Sentences with phrase «happiness as its end»

It's not exclusively Christians who think that pursing happiness as an end in itself is a fruitless, dissatisfying task.

He argued that such a life would have happiness as its end, but he meant something very different from what we mean by happiness.

Not exact matches

And at the end of each year, in what he calls an «antiquated approach,» he had to answer 50 online survey questions about his happiness as an Andersen employee.

Shawn Achor frames this rewiring as «The Positive Tetris Effect» in The Happiness Advantage, drawing from the way Tetris impresses our brain so that we end up parsing the world in terms of the game.

Either sexual stigma gets it from one end — as an unfair impediment to happiness — or the other — as an arbitrary curb on individuality.

Reinforcing in advance the claim I have put forth at the end of Part Two, Hartshorne went on to point out: «Just as the Stoics said the ideal was to have good will toward all but not in such fashion as to depend in any [221] degree for happiness upon their fortunes or misfortunes, so Christian theologians, who scarcely accepted this idea in their ethics, nevertheless adhered to it in characterizing God.»

well just thinking about these wars in the muslim / mid-east world over religious differences (which may reflect mental states in many ways) in a world where most realize that living in the present moment is best way to happiness and being in the moment in non-strife and awareness through the teachings of masters such as found in the buddhist, taoist, zen, etc., etc., etc. spriritually based practices of religious like thought and teachings, etc. that to ask these scientifically educated populace whom have access to vast amounts of knowledges and understandings on the internet, etc. to believe in past beliefs that perhaps gave basis and inspiration to that which followed — but is not the end all of all times or knowledges — and is thus — non self - sustaining in a belief that does not encompass growth of knowledge and understanding of all truths and being as it is or could be — is to not respect the intelligence and minds and personage of even themselves — not to be disrespected nor disrespectful in any way — only to point out that perhaps too much is asked to put others into the cloak of blind faith and adherance to the past that disregards the realities of the present and the potential of the future... so you try to live in the past — and destroy your present and your future — where is the intelligence in that — and why do people continually fear monger or allow to be fear — mongered into this destructive vision of the future based upon the past?

He has constituted himself as a taker, and ends up without happiness, fulfillment, or even understanding of his own condition.

Thee good soil represents someone who; * admits and understands that they are indebted to God because of their sinful nature * that sin equals eternal damnation hellfire * they turn to Jesus as our own saviour to abide in his covenant to fully repent of sins and become holy enduring right to the end * remember Jesus said you can not serve the world and God, or money and god you can not be a master to both * the path to eternal life is very narrow and strait and only few are able to find it you have to let go of your desires and dictates of the flesh and always embrace and find happiness serving god set your eyes on Jesus... crucify your desires..

If our redescriptions of the world of everyday life under the sign of the Resurrection have helped to fuel this desire for goodness and happiness in this life, if they have helped us formulate, with Kant, the notion of a human society understood as a «Kingdom of ends» (in which each human being, including oneself, is treated as an end in him or herself), we find that the effort to realize such hopes requires us to «postulate» realities which we can not «know»: freedom, immortality, God.

In this principle, Mill recognizes happiness as the ultimate end or goal of action and the criterion of rightness.

If pleasure or happiness is understood in this very broad fashion, however, hedonism loses what many view as one of its major attractions.4 That is, recognition of pleasure as a single dominant end makes possible the use of a determinate rational procedure for moral deliberation, such as Bentham's felicific calculus (PML 37 - 43) or Rawls's counting principles (TJ 411 - 15).

We hold these truths to be self - evident; that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundations on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.

so this pain is only ours (fans), we need to force our happiness or we'll end up like this as long as the the clueless one is in charge

With United 2 - 0 down he almost cried into he's microphone when Lundgard missed a sitter then suddenly happiness to the extreme when United scored, absolute euphoria as if he was lifelong Stretford ender.

I don't know if I would be as happy for him as I was for Daley because I think my disgust for Sid the Kid and the Pens outweighs any happiness for Jamie if he does end up raising the Cup.

On the opposite end of the happiness ultrasounds bring is the declaration that size is not as expected.

For South Sudan, like any mistreated spouse, freedom was seen as an end in itself, the only path to dignity and happiness.

American liberalism, on the other hand, because it emerged partly from Progressivism, tends to take a more utilitarian perspective on such things, viewing autonomy merely as a means to an end, the end being increasing the happiness of as many people as possible.

As Shawn Anchor points out in this TED talk, gratitude and happiness are the first step, not the end result.

As a mental shift, prioritize your state of mind and happiness over your work, and you'll be better able to get things done in the end anyway.

As we approach the end of the year 2011, its a time of reflection for many and a time to look forward about how to improve health, fitness, happiness, and stress levels.

As the class ended, I was lying in savasana with an amazing sense of what I can only call a big - hearted feeling of love and happiness.

In the end this integration of the reality of all of your feelings will lead you to emerge as a person who possesses more strength, resiliency, authenticity, wholeness, balance and happiness... to name only a few.

