:>)

And you were able to find a few flowers still blooming!! That's kinda cool. Nothing Really Matters.. hmmmm.. Your right.. that could go either way really. Giving up or just giving up worry. Interesting.

My wife, my puppies, and a few close friends to share moments with matter to me. I could give up painting, photography, art, steemit.. yada yada.. just to keep a few special moments on replay forever. Those moments that bring silent tears to my eyes and a twinge of joyfulness to my belly. Those moments don't happen everyday for me, but they matter and make life worth the effort. :-)

Also I like beer and coffee.. smile smile

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>What makes you happy?

Bonds and connections, especially in the physical world because then you don't focus on the happiness thing because you are engaged with the world, then happiness comes without even realizing it. And this is why I'm so excited about Steemfest, can't believe it's just 3 weeks away! What?! :D

Great article @m31. I wanted to tip <a href= https://steemit.com/photography/@m31/crumble>Crumble</a> but I’m too late so I’ll just say thanks. 👍🏿

And you managed to include all the beautiful #drystuff  in your post.. 
I like to shoot them.. I guess that's one of the things that make me happy. 
Plus the smell of rain.

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Nice photos! It looks a lot like like the prairie here in southern MN. Winter will be here soon enough. It's always interesting how such pretty flowering plants get scraggly and tough this time of year. 

As for the rest? Hrm. I've become pretty existential lately. Life's been a downward spiral since I got back to the US, but it is what it is. 

>The only thing I am carving is pumpkins.

Not true my friend, you carved out a small section of my day that was spent in mirthful laughter! 

As a constantly ruminating about what direction to trod little hobbit, one whom still doesn't know what I want to be when I grow up, I so hear you when it comes to randomly realizing that I am most happy in the moment. Who the hell needs direction when awesomeness is happening all around us. Right now I am canning blush colored applesauce and responding to you, all is well....


Thank you:)

That was really quite beautiful. Nothing really does matter. At least on an objective level. It's our mind that creates meaning for our lives. An idea that I've been thinking about lately is instead of trying to find meaning in our lives we can live a life that we value.

We basically attempt to figure out our own personal values, maybe through conversation or even from value lists found on the internet. There are lists of 100s of value words that can be found easily. We then break down the list into 2 groups - "important" and "unimportant." From there we can pick 3-5 values from the important list that we consider to be "most important" to us. Then we use those values that are most important to guide our actions and behavior in life.

Does this decision/action/behavior align with my value of (...insert value....)? Does the action take us away from our values? By asking ourselves these questions we can live a life of personal value. I'm just starting to toy with the idea but it's starting to make sense to me. People often behave in ways that are out of alignment with their own values without even realizing it or giving it any thought.

The colors this time of year make me happy. Subtle yet rich, unlike any other time of year. Your photos sure do them justice, Thank you. 

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At the moment, a few minutes to myself would make me happy. Or, a few minutes with friends and a bottle or two of wine. Either or.

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Beautiful musings that I totally relate with. I also love sipping on a drink (for me it’s tea) while listening to music loudly. Hmm, what makes me happy? Tonight it was lighthearted conversations with friends, coming home to a perfectly made bed and brushing my hair while sitting in front of my vanity. I’m sure tomorrow my answer to this question will change. ^^

Exploring. Me i just wander about in my lost way and get all excited when i meet something awesome. I have nothing figured out and i basically stopped trying to direct my steps the moment i came out of the university. Life has been shitty but i have also had beautiful moments. I think ill continue to wander about until some lady drags me and makes me stand still.

*Mr. Spacely to the rescue...*

I have a solution for you! :D xD

Every time you think about *Nothing really matters*, you will not think about that. Instead, you will think about this:

![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmV3ag25FRAoyF9VKspjMfGtgBxYHGyMU5zkri1NwxWBVQ/image.png)

And, I hope that will make you laugh. :)

*Spacely out. I gotta go save my people... Whoosh*

Oh.. And what makes me happy? Supporting people makes me happy. Period.