?".

[Del]

I had to vote no.
Not happy but content.
Bad back and denied disability.
Spouse supporting me for 3 years now and going deeper into debt daily over medical bills.
I guess it could be worse though.
At least I have a wife that will support every aspect of my life.
So I'm content.
Del

[Audrey]

I change my vote from no to yes.  Its been rough lately, but now I realize that I was stressed out about the upcoming meeting with my parents for the first time in a year and a half.  Which by the way went swimmingly!!!!!!  With that off my shoulders I can relax and enjoy my new found family relationship when i go to my brothers wedding on the 21st of this month.  Ill definitely post some pics because I found the most adorable dress to wear and it will be a blast.

Audrey

[Wing Walker]

Ok, so I'm just curious, are you happy with your life right now? Not yesterday or next week, but right now this minute? I am so don't worry or anything, lol. I'm just curious how many people feel the same way. It's funny because I think sometimes we have fleeting moments of happiness and we need to really enjoy and bathe in them before they leave us. The amount of time that I've been truly happy since transition has really surprised me. I never thought that happiness was something that ran so deep.

I think I thought that maybe the right material possessions would make me happy, or things like that. THINGS rather than internal happiness, and I think that is probably how many of us go through life for quite a while. Does anyone else feel that or agree/disagree with that? Meghan

Hi, Meghan,

I am thoroughly and completely happy with my life as it is right now.  I like who I am and I am blessed with the most wonderful soulmate and lifepartner that I could have ever hoped for:  Cindy.

As for material goods, I had them and the mortgages and monthly bills to prove I had them.  I owned one rental property and had a half interest in another and I am glad to be rid of them.  I lost everything, including my personal library.  I have learned to live well with fewer "things."

Wishing you the best,

Wing Walker
Flying the Pleasant Skies