At the end of the day it is clear that all we seek is to be happy as happiness is the key to survival.

It is, of course, not surprising to note that the sentimental elements that crop up towards the end fall completely flat, as the viewer has absolutely nothing invested in these characters or their happiness - with the end result a nigh worthless piece of work that manages to waste a fairly impressive cast (ie it takes some effort to drain Allen of his natural charisma).

Dayton and Faris handle their burgeoning relationship, including a sex scene, free of exploitation or voyeurism, instead focusing on their growing emotional intimacy, an intimacy Jack — the odd man out who's treated with sensitivity and empathy — watches from a distance, acknowledging their relationship initially as «just a phase,» before painfully accepting that Billie's ultimate happiness means an end to their marriage.

By the end of the film, one realizes that there really is no easy way to happiness and meaningfulness, whether it is to live as a shallow, self - serving yuppie, or to see the world as a would - be hippie.

The human side of the family comes off as dysfunctional, and sometimes unlikable, but we still root for a reunion because we like the animals enough to want them to achieve a happiness in the end, even if it is with petulant doofuses (kidding!).

We never identify with her plight; Imogene comes across as far too self - centered and irritating, rather than someone we can root for to find happiness and love in the end.

The ending of this film is perhaps the biggest botch - up job, as if they had no idea how to tie it up, except to give us half - baked conspiracy notions, and unlike the Lemony Snicket books, an attempt at a happy ending, which sort of goes against the premise of these children never really finding happiness.

At the time of release I was happy to pay for it, as a MGS old school fan, so I can only guess how much happiness you guys who took it for free had when it arrived on PS Plus for free... Whatever, the game also had a series of side missions which you could enjoy once you ended the story mode, so you could both practice with what was coming next in The Phantom Pain and spend more time on the game based on your preferences.

As someone who found the romantic comedy ending of Love's inaugural season disingenuous, I was pleased to see the how this year's premiere wrecked the happiness of that moment.

As Holly begins to understand that her happiness doesn't have to end with Charlie's death, her struggle to accept what she wants from Ciaran — and from her life — is deftly rendered.

The populations of rich countries have got to the end of a long historical journey... as the relationship between health and economic growth have leveled off, so too has the relationship with happiness... [In] affluent developed countries, further rises in income count for less and less.»

Making matters worse still, what happiness actually is feels impossible to define in words; even supposing you could do so, you'd presumably end up with as many different definitions as there are people on the planet.

Bidding as if your happiness depends on that one perfect house is the surest way to end up with a property you can not afford — and that's not a winning approach.

So what happens is for the first couple or so hours of gameplay, you are trying to figure out a good routine to balance all the statistics the protagonist has: making sure health, hunger, happiness, and energy are maintained, training the strength, agility, stamina to good levels (keeping in mind these decrease as days end), and earning enough money for food and to go to the gym.

Many people seem to think «Growth = God» and they place growth as the highest «end», above life, sustainability, health, happiness, or what - have - you.

Money is a Tool, Not a Goal Money and possessions are not, as so many of us have been lead to believe, an end in themselves — but rather one tool among many to ensure our well - being, health and happiness.

He says that he suffers major depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder and Crohn's disease and does not want to end up like another game player who committed suicide in 2001, «as he relies on video games heavily for the little ongoing happiness he can achieve in this life.»

Collaborative Divorce Houston hopes that, if you select the Collaborative Divorce process to end your marriage, to divide your property in a manner most beneficial to both you and your spouse and to design a parenting plan which is best for your child or children, that you will find, as countless other spouses have around the world, that the Collaborative Divorce process is the preferred method to say goodbye and be more prepared for a future of happiness and well - being.

At the end of the day, salary is important in a job or career, but your happiness and long - term goals are just as important.

Married women generally enjoy the following (as compared with unmarried peers): * More satisfying relationships with their spouse / partner and children * Greater emotional happiness with less depression * More financial resources / less likely to end up in poverty * Decreased risk of domestic violence, sexual assault, or other violent crimes * Decreased risk of drug and alcohol abuse * Better physical health * Longer life

For some couples, living apart serves as a trial divorce, a moment for each person to evaluate whether ending the relationship portends greater happiness or at least less unhappiness than continuing it.

In turn, these increases in feelings such as happiness, joy, and enjoyment predicted increases in psychological flourishing at the end of the study.

Given the other things that ended up on the list, clearly happiness is an individual thing, as some answers brought puzzled looks from some and nods of appreciation from others.

Pema Chodron, a revered teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition refers to this as letting in all unwanted guests (and the wanted ones such as joy, happiness, hope, etc.) In the end it is just our experience, our life — by allowing joy we allow fear and by allowing fear we allow a full experience of joy.

Feelings like anger, frustration, sadness and disappointment are more difficult to deal with and as such we do what we can to turn these emotions back towards the happiness end of the emotional spectrum.