Do you feel something is missing?

Feeling unfufilled is one of the things that happen to people who have an over active brain. We take ideas of happiness, and compare them to what people around us have. Many of my close friends are fufilled not having finished school and working at a part time job till they think they are ready to move on.

I am not content with this. Which is why I finished school and found a job I like.

But once one area is fufilled, we begin to look at other areas of our life that feel empty, and try to fill it. Who knows, maybe this is just me, but that’s just the way my mind works.

Like I said earlier, I think it’s cause I’m “brainier” than most, and take the time to step back and look at the bigger picture.

Oh well. Just gotta hang in there till we find happiness, correct?

And yes, I said till WE find happiness, not waiting for happiness to find us.

Interesting times ahead of you, self discovery is a wild journey, you never know what or who you will encounter. Enjoy

The world is constantly changing. I think that those people who are content with their lives do not like change. We are creatures who can adapt. There are some who like to adapt more than others. Those who do not change are forced to see the world change without them.

Change requires change, if there is no change then there is no change.
just an old saying I heard.

Any how my life is missing accomplishment, just a lot of projects i need to finish, besides that my life is not so bad. I hank God everyday for what he has provided and when I look around the globe especially the poor people of Gaza, i am lucky and have it good.

I couldn’t take your poll because I have a great life (longtime live-in boyfriend, many accomplishments, financially secure and I don’t have to have a day job!) and if I feel I’m missing something, I feel stupid. But I do always feel like there’s something more to be had. I wonder if this is a bad thing – it keeps me striving, and if you’re an author and freelance editor like me, that is definitely a good thing. So in a way, I think your question is relative. Twenty years ago, I would have said yes, absolutely – now, maybe I could say yes, but in a way. Your poll made me think, though, and thank you for that!

Yeah, I feel my life is missing something. I mean a whole lot of things. But I know in due time I will find them all…God willing . So I voted yes to the poll .

Hope you are doing good, Mona . How are the EC credits going ? I’ll be moving out of there soon…gee, I don’t know what’s keeping me .

My life is missing something…Ill keep it a secret =D

untill i graduate from school
i feel i’m missing out on life too
the worth wild things happen
when you have the $$ and the spare time

@Marius 13

I think you are on to something there. My best friend’s dad when I was about 18 years old used to tell me my biggest problem was that I “think too much”. Of course, I thought he idiot redneck to even say such a thing but when I got a bit older I realized he was on to something. It’s not good to spend too much time in your own head, churning stuff around over and over again. I think it is true that people who are focused externally and spend more time “in the moment” tend to be happiest.

Normally, I don’t feel empty, simply because I live in the moment, and focus on whatever I’m doing or enjoying exactly then. I think a very big part of not feeling like I’m missing something is because I tell myself, and believe, that everything belongs to God anyways, regardless how I’m feeling. Everything serves it’s purpose. I also know that feeling like we’re missing something stems from our most ancient part of ourselves, to genetic memory of when humans were hunter/gatherers in the wilderness. An empty feeling back then was a signal from nature that it was time to dump contentment, and move to better grounds. Discontent can help a person living in a natural setting to move to a place where the food supply and water hasn’t been used up yet. We now live in a civilized setting, and for the most part, we don’t have to be on alert all the time to get our food and water. But that old feeling from our ancient instincts are still there. We’re like restless domestic cats or horses, wanting to get out of the house or barn.

I have one less thing missing: a USA victory over Canada in hockey! High five anyone?

i think if yr missing something u must be looking 4 something even if u dont know u r looking 4 it ?i know what i am missing n its the love of my life n thank God it is in the works other then that shes all i need n in the whole sence of the word MISSINGGGGGGG

Of course we should keep looking, and those who keep looking will always be unhappy, but it doesn’t mean we should not keep looking. Maybe we will find the answers one day.

What are you missing. I don’t know, maybe love? But I don’t know this side about you yet. A lot of us are missing it though. Other things are direction, or security about our future plans or hopes. And someone close to live near us or with us, whether it is a relationship or close friends who we can see a lot maybe most days of a week, or each week, in person. Lonely life is one thing we want to improve on, to be happy. And also lack of strength in our lives, and lack of independence of different kinds are two others.

You don’t have to fix all the things missing right away, or you might never fill some. Good luck with them anyway. xx And yes maybe be content as much as you can, while you still look now and then but not all the time. Is a good balance.

We are not meant to always do the right things or make the right decisions in life anyway. We are just meant to have tried to.

Craig, i agree with what you have said. And thinking too much is a cause for being unhappy or depressed.